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After The First Death - Robert Cormier's suspense thriller is about a group of terrorists who hijack a bus of young children. Complicated relationships between the characters makes this book interesting and thought provoking.
We'll be doing some research on related topics and presenting that information to the class.
See the class calendar for more information about due dates and assignments.
Click here for the Acrobat PDF file you'll need for this activity. Open it up, fill in a combination of seven letters, numbers, and spaces, and print it out in color.
12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose
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Poetry - The poetry unit requires each student to learn the literary terms associated with poetry and creative writing, choose a poem, study it and learn about the author, and make a presentation to the class. Click here for the assignment handout. A quiz covering some of the poems as presented in class concludes the unit.
You'll also write a poem of your own, using at least two of the literary terms we've covered. Click here for the poetry writing assignment.
Dead Poets Society
While we're working on writing some poems, we'll be watching Dead Poets Society in class. Click here for an interesting analysis of the movie.
To see some deleted scenes from the movie, click here.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
During February and March we'll be reading William Shakespeare's classic story of power, betrayal and gullibility. The textbook contains the full text of the play. We'll also be using the play as the basis for our major writing assignment this semester.
Facebook Assignment: click here for the PowerPoint template you'll need to complete this assignment. If you need a copy of the assignment, click here.
• Forgot your book? Click here for an online version of the complete play.
• Having trouble understanding the play? Click here for a modern translation of each act and scene (along with some useful links).
• Not enough for you? Click here for Shakespeare's complete works.
• Vocabulary: click here to review words and terms with Quizlet.
• Want to play Julius Caesar Jeopardy! – click here
Lord of the Flies
Our final novel of the semester is William Golding's story of good vs. evil and the question of what governs people's behavior. More links will be available here as we move along.
Click here for the assignment to do as you read the book.
Click here to review vocabulary words using Quizlet.
Mark Thompson
After The First Death - Robert Cormier's suspense thriller is about a group of terrorists who hijack a bus of young children. Complicated relationships between the characters makes this book interesting and thought provoking.
Vanity Licence Plate Assignment
12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose
Dead Poets Society
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Lord of the Flies