Homework 1/29

1) period 5 needs to finish their annotations

2) ROAR? Get it done before we start writing and researching

5th post:
1) sections/characters minimized in the film
2) sections/characters emphasized in the film
3) narration- how does the camera show omniscient or limited 3rd person (or POV 1st)
4) reoccurring images (motifs)
5) use of music/sound effects
6) description of one shot using strong film terms

Homework 1/28

1) poetry out loud #2! Keep on practicing, and be ready to shine

2) keep on pressing forward with your research topics

Homework 1/27

1) have parent signature on Research Paper letter

2) finish research paper brainstorm

3) practice poem for Friday's presentation

Homework 1/26

1) poem memorization for tomorrow

2) upload Heroism Essay to Turnitin.com

3) brainstorm about research paper topics

Homework 1/25

ELA TEST WILL BE TOMORROW

Report to the Tim Smith Computer Lab, 2nd floor by the Guidance office

So...

1) poem memorization #2 for Wednesday

2) ROAR/Culture Vulture Quiz on Wednesday

3) edit and upload Heroism essay for Tuesday to Turnitin.com

Book Events

6:00 pm, Brattle Theatre (sponsored by Harvard Book Store), $5
Joseph Stiglitz, Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy
with noted editor Cullen Murphy

7:00 pm, Harvard Book Store
The Harvard Square Book Circle discusses On the Origin of Species

7:00 pm, Porter Square Books
Daniyal Mueenuddin, In Other Rooms, Other Wonders

Tuesday, January 26

7:00 pm, Brookline Booksmith
Gail Godwin - Unfinished Desires

7:00 pm, Harvard Book Store
January Winedown for Let's Go
Featuring an informal budget travel workshop

7:00 pm, Porter Square Books
Steve Almond, Sherry Ellis, Lise Haines, Elizabeth Searle - Illuminating Fiction: Today's Best Writers of Fiction

Wednesday, January 27

6:00 pm, Boston Public Library
Lowell Lecture: Arthur Frommer

7:00 pm, Brookline Booksmith
Sadie Jones - Small Wars

7:00 pm, Harvard Book Store
David M. Walker, Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility

Thursday, January 28

1:00 pm, First Parish Church
Cambridge Forum presents A Mini-Conference on Global Climate Change

7:00 pm, Harvard Book Store
Amy Bloom, Where the God of Love Hangs Out: Fiction

7:00 pm, Brookline Booksmith
Chris Farrell - The New Frugality

7:00 pm, Porter Square Books
Sophia Pappas, Good Morning Children

Saturday, January 30

4:00 pm, Harvard Book Store
Robert S. Lyons, On Any Given Sunday: A Life of Bert Bell
with Upton Bell

Homework 1/22

1) Poem #2 Memorization- Tuesday

2) Julius Caesar Annotations

-periods 1&2 due on Monday
-period 5 complete Plutarch research sheet