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2008-2009

September:

1^st essay: Compare/Contrast Essay

Honors Rough Draft is due Thursday, September 4, 2008.

Honors Final Draft is due Monday (September 8) for 1^st period

and Tuesday (September 9) for 8^th period.

College Prep Rough Draft is due Monday (September 8) for 3^rd and 7th periods

and Tuesday (September 9) for 2^nd and 4th periods.

Writing a Research Paper

English I assignment

Note Cards Due-.

Outline Due-.

Rough Draft Due-.

Peer Editing Day –.

Click here to go to MLA notes

Click here to view example of MLA format for first page

Click here to view research paper handout

Click here to view notes on making an outline

Click here to view notes on writing your rough draft from your outline.

Biography Websites that are definitely reliable:

www.fofweb.com

username: westflorence

password: knights

www.scdiscus.org

the username and password should be in your agendas!

www.biography.com

Research Paper Project –

Deadlines:

April 2 – Source Cards and Note Cards Due

April 16^th – Outlines Due

April 21^st – Rough Drafts Due- This will be peer editing day!

April 26^th and 29^th - computer lab dates for typing Final Draft (3^rd and 4^th block)

May 2^nd (or earlier) - Final Draft Due.

For online copy of handout, click here. 

To view the Power Point on Biography information in

The West Florence High School library,

and on using Discus at home, click here.

Drama or Epic Poem Art Project

Due Thursday, May 14th

Purpose- to create an original art form that expresses the characters, plot, and theme of The Odyssey, The Miracle Worker, or Romeo and Juliet .

Options-

1. Poster
2. Diorama
3. Mobile
4. Model
5. Greek Menu and food- homemade
6. Elizabethan Menu and Food- homemade

Requirements-

*Title and author need to be included.

*Projects need to represent characters, objects, and events from the story

*Drawings must be in color – not pencil only.

*Poster designs should be balanced – Text and pictures should cover entire

area of poster.

*You may cut one sheet of poster board in half.

*You may choose an important quote, and then illustrate the quote.

*Dioramas must include handmade characters and figures. It cannot be made of toys glued

in place.

*Dioramas should represent an important scene from the story.

*Mobiles must be three-dimensional. There must be more structure than one coat hanger.

*Mobiles need to include at least six items.

Presentation of Projects-

*Presentation is part of the grade.

*During the presentation, explain why you chose the particular story. Describe what is happening in

the scene in your diorama, what the drawings on your poster represent, or what each of the

articles in your mobile represent. Explain the typical foods of your chosen period, and explain how

you prepared your recipe.

Grading Rubric

	3	2	1	total
Title and author included	title and author displayed neatly	title and author displayed	Either title or author missing
Characters, plot, and theme represented	Characters, plot, and theme clearly represented.	Characters, plot, and theme attempted.	Characters represented, but plot and theme not clear.
Artwork	Drawings carefully done. Artwork is balanced throughout the project, and color is used effectively.	Artwork obviously planned. Color is used. Some attempt made to balance design.	Drawings are sloppy. Color might not be used. Planning not evident.
Presentation	Voice loud enough to be heard by all in class. Speaks at a normal rate – not rushing.	Voice fluctuates. Speaks too fast or slow. Might need to start over once or twice.	Voice unclear. Needs to start over several times. Laughing interrupts own presentation.