Eng 111 - Post your Article of the Week response to the newly created weblog: http://dt16community.nbed.nb.ca/blogs/martin/  Click on the post: Article of the Week: Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address copy and paste your article response in the reply/comments section. Do not forget to include your name. Eng 112 - Your comparison essays on Poe's writing is due on Monday without exception or excuse. It should be ready to be passed in at the beginning of class in the following order: - title page - good copy - draft(s) - pre-writing - scoring rubric

Eng 111 - Act 1/2 Creative extentsions are due tomorrow. Finish reading Act 2, scene 3 and complete your quesions. Eng 112 - Work should be well underway for your five paragraph comparison essay on the three Poe stories we read. Comparison Essay – Edgar Allen Poe   You are to write a 5 paragraph essay on the similarities between Edgar Allen Poe’s three stories: “Tell-Tale Heart”,  “The Black Cat” and “Cask of Amontillado”.   In order to discuss how these three stories are similar, feel free to use the following suggestions: -          Use direct examples from the stories (description, plot similarities, characters etc.) -          Use direct quotations from any of the three stories -          Compare Poe’s writing style. Examples may include his use of foreshadowing, suspense, irony, atmosphere, point of view, symbolism, etc.   Evaluation: Introduction - Provide a clear thesis statement, presented in an original way. Remember: a thesis statement clearly states the  purpose of the essay. Body      -        There should be 3 separate paragraphs which compare specific elements of the two stories. Possible paragraph ideas are: -          A paragraph on plot similarities. -          A  paragraph on Poe’s writing style the types of figures of speech he uses -          A paragraph on Poe’s use of figurative language (suspense, foreshadowing, atmosphere -          A paragraph which includes contrasts (differences) can be used as well. -          you should be able to support your comparisons using quotes or direct examples from the stories. Conclusion - Give a restatement of the original purpose. It helps to mention the points covered in the body of the essay and tie up remaining loose ends. (ask yourself: have I accomplished what I had originally intended when I started writing? Have I met my objectives stated in the purpose?).  

Eng 111 - Your Act 1 test is scheduled for Monday. Look over all notes and review each scene. Creative extension #1 is due at the end of Act 2 on Friday. Eng 112 - Complete the knowledge/comprehension level questions (1-6) on your worksheet. On Monday we will review Poe's use of irony and symbolism.  

Eng 111 - Using a "unique graphic organizer", compare the friendships of Benvolio and Mercutio with Romeo. Eng 112 - Complete any unfinished work for "The Black Cat".

Eng 111 - Article of the week has been assigned. Your fully notated reading and one-page response is due tomorrow. Also, in  Act 1, scene 2 - Using a unique graphic organizer, compare both Capulet and Paris' views on marriage from Act 1, scene 2. (What is a "unique graphic organizer", you ask? A fancied up chart, venn diagram, idea web or similar platform for organizing comparable pieces of information!)   Eng 112 - Article of the week has been assigned. Your fully notated reading and one-page response is due tomorrow. Complete a detailed plotline on the story we read in class, Poe's "The Black Cat". A copy of the story is attached for your convenience!

Eng 111 - complete a half page, refreshed paraphrase of the prologue of "Romeo and Juliet". Eng 112 - On Tuesday, you were given the story "Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe and assigned a detailed plot diagram, due today. This evening you are to complete both the 10 comprehension questions AND the three Response questions on your question sheet. The comprehension questions tap into the lower two levels of Bloom's and the Response questions are higher level thinking - they should be at least a paragraph each.