WWI Quiz and Seminar Reflection

NO STARTER: Turn in Starters 7-14

WWI Quiz
If you were absent, you will need to retake this quiz during my office hours next Wednesday (3:15-4:30).  It will likely take around an hour.

Seminar Reflection
Please see the handout linked above for complete instructions.  Remember, these MUST be TYPED.  Further resources for completing this assignment are below.

Major Seminar Questions (for the detailed response section of the Seminar Reflection).  Choose ONE.

• What is the truth of war the author is trying to communicate?
• Does the truth the author is trying to communicate change over the course of this novel?  How?
• Is this an anti-war novel?  Why/why not?
• In chapter 2, why do the men react so strongly to the deaths of the horses?  What might this symbolize?
• When Paul goes on leave, why does he react so negatively to being home?  Why does he say, on page 185, that he should never have gone on leave?
• Chapter 9 is a turning point in the book.  What crucial realization does Paul have in this chapter?  How does this change his “truth?”
• How has reading this book changed your perception of war?
• Do you think you can understand war if you haven’t experienced it?  Why/why not?

Lori's Choice Question

• Find a quote from AQotWF that you think best represents the truth of war.  Copy it with the page number.
• Explain why you chose that quote, and why you think it represents the truth of war.
• If you had to represent the idea in the quote in a different form (sculpture, fiction, poetry, photoshop, song, artwork, mask, photography, music, other?), what form would you choose?  Why?

HOMEWORK

AQotWF Seminar Reflection (see above for details).  DUE: Start of class, Tuesday.  Can turn in via email or printed copy.

IF YOU WERE ABSENT FOR SEMINAR
You will need to do the seminar make-up.  It will be in two parts, and is due on Tuesday.

• Part 1: Choose two of the seminar questions from the list above, and TYPE two solid paragraphs for each question (4 paragraphs total).  Make sure to use evidence from the book to support your opinion!
• Part 2: Answer the Lori's Choice question listed above.