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Seniors We will continue to discuss your Career Paper . Your homework is to print something out from a degree program associated with your field of study. Start with a university you'd like to attend, and try searching the site for your major. Then, explore the links for entrance requirements and scholarship opportunities. You should also get a sense of what classes you will have to take in order to earn your degree. Print anything relevant and bring to class. We will begin writing the first draft on Wednesday. Sophomores Please read 45-51 in your textbook, and answer the questions on p51. Use complete sentences, and cite lines from the poem. Your answers should be at least three sentences per answer. Fine Art Survey Your assignment is to preview Chapter Two. We will work on homework in class.

Seniors Your homework for tonight is to go to the Occupational Outlook Handbook site and print out a description of your degree or professional area of interest. Note that some careers will be buried within a larger category (i.e. surgeon, within doctors). Also, you need to start deciding who you will interview, and start reaching out to them asap. The sooner you conduct your interview, the sooner you can have potentially your best source for information. We will begin writing the Career Paper essay this week in class. Sophomores First, the homework assignment is to read 28-44 and to answer #1-4 on p44, using complete sentences and citations from the poem (refer to line numbers). Your answers should be a short paragraph each, and this may be typed or handwritten (neatly). Second, the HONORS assignment for this week is to read the linked article on the Staffordshire Hoard , and to write a 250-word summary of the article. This must be typed and formatted according to MLA. A

Art Survey Short presentations on National Gallery selections Sophomores Quiz on introduction to the Anglo-Saxon period Seniors In-class one-page statement of 10-year goals

Art Survey   Explore the National Gallery of Art page for a work in its collection that speaks to you in some way. Print out the page for that piece, including any text that comes with it, and be prepared to say something about it in class using the terms we've learned this week. Sophomores Read the introduction to the Anglo-Saxon period (18-21). Quiz on Friday. Seniors Your task tomorrow in class will be to write about possible future plans. After some research, you will turn this into something more solid by the end of the week. For now, start looking at the following sites: Big Future by the College Board Princeton Review Career Quiz Quick Personality test at CareerColleges.com Do the following for Thursday : Take a Briggs-Meyers test to see what category you're in. It may help you get an idea of where to start. Write down your four-letter personality type. PRINT something related to your goals from Big Future - specifically, their College Majors and Ca

Acclaimed French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson 's birthday was Monday, so I thought I'd introduce you to some of his work through an images search . He was the master of candid photography - images snapped in real time of unsuspecting subjects. Find one photograph you like in particular and bring it in for extra points on your first quiz. There's a great exhibition at the MoMA for anyone interested. I'll try to remember to do this periodically. Prime sources for bonus material on quizzes and tests...

Sophomores You will finish up your paper in class today. Bring your purple book Wednesday, and I will begin lectures. Quiz on Friday. Seniors You will finish up your paper in class today. We will begin discussing the research paper on Wednesday, and you will write your own "This I Believe" essay on Friday. Art Survey Checking homework at the beginning of class Tuesday. Quiz Wednesday on Chapter 1. Thursday and Friday we will be virtually touring a couple of museums - links and instructions later this week.

Sophomore and Seniors To prepare for your paper on Monday, please make sure you have the following when you come to class: Write out your thesis - remember it is the answer to your question about the topic you've chosen Outline your support - your paragraphs explain your support for your thesis Cite all examples (with at least five significant, quoted phrases from your text) Your book should be highlighted and marked for content Include your thesis and outline with a printed copy of your essay You will write in class on Monday. Make sure you know your gmail username and password. 

 BRING YOUR REQUIRED READING BOOKS Sophomores and Seniors Your summer reading essays are due tomorrow. The format is MLA, and each report should have three 100-word paragraphs: a "book jacket" summary of the book, not giving away the ending (don't plagiarize) an explanation of a significant quote, related to the central point of the book an informal review, including why you did or did not like the book  Fine Arts Survey The assignment is simple: define ART.