English 12 - Shakespeare Scholars!

Seniors in English 12, you've been doing a fantastic job with your initial interpretations and analysis of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Bravo! Keep up the great work!

Use this link from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. to become a Shakespearean Scholar . Simply paraphrase these 10 facts on a separate piece of paper. Write each of them out in your own words with your own hand on your own piece of paper, in complete sentences, of course.

THEN, explore the Folger's web site to discover at least five more things to teach us about Shakespeare -- his life, his plays, his theatre, his times, or his legacy. Add them to your list and turn them in to Mr. Hayungs at the end of the period. I'll see you Monday, book in hand!

My Favorite Poem Project

SOPHOMORES! Continue your quest to find your favorite poem! Our readings will begin in a couple of weeks. Find that poem that MUST be shared! I invite you to look at some of the web sites under the Liquid Fire Links and to check out some of the works by the writers named below. Ask your friends, your parents, your brothers and sisters, your co-workers -- what's your favorite poem? 

Try: 

Walt Whitman

Mary Oliver

Ted Kooser (Ames High Grad!)

Jane Kenyon

Pablo Neruda

Nikki Giovanni

Robert Frost

Kay Ryan

e.e. cummings

Sylvia Plath

James Wright

Eimily Dickinson

Allen Ginsberg

Kim Addonizio

Billy Collins

Adrienne Rich

Senior Survey for English 12

Seniors in English 12 and Advanced English 12,

Please click on this link to the Senior Spring Survey and answer the questions to the best of your ability. We'll discuss the answers on Monday!

- Mr. Brekke

Final Exams!

Seniors in English 12 and Advanced English 12, please use today as an opportunity to add the finishing touches to your final exams and final assignments. You got this!

Please turn the following assignments in by 3:30 p.m. today:

* Independent Reading One-Pager #4 (paper copy)

* Observation Journal Make-Up (An electronic copy is acceptable, but please send me an email today letting me know you took advantage of the opportunity. I will not check your Google folder unless you send me an e-mail.)

* Final Exam Part I (electronic copy in your folder titled "Final Exam Part I")

* Final Exam Part II (paper copy with rubric stapled to the FRONT)