English 2 Honors - 2nd Quarterly Assessment

English 2 Honors – 2^nd Quarterly Assessment

 

Part A. - due on 1/14 - Paper - hard copy & Turn it In 

 Power Point - e-mailed to maria.debowska@lodi.k12.nj.us

Part B. - due on 1/14 - handed in during 9th period

Part C. - due on 1/21 - hard copy & Turn it In

 

Part A.  Author Study

Research the background (of the assigned author from the list below) and share with the class the author’s experiences which prepared him/her for writing (the book/play we studied). 

Typed paper – 15 points.  Power Point Presentation (10 slides with pictures) – 20 points.

Ayn Rand

George Orwell

Aldous Huxley

Tennessee Williams

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

William Shakespeare

 

Part B. The Glass Menagerie

Design a poster ad for a forthcoming production of The Glass Menagerie.  15 points.

 

Part C.  “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

Write an original ballad – 15 verses (60 lines).  50 Points.

• Perhaps the oldest form of poetry
• A form of entertainment
• Short story told in rhyming verse, with measured beats in each line
• Character:  hero/commoner
• Theme:  Supernatural/Mystical, Tragedy, Love (unrequited, unfulfilled), Physical courage,    Violence, History
• Setting:  time, place
• Rhyme scheme:  a b c b
• Rhythm:  best 8-6-8-6 * has to read well *
• Capitalize every first letter in each line (even if it is not a new sentence)
• Punctuate – commas to pause & periods to end statements, also use ? ! --