river oaks [english]

I totally let this slip past me last week, and in the spirit of the Harry Potter premier this weekend, I thought I'd share. Just in case you didn't know that quidditch is an actual HS and college sport (well, not according to the NCAA), here's a story on the 4th annual Muggle (non-magic) Quidditch World Cup held last Saturday in New York.

Juniors Your proposal letters are due on Friday. Please tell me what you are planning to do, being as specific as possible, and whether or not you are working with someone else. The letter should be in full block format and can be relatively short (one paragraph). Address the letter to me at school: River Oaks, 600 Hideaway Rd., Monroe LA 71203. Seniors You are writing an in-class essay tomorrow (Thursday 11/18). There is no prep necessary, as it will be from a prompt you have not seen. I will tell you, however, that you are writing an analysis essay.

Seniors , or parents, if you'd like to take a look at the fairgrounds, here is the official site for the Texas Renaissance Festival . Juniors , please remember to bring your money for the play. We are going to see Romeo & Juliet at the Strauss Theater on Tuesday morning, and the cost is $7.00 (includes ticket and bus).

Please help Mrs. Moore collect cans for holiday baskets. Bring them either to her room or mine ASAP. Thanks!

Seniors, rough drafts of your revisions are due tomorrow on one of three in-class essays -- Ground-Zero Mosque , Fasting and Football/Real New York Giants , or Media Violence and Children . The prompt for the essays are below: For the "football" essay, you are writing an analysis of the writer's style. How does the writer's style affect the overall message or intended message of the essay? For the "mosque" essay, you are writing argument based on whether or not you believe the "Islamic Cultural Center" should be built two blocks from Ground Zero. Don't forget to acknowledge the opposition and appeal to the senses. For the "media violence" essay, you should discuss the effect (or lack of effect) of media violence on children. Because this is a synthesis essay, you must use at least three of the articles provided. All revisions must be typed and formatted according to MLA. This essay will be graded on a 100-point scale.

Juniors You have a quiz tomorrow on Acts I-III, plus notes on the theater. Also tonight, you have homework on Act III: p381 Comp Check & 2-5. Honors Project -- you will have a choice between the following assignments: Creative Art Project (painting, graphic novel, 3-D model) plus a one-page rationale A critical essay with at least two outside sources A recitation of a monologue or soliloquy A group video project (no more than three) of one scene from the play Seniors Vocabulary quiz on Friday on words A-D. Tonight, add the answers to the AP handout to your homework. Plus, define at least five unfamiliar words from the handout.

Juniors Read Act III for Tuesday and Act IV for Thursday. Expect a reading quiz on Wednesday. Your exam on Macbeth will be next week. Seniors Your revisions are due on Friday. In class, we are talking about revision and the multiple choice section of the AP exam. For Tuesday, complete exercises 2 & 3 on p171.

Bonfire Night in Lewes, Sussex

Juniors Complete the following questions for homework on Act II of Macbeth : Comprehension Check and #2-7 on p362. We will watch Acts I & II in class tomorrow. Seniors You are writing an essay in class tomorrow on "masculinity": prompts are #1-3 at the bottom of p417. You are welcome to prepare an outline, but do not bring a pre-written essay.

Juniors We are discussing Macbeth this week. Your first assignment was to read Act One and answer a series a questions. You should be reading Act Two for Thursday. Seniors Read the section on "masculinity" in your textbook: p408-417. Then answer the question sets on pages 414 and 417 for Thursday.