Steps and page assignments Senior Memory Book Steps and page assignments

Picture or Senior Portrait (ONLY current picture) Cover OR TITLE PAGE Picture or Senior Portrait (ONLY current picture) Personal Motto Your favorite quote and/or rule to live by. Include author and source. “Living life a quarter mile at a time, for those ten seconds or less I’m free – nothing else matters.” Vin Diesel as Dom Toretto in The Fast and the Furious Websites: Mylifemotivation.com. Brainyquote.com 

Dedication/Foreword & Table of Contents House Project “Title” - page 1 Hero Project – pages 2-6 Student Choice 1 “Title” – page 7 Student Choice 2 “Title” – page 8 Modern Moral Tale “Title” – page 9 Macbeth One-pager “Title” – page 10 Student Choice 3 “Title” – page 11 Student Choice 4 “Title” – page 12 Résumé – page 13 Career Research Project “Title” – pages 14-15 Student Choice 5 – page 16 Frankenstein One-pager– page 17 Frankenstein Multimedia Project “Title” – page 18 Student Choice 6 “Title” – page 19 Table of Contents dEDICATION & Foreword A dedication page names the person or group you wish to devote this project to or who has inspired your ideas/writing pieces and why. The foreword includes a description of the purpose and hoped result of completing these writings. What was gained, learned, or discovered. Example Dedication: To my best friend Abby whose steadfast ideals and serene devotion to truth and beauty have served to lighten the method and strengthen the purpose of this project.

House Project Proofread and correct any errors in your House Project poem. Reprint the revised corrected poem. Display the folded house or photos of the 3D project AND the poem together on the same page.

My Hero, My Guardian Angel Hero project head and over the left shoulder of the deceased. The soldiers then begin the 3-volley shots. The echo of the rifles fire, bang, one, bang, two, bang, three! After Taps has been played, the flag is carefully folded into the symbolic tri-cornered shape. A properly proportioned flag will fold thirteen times on the triangles, representing the thirteen original colonies. When folded, no red or white stripe is to be evident, leaving only the blue field with stars. The flag is then given to their kin or appropriate family member. The second the flag is handed, devastation fills up the air. Everyone stays strong, knowing that the fallen soldier served proudly. AFTER My Hero, My Guardian Angel Would you put your life on the line to keep others out of danger? It takes a hero’s bravery, pride, and courage to stand up for our nation and acting to an emergency situation. Are you strong enough to risk it? The courageous men and women of all military branches, I honor you with respect, love, and care. You are willing to risk your life for me and my family; I thank you for everything you have done. Every day of these soldier’s lives, they face the indescribable. They are brave, trustworthy and I can not stress how much the service means to me. I look up to them like a child does a super hero. There is nothing more special than someone wanting to risk their life. I define my hero as strong minded, open hearted, peacemaker, life changer, and a giver and inspirer. Thank you! dependable for this nation. They stand in their uniform with pride. These men and women are unsure of what tomorrow will bring to them, but they are always ready to react to the situation. Any man or woman who would do this for me is defined as a hero . Soldiers go through many obstacles that no regular man could handle. Some soldiers never get to come home to their familes. They served proudly and are recognized for their hard work and dedication. At a fallen soldier’s funeral, a United States flag drapes the casket of deceased veterans to honor the memory of their service to America. The flag is placed so that the blue field with stars is at the BEFORE Each Hero Project one-page essay should be placed on a separate page with its own picture!

Student choiceS 1 & 2 Select a topic to write about and the form of writing to use. Poetry must consist of 150 min. words and 3 stanzas; prose must include 400 min. words and 4 paragraphs. Student choices are YOUR choice but must include writing achieved THIS year, possibly in a class other than English. Add clipart if space is available; otherwise required illustration should be achieved through photos, memorabilia, or other means. Although illustration is REQUIRED, it is all about the WRITING. Thus, more weight will be placed on the writing as opposed to the decoration of the scrapbook.

Ideas for Student Choices Journal writing pieces or “Big Ideas” Non-English class writing assignments College choice or campus visit Your worst memory in high school Your first car Pictures of friends, hangouts, or special items and describe why they are important to you. Hobbies, sports, your passion or something you look forward to. Fashion- What’s cool & what’s not. Plans for the future - Where do you want to live in the future? Pictures of the school - Recall your best memory in this school. Homecoming 2014 Favorite class, teacher, pep rally, or event this year Turning 18 Favorite sport, college, team (college or professional team) Greatest achievement, or something you’re extremely proud of, (academic achievement, sports award, grades, etc.) Future projection – Where do you see yourself in ten years? What goals do you hope to accomplish? Samples should demonstrate what you’ve learned about writing: Literary devices Sentence Variety Brilliant beginnings/endings Dead words Flesch-Kincaid readability Revising & editing skills

MODERN MORAL TALE Proofread and correct any errors in your story. Reprint the revised corrected copy selecting two pages per sheet. Display the scrapbook page with the story, picture, and title.

MACBETH ONE-PAGER Proofread and correct any errors in your House Project poem. Reprint the revised corrected essay. Display the scrapbook page with the picture, quote, and essay. Fair is foul, and foul is fair” Shakespeare’s Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 1) The Other Side of the Coin By Mrs. Del Bosque Literature not only imitates life but provides some of the greatest truths in life. This infamous quote from the witches at the start of the play Macbeth simply means that things aren’t always what they appear. Life constantly reminds us of the consistent paradox of how things appear and how they really are. It appears to Macbeth that the prophesy of becoming king is good news, but shortly after the revelation, his life, and more importantly, his mind become a constant battle or struggle between his ambition to fulfill the prophesy and doing what he knows is right. How often do we today think about money the same way? We find ourselves fantasizing about winning the lottery and becoming filthy rich as though this would solve all our problems in life. Money may seem like the answer, but would it surprise you to know that many lottery winners have lived only a short state of happiness? Some have lost all their money in a little amount of time; others have had their lives turned upside down with more stress and family complications. Even death or suicide has occurred, proving that things are always what they seem. I remember all my life being the strait “A” student, the “school girl” that all the teachers loved. As much as I knew this is what my parents wanted, and for the most part, what made me happy, I knew that I didn’t want to fit into any mold or stereotype! Therefore, this freshman cheerleader could also be seen having a chewing tobacco spitting contest with the football players. Imagine seeing a skinny fifteen-year-old in her cheerleading uniform, leaning over the railings of an outside staircase to see who could make the biggest splat. I may have displayed nothing but total respect and good behavior in the classroom, but outside of school was a different story. When I was a junior in high school, the Bronchettes traditionally spent the night at the field house the night before the “Big” rival game. That year we sent a special care package to the east side in the form of countless bags full of cow manure that were emptied in the main hallway beside the panther statue. Guess who wrote the poem that was placed on top of the heap of smelly dung? It went like this: “Permian Panthers, you think you’re it, but all you are is a pile of s____!” Surely, you can guess what went in the blank. No love lost for Mojo here! Not only is life full of the unexpected, but we should take care to not be too quick to make judgements. Otherwise, you will constantly be surprised, shocked or even disappointed over the unforeseen. After all, one has to remember… there are two sides to every coin.

Student choice 3 Select a topic to write about and the form of writing to use. Poetry must consist of 150 min. words and 3 stanzas; prose must include 400 min. words and 4 paragraphs. Student choices are YOUR choice but must include writing achieved THIS year, possibly in a class other than English. Add clipart if space is available; otherwise required illustration should be achieved through photos, memorabilia, or other means. Although illustration is REQUIRED, it is all about the WRITING. Thus, more weight will be placed on the writing as opposed to the decoration of the scrapbook.

Student choice 4 Select a topic to write about and the form of writing to use. Poetry must consist of 150 min. words and 3 stanzas; prose must include 400 min. words and 4 paragraphs. Student choices are YOUR choice but must include writing achieved THIS year, possibly in a class other than English. Add clipart if space is available; otherwise required illustration should be achieved through photos, memorabilia, or other means. Although illustration is REQUIRED, it is all about the WRITING. Thus, more weight will be placed on the writing as opposed to the decoration of the scrapbook.

Print Final draft on quality watermarked paper Résumé Correct marked and graded printed draft Print Final draft on quality watermarked paper

Career research project Print 2 pages per sheet from Abstract to works cited

Student choice 5 Select a topic to write about and the form of writing to use. Poetry must consist of 150 min. words and 3 stanzas; prose must include 400 min. words and 4 paragraphs. Student choices are YOUR choice but must include writing achieved THIS year, possibly in a class other than English. Add clipart if space is available; otherwise required illustration should be achieved through photos, memorabilia, or other means. Although illustration is REQUIRED, it is all about the WRITING. Thus, more weight will be placed on the writing as opposed to the decoration of the scrapbook.

Frankenstein One-pager Part 1 Visual Image Part 2 Quote Part 3 Writing Connection

Frankenstein Multimedia Project PRINT 6 SLIDES PER SHEET

Student choice 6 Select a topic to write about and the form of writing to use. Poetry must consist of 150 min. words and 3 stanzas; prose must include 400 min. words and 4 paragraphs. Student choices are YOUR choice but must include writing achieved THIS year, possibly in a class other than English. Add clipart if space is available; otherwise required illustration should be achieved through photos, memorabilia, or other means. Although illustration is REQUIRED, it is all about the WRITING. Thus, more weight will be placed on the writing as opposed to the decoration of the scrapbook.

More Student Choices – Min of 2 Other One-pagers: Quotes from any work of literature studied this year. Persuasive or Timed Writings from Journal: Prompt: Is punishment necessary to change undesirable behavior? Prompt: How is celebrating a new year both sad and cheerful? Letters: Honor Flight letter to a veteran Letter to present or future child for his/her senior year Letter to parents or friend who has made a difference in your life Poetry: Graduation Poem What high school has meant to you Recent/Current School Events: Prom Powder Puff Game

FINAL CHECK LIST Complete the “Foreword and Dedication” writings Include the specific titles on the “Table of Contents” Number ALL pages after the table of contents Include a picture (non-print) for each assignment Meet the writing requirements for all required and student choices: 4 paragraphs and 400 words for compositions and 3 stanzas and 150 words for poetry Remember – ONLY those who earn an “A” will be exempt from the subjective portion of the exam. EXTRA Student choices mean BONUS