Project Based Homework Due on 1.3.12, 1.4.12 and 1.5.12

Hello,

I hope all of you are enjoying your vacation! Please do the following assignments which will be due as soon as you return.

• Please complete the Middle School ELA Holiday Packet provided by the English Department. Read all instructions and articles carefully. For the short answer questions, take details from the articles to support your response and incorporate the question into your answers. Lastly, write the essay using the writing style that I taught you in class: engaging introduction, two body paragraphs (one for each article) and a dynamite and unforgettable conclusion. DUE 1.4.12.
• Class 421 please write a reflection essay about your Recycling, Toys R Us and SCO experience using the outline provided in class. DUE 1.5.12.
• Class 421 and 412, in reference to and inspiration of the movie Freedom Writers, please write a short story about a fictitious character (make believe character) that represents either you or someone else. This fictitious character must be someone who has experienced some struggle, trial, testing, or obstacle in life that made them have heartache and left emotional scars yet somehow something happened to them that made him/her see life differently. It can also be someone who encouraged them to turn their life around. Basically the story should start off with some sort of struggle or bad experience and then gradually develop into a victorious and happy ending. It is at this point of the short story where the character beats and defies all odds that would have kept him/her down. It is at this point where anyone who said that he/she could not amount to anything in life will have to eat their words because he/she is now more than a conqueror. This character is the master of  his/her destiny and future. Please be creative and use quotation marks to identify dialogue between characters. This must be typed (12 font, Times New Romans, double spaced). Think about the WDM short stories you've read in class and the 3 "Hot Picks" (i.e. Snitch) that I provided in class to give you inspiration as to what to write about. Lastly, give your short story a catchy and creative title and it should be 2-3 FULL pages long. Due on 1.3.12. No excuses!
• Class 412 - Those students who did not complete their WDM essays, please make sure you email it to me during the break. If you are handing it when you return to school, it is your choice to either handwrite it or type it (Times New Romans, 12 font, double spaced). NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. AS YOU CAN SEE YOUR WORKLOAD IS A BIT HEAVY. THEREFORE IT IS IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO COMPLETE ALL OF YOUR WORK IN A TIMELY FASHION.  DUE 1.3.12
• Class 421 - You will receive your WDM revision lesson when you return to school. Please note however, that yours will be due on 1.5.12.
• All students who are participating in the ABrT competition need to return their permission slips on 1.3.12. Please make sure that your parents can come to the competition.
• ABrT rehearsal will be on 1.3.12 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Competition on 1.5.12 @ 5 pm-6:30 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH I HAVE PROVIDED DIFFERENT DUE DATES FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT, YOU MUST PROVIDE QUALITY WORK. IT WILL BE COUNTED TWICE AS A TEST GRADE AND I WANT ALL OF YOU TO HAVE A GREAT 2ND MARKING PERIOD GRADE. PLEASE PACE YOURSELF AS YOU COMPLETE EACH ASSIGNMENT. ENJOY YOUR VACATION AND DO YOUR BEST!

HAVE A BLESSED NEW YEAR! : )