May 5, 2009 - Write a response to an Advanced Placement English Literature Prompt:  In many works of literature, past events can effect, positively or negatively, the present actions, sttitudes, or values of a character.  Choose a novel or play in which a character must contend with some aspect of the past, either personal or societal.  Then write an essay in which you show how the character's relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. (Minimum of two pages.)

May 7, 2009 - Complete Advanced Placement English Examination Objective Test (60 minutes)

 

 

May 11, 2009 - Recitation of Ode (54 points):  Parental Assessment; Creativity Assignment

Creativity Assignment

This assignment (50 points) asks you to write your thoughts, inclinations, beliefs, and desires relative to the use of creativity in your life.  In so doing, your disposition towards creative pursuits may be better clarified and subsequently put into action.  Additionally, it helps you identify the important characteristics of creativity in your life.  This paper should be 300-500 words in length and include the following elements:

• Your appraisal of your own creative talents, abilities, and understanding
• The impact creativity might actually or potentially have on your life and those around you
• Any new directions you would like to pursue relative to creativity

Use standard format:  1" margins; double space, 12-font in either Arial or Times New Roman

Keep in mind the Six Traits of Writing.

 

May 13, 2009 - Submit 3-D Model of Creativity - This is a "creative" creativity project (50 points).  You need to create a 3-D model of how you are creative or how you think creativity works.  You will submit this model with a written explanation of what your model is and how it reflects your creativity.

 

May 15, 2009

Write a letter to yourself to be read in 3 years.  Your letter should include the following:

• Your goals and aspirations in life
• Outstanding events during you high school experience
• What you learned in high school
• Advice you would give to a sophomore entering high school
• The part your parents played in your educational career
• Friends you played an important part of your life

Letter will be placed in a self-addressed stamped envelope and submitted. Your letter will be mailed to you in 3 years.