Bio-Historical Poems

Follow the links below for help writing your Bio-Historical poem.

Acrostic Poem
Diamante Poem

War Unit: Key Questions

Respond to one of the key questions at the bottom of your green War Unit Rational sheet.  Respond in a five-sentence minimum paragraph using proper English grammar and spelling.  Remember to include your name and the prompt to which you are responding.

Comparing MLK Jr. to Thoreau

 Use the link below to create a Venn Diagram illustrating similarities and differences between Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Nonviolent Resistance" and Henry David Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government."  When you have finished, please print your copy, write the names of your group memebers, and turn it in to the front basket.

Online Venn Diagram

Transcendentalism

Edgar Allan Poe

Annotating Tell Tale Heart

Rip Van You

Rip Van You!

Suppose that you walked into the woods one day and met some strange-looking people. After having drunk their liquor you sleep for twenty years. What changes do you see in society after a twenty year sleep? Entitle your narrative “Rip Van (your name).”

Raisin Anticipation Survey: After Reading

In the “After” column of the Anticipation Survey you started at the beginning of the Raisin in the Sun unit, respond again to the statements.  Then, read your original journal response on the blog post.  Finally, journal a reply (200 words or more) to a statement in your belief has changed since reading the story.  If your view has not changed, write about a different statement than to which you responded in Part II.