river oaks [english]

Due Wednesday (end of class): " My Last Duchess " #1-3 on 856 "Porphyria's Lover" #2-4 on 859 Write a short response to #5, comparing the inferences about the love relationships in the two poems Below is a dramatic reading of "Porphyria's Lover": ] QUIZ Thursday, April 21st on Tennyson and Browning

Now that your introduction and concluding poem have been turned in (hopefully), I've been asked to post the requirements for the entire project. Although we will not work on this until the week after break - while we are reviewing for the final - there are some supplies to gather. First, the assignment requires that you include pictures and memorabilia from all four years of high school. You can print pictures professionally, or you can print them on your own - from Facebook, the RO website, the Internet, your computer. You should include at least the following: At least FOUR pages ( two sheets , front and back) for each year = SIXTEEN total (or eight sheets , front and back) Organize chronologically, ending with your senior year Include information related to school - academics, arts, athletics - as well as special events Include information related to your interests - religion, music, film, games, trends, etc. Include information related to the news - important events (i.e....

Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Queen Victoria's Poet Laureate For Friday Read "The Lady of Shalott" and "Ulysses" Answer #1-4 after each For Monday Read "In Memoriam" and "Crossing the Bar" Answer #1-4 after each Below is Loreena McKennitt's version of "The Lady of Shalott" set to music:

In a couple of weeks, you will have completed your senior year. You have a couple of essays to write, and some of you have a final to take, but we're getting close. The final assignment is always an easy one - a memory book of your high school years (9-12). We'll start with two reflective assignments: First, you all need to write an introduction to your book. Consider the following in your one-page reflective essay: What is your overall impression of your high school years? What do you want to remember most? What does "graduation" mean to you? What are you looking forward to next? In other words, if graduation is a doorway, consider what's on either side. DUE: Friday, April 15th (typed, any font, no header, with name on back) This weekend, write a poem about your senior class (or graduation). 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 cop...

Seniors It's getting down to the wire, and you need to make sure you have completed all assignments . There's still time to make-up work missed due to excused absences, so come see me if you are not sure. Juniors Your assignment for tonight is to read the Introduction to the Victorian Period. We will also have a quiz on MLA research and documentation Thursday, April 14th.

The final draft is due tomorrow, April 12th. Please make sure you have done the following: Made all corrections to your Works Cited page Numbered your pages Included an original title Double-spaced, one-inch margins, size 12 TNR font Included the original, graded draft - with original hand-written draft Included all sources that appear on Works Cited, arranged in ABC order I will supply the folder. You supply everything else. The penalty is ten points per day, starting with the beginning of class.

Seniors Your revision is due on Friday. You must attach your source (if revising the energy paper) and your original, hand-written draft. NOTE that the AP Exam is on Wednesday, May 11th. Make arrangements for any make-ups that occur as a result. Juniors Your rough draft, including your sources AND a works cited page, is due tomorrow. Your final draft, however, is not due until Tuesday, April 12th. I will return your original draft with comments on Monday.

Once you've located some reliable and relevant sources, now what? The first thing you need to think of is your first paper. What points did you make in support of your thesis? Those points of support will all be expanded in this second version. As you are reading your sources (that is what you're doing, right?), look for information/ideas/points that support YOUR ideas. As you come to something in a source, highlight it, making a note about where it fits into your argument -- just like you did for paper #1. As for integrating those points, that's where signal phrases come into play. Try to vary the way you introduce and integrate your sources. Remember too that the signal phrase and/or the parenthetical citations cross-reference the works cited page. The best site I've found for MLA documentation is from the Hacker Handbook: Research and Documentation Online As for beginning, you start with the file you saved for paper #1. Pull it up on the computer, with yo...

I will be at the ULM Library on Sunday afternoon between 2:00 and 4:00 to help you with research. The main online resource we'll use online databases , specifically JSTOR , Literature Resource Center, and Literary Resource Center. These databases are accessed through the library's homepage . However, you must either be in the library itself or have access through an ID to search the databases, as they are subscription-based ( video tutorial on remote access ). Follow these steps: Go to the ULM Library site Click on "databases by subject" (bottom left) Start with one of the databases mentioned above, but all of these are useful LOG IN using your student ID (skip this step if in the library) search using keywords (keep it simple and specific - try synonyms) once you are viewing a list of articles, view by PDF is possible read the first paragraph or so to see if it's relevant - if not, go back if relevant, print or save the file - since you are viewing the PDF or H...