Monologues

Here are some tips, 7A:

Be less than two minutes. Two minutes is more than enough to show your stuff. In fact, the auditors have already made their decision after 30 seconds, maybe even less.  

Have a clear objective. You can't just stand there and talk. You have to be actively talking to someone you've imagined, and you must be trying to get something from them.  

Try to have a distinct beginning, middle, and end. A beginning: A strong first sentence to capture attention. A middle: Lots of juicy content. An end: A strong finish. When your monologue has structure, the auditors are more likely to remember you.

Contain conflict. Drama cannot exist without conflict. Who wants to see a play about everyone getting along? 

The Wanted Poster

A few things to keep in mind:

• you need to include three plausible traits (that are NOT physical, but personality traits)
• character traits are supported with direct textual evidence
• APE strategy is used to fully support your inferences
• Wanted Poster is accompanied with a supported graphic (poster)\

And remember this is due next Wednesday, April 29th!

All Summer in a Day

Write a story scene that is a continuation of "All Summer in a Day." In your scene, pick up where the author left off: Margot is released from the closet.

Please post your writing to VT for feedback by Thursday.

-Mr. C

P.S. Tomorrow in math you need to complete your tiling pattern using rotations, reflections and translations. Ensure that after it's assigned that you complete it!