This is my 500th post!!!

Happy Birthday Blog - You've got 500 posts to you now.  Here are some reminders to get you ready for the next class.

Freshmen:

On Thursday/Friday after our warm-up we will jump immediately into poem presentations.  I'll collect your project from you when you present.  Make sure that you have all of the required pieces here as Thursday and Friday are the last days of the grading period.  I will only be able to take this project late if you come in on Monday and turn it in before 10:00 am.  Remember that this project will count for five separate grades.  Be sure that you get it done.  For next class, it is also important that you bring a flashdrive because we'll be starting our final project - research on Elizabethan England.

Juniors:

Tomorrow we'll finish watching the film for Act I of The Crucible and you will have a quiz on Act I.  For the quiz you will need to know about specific characters, so be sure that you've reviewed your character list as well as major points about each of them.  Also, you're going to be asked about the historical allegory as it relates back to McCarthyism and the Red Scare.  The first part of your test is multiple choice, and then you'll have quote identifications.  The quotes are relatively major ones that I think will stand out to you.  For the quotes, you'll need to know the speaker, the context, and the importance of the quote.  Be sure to also think about the major motifs/conflicts within this text.

Let me know if you've got any questions as you're studying and preparing.