Homework and Study Questions

Seniors
This week we are continuing to watch The Truman Show, and I have prepared a list of discussion questions for points. These are due on Thursday and should be answered citing specific examples from the film. I've asked all of you to take notes as you view the film because you will be writing an analysis essay at the end of the week. I will pass out a more extensive list of topics after we've finished viewing the film.

AP students: your diagnostic test answers are due on Wednesday, on a separate sheet of paper. This is your base score, and you will be working to improve upon this in the coming weeks.

Sophomores
We are continuing to read and discuss Frankenstein this week. Your EXAM is planned for next Wednesday (4/2). You should each have a copy of the study questions, but I've also linked them here. Answers should be typed, and the schedule is on the handout. All study guide questions and vocabulary for the novel exam come from Glencoe's Study Guide for Frankenstein.

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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