Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Blog Post #3

Period 3 only- period 1 can post for extra credit if you like

Post two pieces of evidence regarding the truth about your character's purpose. Please type the character name first, the evidence and the page, and a brief explanation of what it says about your character.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Blog Post #2

Look at the character Federzoni.
  1. If this character's job is to help Galileo with his experiments, what is his purpose in the play? What ("hidden") message does Brecht want Federzoni to communicate about class structure?
  2. What words or sentences tell you Federzoni's purpose beyond being a lab assistant?
  3. Why is Federzoni in the play?!!!!

Friday, October 22, 2010

Blog Post #1

PRINT OUT or HAND WRITE your post and bring it to class on Monday.
  1. Fully type out a quote from the play that shows how your character thinks.
  2. Explain what kind of thinking this quote shows about your character.
  3. Fully type out a quote from the play the implies or directly indicates what you character's social class is.
  4. Explain how this quote shows where you character falls in the social hierarchy.

You must write ONE ORIGINAL POST and ONE COMMENT POST based on someone else's post. (Only comment on posts that have not been commented on already!)

Format:

  • post the name of your character at the top
  • post
  • post your name at the bottom