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Homework

Seniors
Your essay this week is an analysis of ONE of the selections in the AP packet. We will continue to discuss those pieces in class tomorrow. Don't forget your vocabulary assignment due Friday!

Sophomores
You will write an analysis this Friday of a political cartoon. Your assignment for tomorrow (Thursday) is to print three cartoons from CAGLE.COM, a database of contemporary cartoons. Because political cartoons are topical, you need to understand the context, so pick three that you understand!

On Thursday, you will focus on one or two on a particular subject. Your homework for tomorrow is to find an article at GOOGLE NEWS and print it out. This will help you explain the context of your cartoon(s).

On Friday, you will write an essay (of around 300 words) which analyzes the cartoon's use of satire.

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