Short Stories
Spring Break Independent Reading
Spring Break Independent Reading
For your web page:
1. Write a one-page summary of the main idea of the book. What is the book "really" about, and how does the author convey that main thing?
2. Choose a passage or a scene from the book that is really important. Write one page about why.
3. Include one extra multi-media resource about your book or some aspect of your book: articles, web sites, videos, etc.
We will discuss your web pages on Monday.
Masculinity is a religion. It is a compendium of saints: the vaunted patriarch, the taciturn cowboy, the errant knight, reluctant hero, gentle giant and omniscient father. Like Scripture, each contains a story of implicit values. Fraternity, dominance, adamance, certitude — these are the commandments of male identity. Maybe in societies deep through history, those qualities helped organize a world of chaos, but the antediluvian constructs of masculinity are easily weaponized in modern life. The virtue of strength invites abuse. Adamance enables intransigence. Restraint devolves to disengagement, and fraternity yields exclusion. The veneration of those traits is poison to young men. It offers an easy escape from the necessary struggle of self-reflection and replaces the work of interior discovery with a menu of prefabricated identities. - Will S. Hylton
Masculinity is a religion. It is a compendium of saints: the vaunted patriarch, the taciturn cowboy, the errant knight, reluctant hero, gentle giant and omniscient father. Like Scripture, each contains a story of implicit values. Fraternity, dominance, adamance, certitude — these are the commandments of male identity. Maybe in societies deep through history, those qualities helped organize a world of chaos, but the antediluvian constructs of masculinity are easily weaponized in modern life. The virtue of strength invites abuse. Adamance enables intransigence. Restraint devolves to disengagement, and fraternity yields exclusion. The veneration of those traits is poison to young men. It offers an easy escape from the necessary struggle of self-reflection and replaces the work of interior discovery with a menu of prefabricated identities. - Will S. Hylton
10 Signs of a Healthy Relationship (One Love)
10 Signs of a Healthy Relationship (One Love)
Equality
Equality
Loyalty
Loyalty
Honesty
Honesty
Taking Responsibility
Taking Responsibility
Independence
Independence
Comfortable Pace
Comfortable Pace
Compassion
Compassion
Respect
Respect
Trust
Trust
Communication
Communication
10 Signs of an Unhealthy Relationship (One Love)
10 Signs of an Unhealthy Relationship (One Love)
Intensity
Intensity
Jealousy
Jealousy
Manipulation
Manipulation
Isolation
Isolation
Sabotage
Sabotage
Belittling
Belittling
Guilting
Guilting
Volatility
Volatility
Deflecting Responsibility
Deflecting Responsibility
Betrayal
Betrayal
"My Chivalric Fiasco," by George Saunders
"My Chivalric Fiasco," by George Saunders
English II My Chivalric Fiasco.pdf
"Shout," by Dagoberto Gilb
"Shout," by Dagoberto Gilb
English II Shout.pdf
She Wasn't Soft, by T.C. Boyle
She Wasn't Soft, by T.C. Boyle
English II She Wasn't Soft.pdf