Final Assignment

You've reached the last week of school! For your final assignment, I'd like you to reflect on something you learned this year. It might be in my class or in some other class or not even at school; it could be a hobby or activity that you learned or in which you got better. Tell me about what you learned, give me some specifics and reflect on its meaning for you.
You may use any format you like: video (any accessible platform), audio only (again, any accessible platform), written work (paragraph, poem, etc.), drawing. I'll leave that up to you. Have fun with it. If you make a video or other type of linked item, (Tiktok, Youtube, etc.) just include the link in your document.
Please put the item in your English folder and title your doc or google slide First Initial Last Name Final (example B Desai Final). This is due by Wednesday, June 17 before 2 p.m. 

I hope you all have a safe, joyful summer. Much love, Ms. D.

Assignments for the week of June 8

To finish looking at the Harlem Renaissance, I'd like you to read and react to a beautiful poem, one that speaks to love rather than hardship. Here's the link: An Aspect of Love

Moving on to Modernist short stories, you have two this week, the first one using stream-of-consciousness, which was one of the techniques Modernists explored. The other is more in the realm of Realism. Both stories examine strong women characters in a time where women had limited options.
Your assignment is to read both stories and write an essay about any theme that unites these stories. Remember to use a proper thematic statement. It must have a developed introduction, a proper thesis statement, at least three developed body paragraphs, and a developed conclusion. Body paragraphs must have thorough, complete evidence AND reasoning.

Here's the first link: The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

Here's the second: The Chrysanthemums

Doc in your English folder will be titled First Initial Last Name Comparison (example B Desai Comparison). 

Due June 15 before 2 p.m.

Assignments for Week of June 1

We continue this week looking at the Harlem Renaissance. Also, I've scheduled a zoom meeting to discuss the Modernists (including the Harlem Renaissance) so far.

The meeting is Wednesday, June 3 at 12:30. I'll send out the link a few minutes beforehand.

Here's the link to the first assignment:
Harlem

Here's a link to the second assignment:
Old Lem

Assignment for May 26

The Harlem Renaissance was part of Modernism. Here's some background information and questions, which is one of your three assignments this week. All three assignments are due Monday, June 1 before 2 p.m.

Harlem Renaissance

Assignment number 2 is here: Let America be America Again

Assignment number 3 is here: Cross

Assignment for May 18

Last week we looked at a brief poem from Imagist Ezra Pound. This week, we look at much longer one from his contemporary, another Modernist, T.S. Eliot.

Here's a link to the assignment. Due Tuesday, May 26 before 2 p.m. (It would normally be due on Monday, but May 25 is a holiday.)

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Assignment for May 6

A subset among the Modernists, the Imagists, sought to create clear, precise images using minimal language. One of these Imagists was Amy Lowell, whose poem "Patterns" we looked at last week. This week you'll be looking at one very short poem from the Imagist Ezra Pound. Pound's poem "In a Station of the Metro" was originally much longer, but Pound kept paring it down to its essence. Ultimately, he reduced the poem to two lines. Within those two lines, he created a great deal of meaning. Your job this week is to unpack this meaning. Click the link for the assignment below.

In a Station of the Metro Assignment

Assignment for April 28

The Modernists were influenced by WWI, which disrupted the worldview of many at the time. In the link below are two poems dealing with war (though not necessarily WWI-Lowell's poem goes back much further). Read the poems and answer the questions after each poem.

Due date: Tuesday, May 5, before 2 p.m.

Modernist War Poems and Questions