river oaks [english]

Seniors You are writing the Super Size Me essay in class tomorrow.  Bring your sources. You will type the essay tomorrow night and add the works cited.  Bring it on Friday for peer review, and the final draft is due Monday, December 5th . This is worth 100 points. Juniors Read the two pieces by Alexander Pope and the excerpts from The Spectator . We will discuss tomorrow. Sophomores Read "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass," and do the questions at the end of the reading: Comprehension Check and #2-6. And, yes, expect the vocabulary portion of today's quiz tomorrow.

Your essay is an analysis of Morgan Spurlock's film, Super Size Me .  The general prompt concerns the effectiveness of the film.  What is Spurlock's main point, and does he successfully prove it? What evidence is the most compelling? Is it accurate? What argument is the least effective? Does he anticipate opposing viewpoints, and does he effectively refute them? Your assignment for tonight is to print out two reputable sources on two of the claims made in the movie. The sources can prove or disprove the claims, and you are not limited to claims on the following lists: Fast Food Fact Sheet Here's Another (printable document file) Also, here's a link to THE WEEK's super topic Fast Food Nation as a possible place to start your research.  Remember to print out articles using the "format for printing" tool to reduce the amount of ads.

Seniors -- We will continue to discuss Super Size Me and write later this week Juniors -- Read the Introduction to Restoration -- expect a quiz Wednesday on book and notes   Sophomores -- test Wednesday on the following stories: A Rose For Emily The Life You Save May Be Your Own We'll continue to discuss Tuesday in class.  Remember to learn the vocabulary from each.

I will be out of town the next two days.... Sophomores Read "A Rose For Emily" and answer CC, #2-4 on p525 for Wednesday (end of class) Read "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" and answer CC, #2-4 on p539 for Thursday (end of class) QUIZ on both stories, including vocabulary, on Friday Juniors Watch Elizabeth: The Golden Age   Prepare for quiz on Friday Seniors Watch Super-Size Me   Answer #1-20 on worksheet for Friday

Have a great weekend... go Mustangs!  Reminders: Sophomores are reading "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" for Monday Juniors have an exam on Tuesday, not Wednesday Seniors are going to NOLA

Below is one of Gustave Dore's engravings for Paradise Lost . Click on the image for more.

Just had to post this - a photo from Burg Ransom (yes, Mrs. Ransom's husband) - a beautiful bit of southern gothic.

Sophomores - Quiz tomorrow on "Fall of the House of Usher," including the vocabulary! Juniors - We are reading Milton tomorrow, and you have an EXAM next Wednesday, Nov. 16th . Seniors - You are writing an in-class synthesis essay tomorrow on the influence of television (and other media) on presidential elections. I've provided you with the sources, so read and annotate them, and come prepared!

Sophomores - finish reading "Fall of the House of Usher" - yes, the whole thing. You will have questions to answer in class tomorrow in lieu of questions tonight, so come to class prepared. Juniors - read the poems on pages 458-470 - the first two by Ben Jonson, and the others of the carpe diem school - and answer question #2 after each. Be specific! Seniors - Tomorrow I'll give you the materials for a synthesis essay to be written in class on Thursday.

Sophomores - Read "Fall of the House of Usher" - audio here   Juniors - Read the following by Sir Francis Bacon and John Donne: "Of Studies" p444 #1-4 "Of Marriage and Single Life" p447 #2-5 "Meditation 17" p456 #2-4 Seniors - No Homework - Go watch/read the news!

Sophomores Study the Whitman poems, including the one I gave you in class (O Captain, My Captain), for a quiz tomorrow . Honors summary assignment (due Monday) is on the following article by David Reynolds: "Lincoln and Whitman" Juniors Quiz on Friday on the sonnets discussed in class, including the history and the three forms discussed. Seniors Finish reading, and finish the homework for, "Letter From a Birmingham Jail."