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Enhance your learning experience by attending the play "Flowers for Algernon" from October 3-6 at 7:00 PM at the Performing Arts Center (PAC). Tickets are only $5 for students. To earn extra credit, write a paragraph about the play and attach your ticket stub to the paper, indicating the date you attended. Don't forget, the final draft of your five-paragraph essay is due on October 8, and a typed first draft must be submitted in class on October 3. This assignment is vital—worth 50 points!
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Extra Credit Opportunity • Attend “Flowers for Algernon” • October 3-6 at 7:00 pm at PAC • Tickets are $5 for students. • You must write a paragraph about the play and staple your ticket stub to the paper. You must indicated what date you attended.
Anchor Paper 1 • Final draft Due Oct. 8 • Five paragraph Essay • Typed, MLA Formatted • First draft due Oct. 3, printed and brought to class. This is worth 50 points. If you don’t have the draft, it is a zero you cannot make up. • Final draft will be turned in via www.turnitin.com
Prompt • “… all utopias are designed by who is not there, by the people who are not allowed in.” –Toni Morrison • Consider the above quote and all sources provided. Determine whether a true utopia is attainable. In a five paragraph essay state your opinion and use the texts provided to support your argument. Sources: “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut “Utopia” by WislawaSzymborska “The Amana Colonies”
The next two weeks • We will go over the formula for a five paragraph essay. • I will give you time in class to work on pre-writing. • You will type outside of class. • Media Center • Before school, lunch, after school