Applying Elements of Reasoning

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Elements of Reasoning

Activity
Read the article given in the link below and answer the elements of reasoning questions for appropriate section. Based on the answers you have to write a critique of the given article in class on 22nd November 2019.


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a93ELKb4HIA7K23kd9k8ZwagBmIgrBloC0eWkMng0fA/edit?usp=sharing


If comments dont appear in the earlier link, try this one

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PZgub8IWPlmFyWvifGQR_5dHPkNTul-3/view?usp=sharing

Click on the link in another window and when the google docs site opens, download the file as a word document to read the article and its corresponding questions. If you click on the circle in the comment box, it will show the relevant section for which the question has been added.

Lamb to Slaughter

Lamb to the Slaughter

You had read the story 'Lamb to the Slaughter' and did answer a few questions in class. Those who have not read it, click on the above link and read it.

Some of you might have seen the movie version also. In this post you will have to answer the following questions based on the story.

1. Why is the title of the story important? What does it mean?

2. Explain why this murder could be called as 'perfect murder'.

3. How does a male stereotype of women work to Mary's advantage in her story?

4. Give two other examples for irony in the story apart from the given example.
 (Example: 'perfect' wife kills her husband)

5. Mary is on trial for the murder of her husband.  The question is not whether she killed him, but why?  What is your perception of Mary’s guilt?  Was the murder premeditated?   Was she caught up in the moment?  Or was she temporarily insane, therefore not responsible for her actions?  You are a Junior District Attorney and are responsible for advising your supervisor in this case.  Based on the evidence in this story, of what type of homicide is Mary guilty of?   Write a report to your supervisor analyzing the evidence and determining what the charge should be.  Make sure to support your assertions with evidence from the text.

6. Write Mary's death bed confession about the incident. What do you think her perception of events is?  Support any opinions with textual evidence.

Now see Alfred Hitchcock version of the same story for another interpretation. Click on the link to see the movie version

Lamb to the Slaughter - Hitchcock version

Materials for CT Midsem

Hope these materials will help for your midsem test!

Assessment Break!

Due to Mid Sem there is no blog post this week. Hope you all utilise your time and study well!. Next week we will have the next post. I sincerely hope everyone has posted their comments. It will taken for your continuous assessment. 

Evaluating Group Discussion

Watch the GD videos and read the material given and write a critique of the GD. Your post should critically analyse the GD using the various criteria given in the reading material and should comment on the individual participants as well as the group as a whole.  

Group Discussion part 1

Group Discussion Part 2

Please post your critique of the GD online as comment and deadline as usual is one week. you have time till next wednesday (11th Sep 2019)

What would you do???

Read the following prompts, choose one and write a paragraph of about  150 words based on it. Give an interesting title to your story. The deadline for the post is Friday, 30th August 2019.

You realise that you are actually in the year 2250 where technology is very advanced and you are a social study put in the environment of 2019. People are watching your life like Big Boss. Your whole life is a big reality show! What will you do when you realise the truth?

(OR)
After a military expermient goes wrong, twelve memebers of an elite unit find themselves possessing incredible powers. Rather then use them for good, they quickly take over the world.
Choose one of these antiheroes and write about their motivations and reasons for wanting to control things, no matter the cost.


Next Tuesday, 3rd Sep 2019, choose any one of your classmate's story and write a review and submit it in hard copy. Your review should be between 80 - 120 words. Both your creative writing and review will be considered for evaluation. The criteria for evaluation would include content, creativity, critiquing aspects, language, submission within deadline.
Deadline for writing on the prompt - 30th August (online / blog post)
Deadline for review writing - 3rd September (offline / hard copy)

Is this a murder or suicide?

Is this a murder or suicide? What is your opinion? Justify with facts taken from the picture. Apart from your explanation, you also have to comment on your classmates posts. You have to find loopholes in their argument.  You should be commenting on at least two of your classmates' explanations. Deadline for your post is 18th Aug. and comments is 20th Aug