Homework: Wednesday 9/15

Homework for tonight:

Juniors need to study for a quiz tomorrow (Thursday) on the "The Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales. The best way to study for this is to make note cards on each of the pilgrims described. Don't forget about the author, setting, context and language.

We'll talk about the memorization assignment in class, but to give you an idea of what it sounds like, check out the following clip:

Seniors have two things to do, really:

First, make sure you have at least THREE relevant and reliable sources for tomorrow. Try using Google News for recent articles.
Second, because we will be writing about the "Ground Zero Mosque" controversy, you need to decide how you feel about it. Read through the handout I gave you in class, and pick out quotes to support to refute; you'll be asked to refer to the handout at least three times.

I thought about the question of "how far is far enough," and thought I'd look at the actual site. I found this 360 view from the proposed site at Washington Post.

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.

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