river oaks [english]

Sophomores Answer questions for Acts III & IV for Thursday: Comp check and #2-5 on p381 Comp check and #2-5 on p399 Quiz on Friday. Exam on the whole play is scheduled for next Tuesday.

Sophomores You have a quiz TOMORROW on Act II. You also have homework due Tuesday: CC and #2-7 on p362. We should be finished discussing Macbeth by the end of the week. Expect homework and quizzes every day. Seniors Bring your books tomorrow. We will discuss your revision essays, as well as the grading scale. Fine Art Survey We are discussing "Chapter 8: Romanesque and Gothic Art" this week.

Seniors Your assignment for this week is to investigate Trump's 100-day plan , found on his website . Look for a definition of ONE of the proposed topics, and come up with a list of at least three pros and cons. We will all present our findings on Thursday. Please type it up, cite according to MLA, and list the pros and cons as bullets. Sophomores Read the rest of Act One of Macbeth and answer the questions following the text: CC and #2-6. Art Survey Test on 7.3-7.4 in class Wednesday.

Your extra point assignment (due Monday, the 14th) is to research one of the topics from Chapter 7 and to write a short (250-word) summary of a credible article. You must create a citation for the website and use quotes when appropriate. Please put the citation at the top of the page, under an MLA heading, and format the paper according to MLA. The presentation is linked below: Chapter 7: Religious Conviction

Sophomores Your test on lyric poetry is on Monday. To help prepare for this, you will be writing your own sonnet. The guidelines are outlined in the assignment below. Please use your own thoughts and experience, not the internet. You should use a dictionary for help with pronunciation, definitions, synonyms, syllables, and accents. This assignment is due Monday, both electronically (shared as "Lastname - Sonnet") and printed. Sonnet Assignment Art Survey Your exam on 7.1 and 7.2 is on Monday, Nov. 7th. The notes are below: Chapter Seven

Sophomores Your test on lyric poetry has been moved to Monday . In class on Friday, you will write your own sonnet. For homework, answer the following: #1-3 on 303 #1-3 on 304 #2-7 on 306 Seniors You are writing your analysis essays in class Thursday and Friday. The assignment is linked below. Please submit your essay to me as "Lastname - Politics" by the end of class Friday, November 4th.  Political Cartoon Analysis

Sophomores Read the two pastoral poems in your book and answer the following questions: #1-3 on 291 CC and #2-5 on 293 Seniors Browse through the political cartoons at CAGLE.COM and choose two that are related in some significant way. Your task will be to establish the context, explain the cartoons, and compare their rhetorical strategies. We will write the essay in class this week.