Sophomores:
If you are rewriting your essay, the rewrite must be submitted on Friday, with the original stapled to it.
HW #3 Answer the questions regarding "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry.  The story can be found here.

Juniors:
Pd 4:  Brainstorm ideas for your own dark tale of human nature
Pd 7: HW #1 Answer the questions regarding "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry.  The story can be found here.
Pd 9: Read an example of a movie review.  Be prepared to write your own movie review in class tomorrow.

Seniors:  HW #2 Read Scene 10 and 11

1) How does Scene 10 act as the climax of the play?  Describe what happens that makes you realize this.

2)  How does the play end?  What is disturbing about the ending?

Seniors: For Vacation

Choose a movie of a book that you have read for school. Watch the movie and write down

1) the names of the main characters

2) the plot of the story

3) the conflict

4) the setting

5) what you perceive to be the themes

6) and what you remember to be the difference between the movie and the book.