Essay revisions/Anthem

Today we began revising the Why I Write essay. Students are to incorporate figurative language throughout their next draft. This draft is due Friday. Students also received the following assignment for Anthem which is due Monday: Name: _____________________________ English 12B Anthem sections VI- XII Please answer the following questions as you read. VI. 1. What is Equality 7-2521’s punishment? VII. 1. Explain the following quote: “We are old now, yet we were young this morning” (Rand 68). 2. Why is the Council horrified at Equality’s discovery? (p. 73-74) VIII. 1. What emotion is Equality 7-2521 experiencing for the first time? IX. 1. What does Equality learn to do for the first time as he walks through the forest? (p. 86) X. 1. What is strange and unique about the house discovered by Equality and Liberty? XI. 1. What does Equality 7-2521 now realize is the goal and purpose of his life? XII. 1. What does the following quote mean to you as you prepare to graduate this year? “To be free, a man must be free of his brothers” (Rand 101).