Friday, January 9, 2009

English Homework for Monday, Jan 12, Day

Class One: First-read "My Last Duchess" several times. Then create Vocab Squares for words that you do not know. Finally-mark-up the text using the DEJ method.

Class Two: Each of you will write a RAFT. Following instructions explicitly.
ROLE: you are the Duke of Tirol's agent. The Duke of Tirol has sent you to the Duke of Ferrar
to negotiate the terms of Tirol's daughter to the Duke of Ferrar.
AUDIENCE: after meeting the Duke of Ferrar, you write a letter to your Lord, Duke of Tirol.
It should be a formal letter since you are not his equal but rather his servant.
FORMAT: a formal letter in which you either advise your master to proceed with the
wedding OR break off negotiations immediately.
TOPIC: The Duke of Ferrar's desire to marry the Duke of Tirol's daughter.

In addition to following the rubric, you must incorporate at least five of the new vocabulary words.

Class Six: Rewrite your RAFT following your partner's suggestions. AND ONE MORE THING: you must use at five of the new vocab words.

JUST A REMINDER: INDIE READING JOURNALS ARE DUE FRIDAY, JAN 23 BY 2:15. NO EXCEPTIONS.

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