Three Homework

The Road cormac mccarthy 

1. For this part you must choose one of the lectures shown below and present it to your teacher. Consider the following points:

Briefly summarize lecture (1-2 minutes).

Describe the invention presented in the lecture.

How has/will this invention presented in the lecture affect ...

... you on a personal level 

... the society you live in

... the world

What do you think about the future of this invention? 

Hans Rosling: The magic washing machine

Chris Urmson: How a driverless car sees the road

Wendy Freedman: This new telescope might show us the beginning of the universe

Jimmy Wales: The birth of Wikipedia

Maryn McKenna: What do we do when antibiotics don't work any more?

2. The document below is a list of quotes about inventions. Prepare to talk about at least 3 of them with your teacher. Some of the questions that could be discussed are:

What do you find interesting about this quote?

What do you think that the quote means?

Why do you think the person said it?Overview

It is now time to write the literary analysis of the novel that you have read. Hopefully you have kept notes while reading to make it easier to complete this assignment.

Please note that this is not a book review. Your own opinion of the story is not relevant to the assignment itself and you should not retell the whole story - only describe the parts that are relevant to your analysis.

Do not forget to add information about the publisher, year of publication and number of pages. If you have read an online book, add a link/URL.

Instructions

The analysis should consist of three parts: Main Character, Main Theme and Language. In each part you need to use quotes from the novel to base your analysis on.

Important: Quotes do not count towards the specified number of words in each part.

Part one: Main character (ca 300 words + quotes)

For the first part of the text, you should analyze the main character. Some novels have more than one main character; in that case you should pick one. Keep in mind that there is a difference between an analysis and a description. You should not simply describe the character, but discuss why you think the character acts the way they do.

 You should use two quotes which you think show important aspects of the character. This can be about the character's progression throughout the novel, certain traits (karaktärsdrag) that the character has, etc. Some questions you can ask yourself when reading:

- What is the main character like? How does the main character's personality impact the story?

- What is the main character's motivation?

- Does the main character change during the novel? If so, how and why?

- What role does the main character have in the story?

Part 2: Main Theme (ca 300 words + quotes)

The theme of a novel can be seen as the message the author wants to convey. Quite often the theme is not explicitly stated, so you have to read between the lines to figure out what the author wants to say. Keep in mind that the theme is not the same as the plot of the novel - for example, Harry Potter is about a teenage wizard, but that does not mean that "wizards" is a theme of the novel; one of the larger themes in Harry Potter would be "courage", because the novel discusses different kinds of courage, why it is important etc.

You should base your analysis on two quotes which support your interpretation of the novel. A novel usually has more than one theme, so for this analysis you should focus on what you consider to be the main theme. Some questions you can ask yourself when reading:

- What message do you think the author wanted to convey to the reader?

- Does the novel tell us something about the world or life in general? Is there a general lesson to be learned from the novel?

Part three: Language (ca 200 words + quotes)

Finally, you should discuss the language of the novel. Just like the first part, there is a difference between description and analysis; for example, if you think that the novel has simple language, you should then think about why the novel is written like that.

Use one quote to exemplify something you think is important or interesting about the language of the novel. This can be anything from the way dialogue is written to how descriptions are used, what kind of vocabulary is in the novel, or even the formatting of the novel (see the example text for a good example of this). Some questions to ask yourself when reading:

- How does the language of the novel impact the reading experience?

- Is there something characteristic or unique about the way the novel is written? If so, what?

- Why do you think the author wrote the novel like they did?

Quotes

If the quote is shorter than two lines use “…”, for example “When Anna saw the huge bear she was terrified”(page 32) If the quote is longer, make the text smaller and make an indentation:

When Anna saw the bear she was terrified. When she realised that it was moving towards her she didn’t know what to do. Should she run? No, she knew she wasn’t faster than a bear so that wouldn’t be of any use. Could she perhaps hit the bear on the nose and thereby surprise it? No, now she knew what to do, lie down in the moss and curl herself up as a ball and hope the bear would not harm her. (page 32)

Try to use short quotes that say a lot about what you want to analyse.

Assessment

What your teacher focuses on while assessing this assignment is the following:

Reading comprehension:

* Has the student read and understood the instructions?

* Has the student read and understood the novel?

* Can the student find quotes which show what is important in the novel?

Written production:

* Can the student write a cohesive text which follows the instructions?

* Can the student express analytical thoughts?

You can find the criteria that this assignment aims to fulfill at the bottom of this page

Second Homework is

Instructions

Step 1. Choose a topic

You are to choose ONE of the following topics:

A. Gun laws in the US

1. What does the second amendment say?

2. What does the right to bear arms entail?

3. What are your thoughts on the topic?

For each topic there are a number of questions that you are to address in your text. Read the questions for the topic you have chosen.

Gun Laws in the US - questions.docx

The Falklands War - questions.docx

Step 2. Examine the sources

For each topic, six sources are provided (see files below). Browse through each source in order to get an idea about its content. Note that you do not need to do a detailed reading at this point.

Gun laws in the US - Sources.docx

Step 3. Choose sources 

Sources for Gun Laws in the US

Four dates that explain the US gun debate https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42055871

Second amendment

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/second_amendment

Sheriff Changes Mind, Says Armed Teachers Are Good Idea

https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/articles/2018/12/16/sheriff-changes-mind-says-armed-teachers-are-good-idea/

The right to bear arms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW5CXTLXnHE

Things I Have Learned About Gun Control

https://www.scottadamssays.com/2018/03/04/things-learned-gun-control/

'Those bastards need to pass gun control': families of California shooting victims speak out

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/09/california-thousand-oaks-shooting-victims-las-vegas

Choose at least two sources from the list, which you want to make use of in your text. Read through your chosen sources more carefully. Keep in mind that you are supposed to use your sources to answer the questions about your topic.

Step 4. Write a text

Address the questions provided in step 1 in a formal, cohesive text. Do not use bullet points! The text should be about 300-400 words long, but quotes do not count towards that number.

Support your reasoning by referring to your chosen sources. When you refer to a source, include the author’s surname and the year of publication. If no author is stated you can refer to the organization or company behind the source instead.

You can find more information on how to quote and refer to sources in the lesson on citation and references and on the following website:

https://www.ub.umu.se/en/write/references/citing-references-harvard

Step 5: Present and discuss the sources

Briefly describe the sources you have chosen. Please discuss each source separately. Present your reasons for choosing these sources. Discuss their strengths and weaknesses. Motivate briefly why you discarded the other sources. This part should be between 200-300 words long.

You can learn more about source criticism in the following video:

Step 6: Insert a list of references

Insert a list of references where you include the sources you have referred to in your text. You can find more information on how to list references in the lesson on citation and references and on the following website:

https://www.ub.umu.se/en/write/references/writing-references-harvard

Useful material

If you do not have a word processor with a built-in word counter, this website works just as well. Just copy your text and paste it in the text box to find out how many words it contains.

Last Home work is

Speaking - Inventions 

1. For this part you must choose one of the lectures shown below and present it to your teacher. Consider the following points:

Briefly summarize lecture (1-2 minutes).

Describe the invention presented in the lecture.

How has/will this invention presented in the lecture affect ...

... you on a personal level 

... the society you live in

... the world

What do you think about the future of this invention? 

Hans Rosling: The magic washing machine

Chris Urmson: How a driverless car sees the road

Wendy Freedman: This new telescope might show us the beginning of the universe

Jimmy Wales: The birth of Wikipedia

Maryn McKenna: What do we do when antibiotics don't work any more?

2. The document below is a list of quotes about inventions. Prepare to talk about at least 3 of them with your teacher. Some of the questions that could be discussed are:

What do you find interesting about this quote?

What do you think that the quote means?

Why do you think the person said it?