Thursday, April 14, 2011

Tuesday - April 12, 2011

1st Per - 3 - 5 page writing project

2nd Per - Resumes:  How to write one, what to include, and what to avoid.

3rd Per - Computer day for Civil Rights project.  Choose 1 person of importance in the African civil rights movement and do a multi-media presentation on tha person.  This should be 5 - 8 minutes, include a biography of your person's life, and a discussion of the ways in which they played a role, or helped with Civil Rights for African Americans.  Please include a timeline, that included any contributions as well as repurcussions (punishment) they had to endure as well because of their actions.

4th Per - Computer day for Poetry projects.   You will be doing a multimedia presentation of between 4 - 8 minutes about a poet of your choice.  Please include a biography of the person, a chronology of their important writings, or books that have been published.  Also, you will need to choose 1 of their poems, and present it to the class.  If you memorize it, I will give you one point of extra credit per line memorized.

5th Per - cover letters and resumes concluded

6th Per - Merchant of Venice.  Work in your small groups on the character plot maps through act II, Scene IX.

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