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Senior Final Assignments


You have a revision due on Wednesday by the end of the day. Choose from one of the following drafts: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, or Simulation. Please copy/paste your document into a new file called "Lastname-Final" and share with me.

We are watching The Truman Show this week and writing a film analysis essay on Friday.

Next week is the memory book, and you will all need to gather and bring material for that on Tuesday. Everyone is to include the following, whether in physical or electronic format:
  • physical 12x12 scrapbook OR Google Slides (share as "Lastname-Memory")
  • a title page with photos
  • at least 16 pages - four for each year of high school
  • all pages must be filled with images and text
  • use captions for images
  • include info from your personal life (family, friends, and activities) and school life
  • include info from pop culture for each year
  • if electronic, link all pictures (also can include music and/or video) 
One last thing: every year I ask students to write a letter to their future selves. I send these five years after you graduate. The letter should given to me in a sealed, self-addressed envelope. Use your parents' address, and I will stamp the return as River Oaks. Don't include a stamp. Suggestions for the letter include advice, memories, hopes, fears, images. Some people write a paragraph, some several pages. It is up to you.

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