Childhood Dreams...

Write at least 3 good paragraphs about THIS prompt.

To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go

To right the unrightable wrong
To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star

This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far

To fight for the right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march into Hell
For a heavenly cause

And I know if I'll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest

And the world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star

All writing prompts we have had this quarter

Four on the floor
Springy
High Flying

FINAL book report

On May 16, you will need to be finished with your book. You will arrive to class having finished the book, but NOT having started your book report.
Here's what you will need:

• Title of the book
• Author of the book
• When the book was published
• Name of the main character
• Name of the other important characters
• Whether or not these characters are static or dynamic
• What was the message of the book? Why did this book happen?
• What was the genre of the book?
• What was the setting of the book?

I will have a game you will be playing as a group. You will have to answer the questions (and they aren't easy-peasy if you haven't read your book). READ YOUR BOOK.

Today: I want you to write about what book you have chosen.

• Why did you choose it?
• What do you like about it?
• How many pages does it have in it?
• How many do you have to read to finish by May 15th? (divide by 15)
• Who wrote it?
• If you got it from the library, when do you have to turn this in?

You can turn this in on the same paper as the "4 of the floor" write.

Where would you go??

Write about THIS prompt today.
Where would you go? What would you do?
Write 3 good paragraphs:
What would you "drive"--boat, train, car, balloon, horse, etc.
Where would you go?
Who would you take with you?
How long would it take?

Honors English Timed Writing Prompt

This comes from the 2011 Open Ended Response questions.
You may write as much as you wish, and generally more is better: as long as it is written WELL, organized WELL, constructed WELL, and ANSWERS the PROMPT (AP):

2011B. In The Writing of Fiction (1925), novelist Edith Wharton states the following:

At every stage in the progress of his tale the novelist must rely on what may be called the illuminating incident to reveal and emphasize  the inner meaning of each situation. Illuminating incidents are the magic casements of fiction, its vistas on infinity.

1. Choose a novel or play that you have studied
2. write a well-organized essay in which you describe an "illuminating" episode or moment 
3. explain how it functions as a "casement," a window that opens onto the meaning of the work as a whole. 
4. Avoid mere plot summary.

Man Bites Dog

Today we played Man Bites Dog and then you wrote THIS journal write about homework.

Extra Credit Options

See the Mikado at UVU, write a play critique about WHEN you went, WHAT you liked (very specifically and why), use actors names and the parts they played, and note lights, director, costumes, etc.Your critique is due within 1 week of the last performance, by  April 27th.

Or, see THS's Little Women write a play critique about WHEN you went, WHAT you liked (very specifically and why), use actors names and the parts they played, and note lights, director, costumes, etc.Your critique is due within 1 week of the last performance, by  April 27th.

Or see OHS's West Side Story, a modern Romeo & Juliet (she lives). write a play critique about WHEN you went, WHAT you liked (very specifically and why), use actors names and the parts they played, and note lights, director, costumes, etc.Your critique is due within 1 week of the last performance, by  April 27th.
Sample play critique directions

What are we doing to Study for the CRT?

We've played to study parts of speech. We've studied root words... and tested on them. We've had reading (SSRI) to talk about types of reading techniques to use (Text to self T2S, Text to text T2T, Text to world T2W, skimming, slowing, questioning, predicting, quoting), and we've been doing narrative writing. (See first prompt here)
You must pass your root word test with a 90% accuracy, and you may take it as many times as you need to before April 25th.

Honors Writing Prompt

Writing Prompt: Love, Expression, and Gender

Write down as many types of love as you can think of - put names to them (e.g., puppy love, crushing, "true" love). Do women and men love differently? If so, how? Consider making a two column list of the characteristics of how men and women experience and express love differently. If you do not think women and men experience and express love differently, discuss whether or not one or several kinds of love are stronger or superior to others. Rank them. What is the highest form of love? Why? Is that "true" love? "Unconditional" love? What is the lowest form of love? Why?

Write About Your Book Report

This is in LETTER FORMAT:

Dear Mrs. Phippen,
      (Paragraph 1) I chose to create the _________ because (tell me why). This paragraph should explain your process: how you did the project, how you put it together, when you did it, etc. Who, what, when, where, why.
     (Paragraph 2) This paragraph is about what your initial plan for your project included and how it changed. It can also include what you wish you could have done but didn't have time, money, or skill to complete.
     (Paragraph 3) This paragraph is about what when wrong or that was unexpected during your process. You can include things you'd change. You can complain here, but not again, and not in person. 8^)
     (Paragraph 4) "I finished my book _____" Tell me about when you finished your book, when you did your project, and when you had to return the book. All of this affects what you can remember when you are doing a project. It will help me grade the project!

If you did not present in class, you MUST present at Flex on Tuesday March 12 to receive your presentation credit!!