Monday, March 28, 2011

Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow (Day 2)

Be prepared for a reading quiz (facts on the text)
Research population trends (at least from year 0 to 2050)and be able to apply the information to the text.
*The UN has some VERY reliable information on population.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

A Man by the Name of Zeigler

Reread the story
Five proactive vocab words
Make sure that you have all six analysis questions finished

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

PAPERS, PAPERS, PAPERS

Your Romeo and Juliet papers are due to me, stapled and ready to go, at the start of class on friday.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

R&J Papers

Papers are due on the 25th. You should be well on your way at this point. Everyone should have a thesis, a general outline and the rough draft of at least one apragraph. Tomorrow in class we will work on incorporating quotes into your writing.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Literary Analysis-Romeo and Juliet

In a four page, double spaced paper which conforms to MLA standards, you are to address any ONE of the following topics:

1. Examine Shakespeare's treatment of women throughout the play.
2. Examine the relationships between parents and their children. Come to a conclusion about what, according to Shakespeare, it should be like.
3. Examine and evaluate the role of Friar Lawrence in the play.
4. Examine and evaluate the role of Paris in the play.
5. Analyze Shakespeare's use of dramatic irony and the idea of ignorance in the play.
6. Examine Shakespeare's message about youth in love. Be sure to address the willingness of the characters to commit suicide.

**Must have three sources.
**Must use quotes, but they may not exceed 20% of the paper.
**Use the inverted pyramid paragraph for the intro (Make sure that it reads like a slide and not a flight of stairs).
**Thesis must answer the question and be 1)arguable and 2)specific.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Manic Juliet

Reread III ii and write 250 words in which you explore the changes in Juliet's emotions. Make sure that you get into the cause of each emotional shift and that you explain your ideas in detail. In this analysis you are to include two quotes from the text which are no longer than five (5) words in length.