World Geography ~ Middle East

First, a HUGE thank you to Dr. Qayyum for his insight into the history of Pakistan (and to Mrs. Qayyum for the samosas!).

As we discuss the Middle East these next couple of weeks, as we continue to learn and understand more about the history and current situation, please keep an open mind. I'll try to present information from both sides of these issues. In that spirit, I've given you a handout from Newsweek to read over the weekend that examines the current situation from both sides. Central to the discussion is the "two state" solution. Read the handout and use it as the basis for your current event report over the weekend.

Also, I've posted the video we tried to watch in class, from 60 Minutes, which looks at the conflict from the point of view of the Palestinian people (mostly). Watch it and tell me what you think on Monday:

Watch CBS Videos Online

Juniors ~ Restoration Period

For more on the Restoration Period, go to the homepage for the Norton Anthology of English Literature . Click on the picture below to go to Wikipedia's page on Hogarth's Marriage a-la-mode :

Seniors ~ Three (Small) Writing Assignments

As you work on your memory books this week and next, you should also be working on the end-of-year writing assignments. I've given you a handout (if you were on class): A letter to your future self -- imagine yourself four years from now...where will you be, and what will you be doing? Is it what you planned? What do you hope to remember about NOW? What's important? Address your future self in a letter (standard form), and enclose it in a self-address envelope. I won't read it, but I do need to know you've done it, so don't seal it. A reflective paragraph that will serve as the introduction to your memory book. What is your overall impression of your high school years? What do you want to remember most? Finally, write a poem about your senior class. The form and tone of the poem is up to you: funny, serious or sad; rhyming couplets, ballad, or free verse. However you write it, though, please take it seriously. A copy of this poem should go in your memory ...

Homework

Seniors Your exam is on Thursday, and your final essay is on Friday. I'll talk more about the essay in class tomorrow. Also, the senior auction project lacks one more important detail - your memories! We will spend a bit of time tomorrow in class writing down some of your fondest memories of your senior year, and the rest of your time at RO. Sophomores Read "Lines Composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey," and complete the questions at the end of the selection in your book. As always, please use complete sentences and cite frequently from the text.

river oaks [english]

Search This Blog