Narrative Essay (College Application Essay)
College Application Essay (Narrative Essay) Assignment For the past several years, all students in English classes at MTHS have written a common essay – specifically, a narrative essay modeled after the essays that most universities require of their applicants. This...
Independent Reading Project – Book No. 1
Part of your responsibilities as an English 9 Honors student is to do some serious reading outside the classroom. We’ve decided this year to have you read at least three books of your choosing from the College Board’s list of 101 books for college-bound students, or...
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Bryan Singer’s “The Usual Suspects”
So, who is Kaiser Söze?!? Mamma mia, did I get fooled by this film the first time I saw it! How about you? Be honest, now… What’s clear is that this is one very special film that creatively combined wonderful acting with excellent story-telling with phenomenal...
“Citizen Kane” & “Seven Samurai”
Poetic Devices Presentations
Just as we can use literary tools to understand novels or films, we use poetic devices to help us examine poetry. This is an opportunity for us better understand these devices as a community in our poetry café. Your group will be randomly assigned to focus on one of...
Poetry Anthology Project
During the Café Firenze experience, we have listened to and read a great deal of poetry. Since so much of poetry is personal, this is an opportunity to identify poems that have resonated and connected with you. Therefore, you will gather poems that mean something to...