Poetry blog: Please make sure you have posted your poem by 2 p.m. on Monday. Please respond to at least four poems by this Friday, 5/9.
Literary terms exam will be on Wednesday to reflect the seven period day shift.
Absences and Death of a Salesman: I know that many of you have AP exams at least once in the next two weeks. If you miss class and we viewed/read the play, please read online.
Here is the online text: http://chatt.hdsb.ca/~IrvineA/FOV1-0013DC8B/FOV1-0013DC8C/ARTHUR MILLER%20Death of a Salesman.pdf?Plugin=Loft
Here is an interview with Phillip Seymour Hoffman, on his role as Willy Loman:
http://www.npr.org/2014/02/03/270874323/philip-seymour-hoffman-on-his-portrayal-of-willy-loman
Final assignment for Death of a Salesman is here: American Dream hoax assignment
Here is the rubric I'll use to assess this assignment. Depending on the genre, some of these indicators will have more emphasis: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/printouts/Persuasion%20Rubric.pdf
Final portfolio:
For the portfolio, I am modifying an assignment Kurt Vonnegut gave his students. You can read the original assignment here: Vonnegut assignment
Here is our assignment: Final portfolio instructions
You should review your notes for each quarter to refresh your memory as you make your selections and write your letter.
This portfolio is due in your Google folders by Tuesday, May 27th at 2 p.m. I'll make comments in the folder by Friday, May 30th.
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