Poster Boards

How are everyone's poster boards coming along? What kind of materials are you going to use?

Independent Reading Book

Sometimes re-reading a book again may seem a little bit of work or we become idle when it comes to reading it again. Did you guys find it helpful to read again a book you had read before? Did reading it again help you learn more about the book or make more connections now that you may have more background information since when you first read it? or any other opinions...?

Summer Time - prepare for senior year time-

Do any of you guys plan on taking the ACT or SAT this summer? Seniors do you guys have any suggestions to those of us who want to do better? Anything that helped or didnt help you?

ALEX #2

So for those who took the SAT how do you feel about it? Do you feel it is fair that this one test will be one of the major deciding factors as to what colleges and scholarships you'll have at hand? I have yet to take it and was curious as to whether it was a fair gauge of your intelligence as a student?

ALEX

Ok so now that the AP test is over but we cant speak specifically of the questions in general how do you guys feel you did? Was there any section that you feel you messed up on or overall was it easier or harder than what you expected? Was anyone else hesitant to allow College Board to access the information because you didn't know how you'd do?

Soooo.......

How is everyone doing on their project and book report? Has anyone finished yet?

Adaptations

Rarely do I care for film-type adaptations of literature, but specifically in the live-action department. I adore most cartoon adaptations.

I did some digging and found a really cute Mickey Mouse short on the book I'm reading The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. There are some major significances in how the boys become separated and there is not much motivation to live different lives (Parent Trap like) in the book. Despite that, it is pretty funny.

My Favorite Part:

Mickey: I can't be the prince! H-how do I act? What do I say?

Prince: To govern, you'd need only say one of two things: "That's a splendid idea! I'm glad I thought of it." or "Guards! Seize him!"

It's an old joke, but I guess the actor's delivery was what made it so funny.

It turns out this other old cartoon show called Animaniacs often told segments of Shakespeare in it's actual form with translation/jokes about it on the side. Those weren't bad either.
Or the A Midsummer Night's Dream adaptation, also a Mickey Mouse short.
(I went on a cartoon spree if you have not noticed.)

What's your favorite adaptation of a piece of literature? It can be either cartoon, live-action, or even anime (Romeo X Juliet, apparently).
And don't say The Scarlet Letter with Demi Moore, or I will be very disappointed!