English

=**Mr. Wink's English I Honors**=

=What is Truth?= This semester we will be exploring the nature of truth through a variety of literary and analytical lenses. For each unit, you will post a response to a prompt that relates the content of the unit to our big question, "What is Truth?" In addition to your responses, you will read and comment on the responses of others to develop a dialogue about our question.

Your short constructed responses should include: 1. a clear thesis 2. a minimum of two points of support 3. specific examples from our coursework with commentary 4. a conclusion Your responses will be evaluated on ides, organization, and conventions.

Prompt #1: What is the "truth" of mythology?
The general term "mythology" encompasses the stories that a culture creates to understand the truth of the world they live in and their place within it. From a personal standpoint, it is about understanding who we are and where we fit in our world experience. Based on our work first quarter, what is the "truth" of mythology?

Prompt #2: What is the "truth" about fear?
In William Golding's //The Lord of the Flies//, a group of English boys are trapped on an island after their plane crashes. Forced to survive on their own, the boys face their fears of the unknown in very different ways. Golding uses these boys to represent different ways society deals with its own fears. Based on our reading, what is the "truth" about fear that Golding wants us to see?

Prompt #3: What is the "truth" about dreams?
Over the course of this semester, we have explored a number of different types and pieces of literature about dreams and have explored the nature of dreams through our research. Based on our work, what do you see as the "truth" about dreams? As a part of your paragraph, explain how you would support this using examples from our course literature. This should be the thesis and plan for your dream essay.

Gravity || CALLATE || mnt2be World Hunger || 1LOUDTUN || RED4TW Laughter || Nature vs. Nurture || Wallflower || KWIXOTIC || RealScr Making Decisions || Truth in Music || aznslk2tk Truth in Judgment || LuvinLife Beauty || LIV4BBAL Friendship || lvbymusic Truth vs. Lying || Feeling || MUSICisLF Perception of Truth || LV4CHRST Catholics vs. Protestants || Ginger3 Craziness || LUVS2LAF Different Talents || Fear ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Period 2**
 * m1llion
 * DRWN_LIF || THEBEAST
 * Shmucha
 * AznFury
 * SUPRNERD || Hcky4me

Colors and Emotions || laxfool Believe what we hear? || all4u Defined by "Space" || playw/me Effect of Colors || mu64ever Truth of Music || Truth in Painting || Laughnsmile Dance and Emotion || fabulus Falling in Love || DISNYGRL Attraction || Fear || TBirD9 || Slydragon Online Personas || ILY<3 Truth in the Mirror || Belief in Souls || adrnlin29 Sports || ayebaybay Spirits and the Afterlife || TM-JAMBA Truth of Learning || yay4burton Perspective and Truth || Music || Rey-Prey || Rmbr292 Respect || pinypony Hatred || stormmorm Religious Conflicts ||
 * Period 7**
 * wholuvsu
 * real41 || spr*str
 * FALCON19 || GETOVRIT
 * Drum-Rox
 * T-Thug