British Literature Q3 Warm Ups

When is progress a problem? January 26, 2018 Warm-up: When is progress a problem? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

January 30, 2018 Warm-up: Can values be imposed (forced)? Explain. Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

Is it better to escape or face reality? Explain. January 31, 2018 Warm-up: Is it better to escape or face reality? Explain. Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

Why do people fear change? February 2, 2018 Warm-up: Why do people fear change? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

February 5, 2018 Warm-up: “Brief is life but love is long.” -Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Paraphrase this quote. Do you agree or disagree with it? Explain your response. Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

February 7, 2018 Warm-up: How do you live life to the fullest? What are some experiences you have had that made you feel you are living a full life? Do you think it’s really possible to live life to the fullest? Explain. Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

February 8, 2018 Warm-up: “Ignorance is not innocence but sin.” - Robert Browning. Paraphrase this quote. Is the statement valid? Why or why not? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

February 12, 2018 Warm-up: What are the perils of jealousy? Jealousy appears to be inspired by love, but it often springs from other emotions. What are some of the causes of jealousy? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

How do we measure progress? What do you consider social progress? February 13, 2018 Warm-up: How do we measure progress? What do you consider social progress? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

February 15, 2018 Warm-up: What brings history to life? An understanding of a time or place in history often depends on the observer’s interpretation. In what ways might observers of contemporary or modern American life view it as wonderful or terrible? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

February 16, 2018 Warm-up: “Resolve to be thyself; and know that he/Who finds himself, loses his misery!” -Matthew Arnold. These are the final lines of his poem “Self-Dependence,” whose speaker begins by stating that he is weary of wondering who he ought to be. Explain what these lines mean and whether or not you agree with this philosophy. Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

February 20, 2018 Warm-up: Is the world indifferent to us? Is your view like that of the Victorians or of the Lake Poets? Discuss a time when you found nature to be indifferent to your existence. Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

What does it mean to be modern? February 21, 2018 Warm-up: What does it mean to be modern? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

February 23, 2018 Warm-up: Are we all alone? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

How important is culture? February 26, 2018 Warm-up: How important is culture? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

February 28, 2018 Warm-up: Why is there always war? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

March 1, 2018 Warm-up: “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” - T.S. Eliot. How can this quote apply to your life? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

March 5, 2018 Warm-up: Is the world falling apart? T.S. Eliot’s literature discusses the disintegration of traditional values and beliefs in the modern world. What works of literature or films that you know of deal with this topic in today’s culture? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

March 6, 2018 Warm-up: Can money buy happiness? In what ways does money influence our emotions and actions? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

How do you win someone’s heart? March 8, 2018 Warm-up: How do you win someone’s heart? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

What is the difference between love and infatuation? March 9, 2018 Warm-up: What is the difference between love and infatuation? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

How do you make a good impression on a crush? March 13, 2018 Warm-up: How do you make a good impression on a crush? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

How can a promise haunt you? March 14, 2018 Warm-up: How can a promise haunt you? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

March 16, 2018 Warm-up: “Ghosts seem harder to please than we are.” -Elizabeth Bowen. What does she mean by this, and do you agree with her statement? Why or why not? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.

March 19, 2018 Warm-up: Is patriotism enough? What are some of the challenges of maintaining soldiers’ morale during times of war? Do now: Check for make-up work if you were absent.