9th Grade MP6 Homework Assignments

1. Create a Regents Note-taking chart. Watch a 1/2 hour television show and fill out the chart with infro from the show.
2. Create a Venn Diagrama and fill it out with five similarities and five differences between two separate television show.
3. Visit www.nysedregents.org and print out pages 6 & 7 of Session 2 from January 2008. Answer the multiple choice for Session 2 A. Bring in the Critical Lens.
4. Create an invented, false Works Cited page with real texts: 1 book, 1 anthology selection, 1 newspaper article, 1 website, 1 magazine article. Visit owl.english.purdue.edu for additional help
5. Submit a copy of your research paper assigned in your history class. If you have not been assigned one, please see me to complete a 2 page biographical research on a writer of color.
6. Complete a rough draft of all 4 major college application preparation essays and a resume included in a folder for your 10th grade year.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON JUNE 7, 2010. NO EXCEPTIONS

11th Grade: Gothic and Grotesque in Sleepy Hollow

Watch the film "Sleepy Hollow" carefully and identify elements of the story that are Gothic and Grotesque on the chart provided. When you are done, write a 5-paragraph essay that examines:

1. what makes this film an examples of a gothic narrative?
2. a character that is an ideal grotesque character
3. was this film successful or not in using gothic and grotesque elements to beguile, terrify and entertain you as a viewer?

This essay must follow the format below, include vocabulary learned in class, written with complete sentences, perfect grammar and free of "I" statements until the end. This is a formal essay so avoid any slang or informal language. All characters' names can be found on www.imdb.com with a search for "Sleepy Hollow"

Paragraph 1 –Concise 7-9 sentence summary of film
Paragraph 2 – Two examples of Gothic elements (6-8 sentences)
Paragraph 3 – Two examples of Grotesque Characters (6-8 sentences)
Paragraph 4 – One example of irony: dramatic, situational, verbal (6-8 sentences)
Paragraph 5 – Summary and general opinion (5-7 sentences)

Due: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 typed in MLA Format including notes, outline and final copy!