Honors Summaries

Sophomores
Read President George W. Bush's speech to the nation on deciding to go to war with Iraq in 2003; then, write and type a 250-word summary of his main points of support. Consider throughout the process any parallels you see between this speech and Patrick Henry's.

Juniors
Read this New York Times article on the 400 year anniversary of the King James Bible and its influence on the English language. Write and type a 250-word summary.

Seniors
Read and summarize the following debate on the U.S. economy in a 250-word typed report: "Is Outsourcing Good for the U.S. Economy?".

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 :

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.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

What better way to spend Halloween than reading a story that begins with a beheading? For the next week or so, we'll be discussing Arthurian Literature, beginning with a look at " Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ," the anonymous tale of a test of courtly love, involving a supernatural green knight and a bet. For more information on the poem, read this introduction . I've also included a prose translation that you can compare with the verse translation we have in our book.

river oaks [english]

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