Homework for 9th and 11th Graders - 5/3/2011

Juniors:

For tonight you should begin working on your own "Song of Myself" - please finish reviewing the instructions that I gave you today in class and realize that these will be collected from you on Friday.  As I said in the instructions, for the most part there are "no rules" in this assignment as I want you to be as creative as possible and for the poem to be a true reflection of who you are.  Please be sure that you integrate the ideas and literary devices at the bottom of the sheet - do these artfully and skillfully and be sure that you really engage with the topic.  Tomorrow we will begin work on our RESEARCH PAPERS - which are the final papers of the year!  This is a long term investigation and will take time to get started.  Remember what I said about your learning goals that your groups created, these are great jumping off points for the thesis statements you'll investigate in your essays.  Oh, don't forget #lrndneng3

Freshmen: 

Your priority for tonight will be to complete your Act II Take Home Test.  Be sure that you follow all instructions on the exam.  You may use your book, the Internet, your notes, or any other resources you see fit; however, you may not confer with each other.  Any evidence of cheating will be dealt with swiftly and with no mercy.  Tests will be collected at the beginning of class on Thursday/Friday.  We will also pick up with our study of Act III on that date as well as begin our final in-class group project on Romeo and Juliet.