12/18/09: English
Grade 9: OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:
Over Break: Read a novel and write a three (3) page formal paper describing how it made you feel, what you learned from reading it, or what you thought the author was trying to teach us by writing the book. If you earn a “20” or above on the PA Writing Rubric, you will earn a “100 %” on this EXTRA CREDIT assignment.
Catch up on any missing work and you’ll get a reduced late penalty.
Grade 10:
OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:
Rewrite, using the proofreading skills we discussed in class, your “Poetry Analysis” paper. I’ll REPLACE your grade with the new one.
Catch up on any missing work and you’ll get a reduced late penalty.
Grade 11:
OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:
Rewrite, using the proofreading skills we discussed in class, your “To Kill A Mockingbird” paper. I’ll REPLACE your grade with the new one.
Catch up on any missing work and you’ll get a reduced late penalty.
Grade 12:
Rewrite, using the proofreading skills we discussed in class, your “College Essay.” I’ll REPLACE your grade with the new one.
Catch up on any missing work and you’ll get a reduced late penalty.
Writing Prompts:
http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php#poetry
http://www.creativewritingprompts.com (thanks Paiden)
http://www.writersdigest.com/WritingPrompts (thanks Daniel)
Actors in “Dickens of a Mystery”: Learn your lines.
**Read the Charles Dickens novel (or conduct any research you can – SparkNotes, Wiki, encyclopedias, any source at all) from which your character is drawn:
Edwina-The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Estella-Great Expectations
Belle-A Christmas Carol
Nancy-Oliver Twist
Clara-David Copperfield
Defarge-A Tale of Two Cities
Havisham-Great Expectations
Oliver-Oliver Twist
Fagin-Oliver Twist
Uriah-David Copperfield
McCawber-David Copperfield
Dickens-Any/All of the above.
