river oaks [english]

First, your homework for the weekend is to read Part One of Heart of Darkness (1-27). Then, answer questions #1-8 on the handout. Second, you have an EXAM on Tuesday over the following: Tennyson "The Eagle," "Flower in the Crannied Wall," and "In Memorium" Browning "My Last Duchess" Browning "How Do I Love Thee?" Kipling "Mark of the Beast" Orwell "Shooting an Elephant" You are also responsible for the Introduction to the period, as well as notes on the authors.

One last paper for you English AP students is an analysis essay for your outside reading assignment. Most of you chose to read MAUS II , and I handed out questions in class. For those of you who read Never Let Me Go , here is a list of possible topics from the publisher's site.

You are meeting with Mrs. Witherington in the next few days. Please consider signing up for AP English if you are currently in Honors. Monday 4/26 I've ordered Heart of Darkness , and it should here for Thursday at the latest. We are reading from the textbook until then. Your first assignment for the week is to read "Mark of the Beast" (872) by Kipling. Wednesday 4/28 Quiz on "Mark of the Beast" Read Orwell's "Shooting An Elephant" Complete the questions on p.1134 (a-d, #2-5)

It's time for the "memory book" assignment, so you'll need to gather supplies and bring everything to class starting Wednesday. We are also doing a couple of assignments in class, including a letter to your future self and a poem. I'll explain in class. For your "memory book" assignment, you'll need to purchase a couple of things. First, you need a scrapbook from WalMart or Target or Hobby Lobby or Michael's or somewhere. They come in small and large; get the large ("12 X "12). You'll also need at least eight sheets (for a total of sixteen pages). I recommend the kind that are inserted into plastic sleeves. As far as backgrounds and corner cutters and all that, use your best judgement. Some of you will want that stuff, but it's certainly not required. Remember that you'll need to get some pictures/information together from your high school years (9-12 regardless of school). You'll need to organize information in

Juniors Enclose in supplied folder Final draft (stapled) Rough drafts (including comments from me and peers) Sources (in ABC order) Seniors Final draft in report cover Include title page and table of contents Don't forget Works Cited Proofread!