A Tale of Two Suitors

...so both Lysander and Demetrius want to marry Hermia. She loves Lysander and her friend, Helena, loves Demetrius. So, problem solved, right?...except that Hermia's father wants her to face Athenian law and be killed if she does not obey his decision that she marry Demetrius.

As Luke L. pointed out 3rd hour, this book sounds a lot like The Hills. If only Heidi's father had prevented her from marrying Spencer...

...the drama continues tomorrow.

Break Out!

Almost everyone submitted the research work. So, that is done (for now). Next semester we will work on a longer research assignment where you will write a full research paper. When you return we will begin our study of Shakespeare. We're reading A Midsummer Night's Dream which is a fun, magical story.

Have a wonderful break!

RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT DUE TOMORROW!!!

The entire research assignment is due tomorrow. The following requirements must be met in order to receive some or all of the assignment's 42 points:

1. All pieces of the assignment must be included--even if I have seen a piece before. The required pieces are:

Cream-colored checklist (copy on Edline)

3 printed articles, with completed credibility sheets and highlighting/underlining of important info.

Annotated Works Cited Page (CLEAN COPY--NO WRITING FROM ME) completed correctly. That is, if I made comments on the one you submitted on Monday, corrections must be made and a new copy should be submitted.

Research paper outline

2. The assignment is due tomorrow with NO EXCEPTIONS. If you are absent, the Annotated Works Cited and research paper outline MUST be emailed to me and a hard copy must be submitted after break. If I have not seen final copies of your work before break, I will not accept them after break.

**There is a great deal of information regarding this assignment on both Edline and the blog. If you have questions, please access these two resources.

This Week...

Today I checked Annotated Works Cited pages. Make any corrections indicated, and print out a new copy to turn in on Friday. The power point that I used to discuss the outline today is on Edline. The outline, along with all source information and Annotated Works Cited, is due on Friday.

TOMORROW IS AMNESTY DAY!! Come in between 9-10:15 to drop off any outstanding late work.

Your bib

The annotated bibliography is due on Monday. Review the previous blog post, as well as the handout you received in class (copy on Edline) for directions on completing the annotated bib. Also, you can review a sample document on Edline.

Type it up, print it out, and bring your bib to class on Monday!

So you finished the research...

Now it's time to create the Annotated Works Cited page. You received a handout (copy on Edline) about this assignment in class today, and I explained the process. A sample annotated works cited page can be found on Edline. Use your sources to create a page that looks just like the sample on Edline. Since many of you found your source information on SIRS, and since Maddie and Jordan asked me to, I am including below the format for an MLA citation of a SIRS source. When you site a source from SIRS, you must include your specific author, title, publication, date, and page numbers, but the SIRS stuff (at the end) is the same for all SIRS sources. Here's the information:

Author’s last name, first name. “Title of the article in quotation marks.” Title of the publication,
underlined date the article was published: page numbers of the article. SIRS Researcher.
SIRS Knowledge Source. Edina High School. 10 Dec. 2008 http://www.sirs.com.

**Don't forget to check Edline for the Sample Annotated Works Cited page!!

Act II, All My Sons

Today we finished the activity we started yesterday. I gave points to students who were on task and completed the work effectively. Here's what we did (in notebookson a page entitled: AMS Act II Activity):

1. Create a Multi-Flow map for the central conflict in Act II (like we did for Act I). Look back at your map for Act I—did some of the effects from Act I’s conflict cause the conflict in Act II?

2. Create a double-bubble map comparing and contrasting Chris and George. Supply textual support in the map’s frame for 4 of the descriptors.

RESEARCH IS DUE TOMORROW!! Staple your items (credibility sheet, highlighted/underlined source material, credibility sheet, highlighted/underlined source material, credibility sheet, highlighted/underlined source material) as you come into class tomorrow.