Tuesday, May 16, 2017

May 16th

1. You will be doing a Google Slide Presentation addressing the following:

  • Title Page~ English 10 Year in Review with your name and picture :) 
  • Literature review. In your own words, summarize the stories of the following works: Gilgamesh, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Animal Farm, Taming of the Shrew
  • With each summary, include what you feel that each specific text teaches us about being human, or what it teaches us about humanity. 
  • Literary Device Review- Define the following terms: Epic, Archetype, Irony, Allusion, Diction, Historical Context, Characterization, Metaphor, Symbolism, Propaganda, Dystopian literature, 
  • Provide evidence of each of these techniques in literary works we studied this year. Make sure the evidence is cited correctly. 
  • Shakespeare History- 10 facts about William Shakespeare (Cite your sources) 
  • Shakespeare Plays- A list of all of Shakespeare's plays separated into Tragedy, Comedy, and Histories (Cite your source) 
  • Definition of literary comedy, and the characteristics of literary comedy. 
  • 5 quotes from Taming of the Shrew that you feel represent the characteristics of comedy. Explicate the quote (explain what it means), what is its context in the play, point out important diction choices, how does it represent the characteristic(s) of comedy, why is it important to the overall play. (Use proper MLA citation for a play)
  • 3 quotes that you think reveal Kate's true characterization. Explain how these quotes represent what you understand of Kate. Cite correctly. 
  • 3 quotes that you think reveal Pertruchio's true characterization. Explain how these quotes represent what you understand of Petruchico. Cite correctly. 
  • What are the 5 most important things you learned about English content this year. 
  • What are the 5 most important things you learned about YOURSELF this year! 
  • An accurate Works Cited Page for your work. (Showing you know how to put together a WC page) 
Your presentation will need to be uploaded to Google Classroom by the end of 2nd hour on May 19th. 

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