Advanced Composition and Literature

As Seniors, it is important to be able to teach others what you have come to know so well. After completing the rough draft collaborative project with the 8th graders, please answer the following questions below in at least two paragraphs of at least 5 sentences.

– What was the most difficult part of working with the 8th graders?

– What did you learn about your writing while working with the 8th graders?

–Would you complete this project again, if asked?

We have been working in class all week on researching for you term paper. In at least 8 sentences, explain how the research has been going. What has been the most difficult aspect of researching? What has been the easiest part of researching for your topic?

Be honest, clear, and concise.

Over the next few weeks, you will be writing a research paper and creating a career portfolio to take with you as you begin the next step in your life. Each paper and portfolio will be unique to you and the career path that you intend to take in the future. The paper will be research-based in your particular career field with at least one personal interview with a professional in the field you are interested in pursuing. The portfolio will include a sample cover letter, professional resume, detailed reference list, personal statement, and work samples. The work samples will be discussed at a later date in class and this will be varied.

When you choose the topic that you would like to write your paper on, please post it to the blog along with a 5-7 sentence explanation of how the topic relates to the career field you intend to pursue.

Now that you have seen a production of Macbeth, albeit a movie filmed of a production, what do you think you would change if you were working with Steven Spielberg (director of famous movies such as Jaws and Jurassic Park) to create a major motion picture due out in the Summer of 2010?

Using only compound sentences, address the following issues for production:
1) Actors or Actresses to play the lead roles
2) Special effects for witches, apparition and ghost scenes
3) Scenery and backdrops for the final battle scenes.

Use at least eight COMPOUND sentences to earn all points for this assignment. Complete the assignment by 4:00 pm today.

Now that you have watched the first part of the movie Macbeth, what do you find most different about the movie in comparison to what you had pictured while reading? Consider characters, wardrobe, scenery, and language when writing.

This is your opinion and should be based on what you think.

Be mindful of spelling and grammar and use at least 5 sentences.

Macbeth changed considerably throughout the course of this play. When his life was finally ended, what do you think his final words would have been to the audience? This soliloquy should be written from Macbeth’s perspective and have some sort of end rhyme in the piece. It is up to you to choose the rhyme scheme.

The soliloquy should be at least 12 lines long and convey emotions experienced by Macbeth within his last minutes.

You can use Modern or Elizabethean Language for the piece.

We have talked a lot about royalty when we looked the Middle Ages and even more in the Renaissance. Would you like to be an heir to a throne? Would you like to be a King or Queen of any land?

Describe what you think in a post of at least 8 sentences.

Many of you commented that you thought there was a lot of information given in Collection Two. To culminate this unit and move into the next, I first have a few tasks for you to write about.

1. Brainstorm a list of the five most important items of information that you learned from Collection Two that you will remember.
2. Describe the lesson that you enjoyed the most in this unit and why.
3. Answer the following question in at least 5 sentences, “Why do you think we study literature of the past?”

After you have answered the above three questions, please use your time wisely and sit quietly while your classmates are completing their work.

The Canterbury Tales are tales meant to incite deep conversations about what is right and wrong in society. Many of the people who read the Canterbury Tales miss out on the true meaning behind a lot of the tales. The Pardoner wanted to remind people to not be greedy and the Wife of Bath tries to persuade members of the opposite sex to treat women with respect and let them choose their own destiny. Answer the two questions below.

We listened to two of the raps in class to help us to understand the tales in a new way. Do you think that the raps helped you to understand the tales? Why or why not? (Answer in at least 4 sentences.)

If you were on a pilgrimage like the people of the Canterbury Tales, what kind of story do you think you would have told and why? (Answer in at least 4 sentences.)

Today President Obama plans to speak to the students of America. Other Presidents have addressed students, but only during an evening time slot. All across the nation, teachers, parents, administrators, and students will pause to listen to the President speak.

There are many people who are concerned over President Obama addressing students. For example, I updated my Facebook statust this morning at about 6:45 am to read “I wonder what President Obama will have to say to our students today… hmmm…” and since then about 20 posts have been made- in less than an hour! It is a contentious issue for the President to address students within the school day. What do you think about a standing President talking to students during a school day?

I have rewritten this post about 10 times to attempt to leave out my political views, but that does not mean that you need to do so. Below are three articles from reliable news sources that I would like you to read through. When complete, please develop your own opinion about President Obama’s address to the students that you will be listening to in just a few hours. (Do not consider that you are ‘getting out of’ class to listen to this speech.) Remember, this is your opinion, and it cannot be wrong, but you also need to follow basic grammar and sentence structure rules.

Your target for this writing assignment is ten sentences.

Keloland Article

LA Times

Fox News

Heroes in America today are sometimes few and far between. Read the Wikipedia section linked below and then answer the below question in at least 8 sentences for a WTW grade.

Hero

According to the piece above, heroes and heroines are mainly historical and in the modern-day culture are only in movies. Do you think that this is true? Who are some heroes today in America? Are modern-day heroes more likely to be close friends and family as opposed to national figures? Explain your answer.

Click on the link below to get to your quiz. Make sure to answer all the questions prior to hitting submit, you cannot redo the quiz.

Beowulf/ Anglo Saxon Quiz

Welcome to your Senior English Class! This class is designed to have a steady, but not overwhelming time commitment and will be focused on preparing you for entering the workforce, tech school, and college.

Below are links back to my wiki that have listed the classroom rules I have set forth and also my expectations. Take some time to click on both of the links and read through the rules and expectations. These rules, along with the 2009- 2010 Deuel High School Student Handbook will be the rationale for all decisions made within the classroom.

Classroom Rules

Classroom Expectations

Once you have read through the rules and expectations, please point out one rule that will be the easiest for you to follow and why. Conversely, please point out one rule that you may find challenge with and will need to work on during this school year.

This is a Writing to Win Assignment and to earn all points possible you must complete this before 4:00 p.m. today (as will be standard for all WTW assignments). Be mindful of spelling and grammar. Also, be sure to use at least 8 sentences to complete your thoughts about the Rules and Expectations for your senior English class.