The notes for feminist literary criticism are located here .
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SAT Test Dates – 2006-2007 |
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Registration Deadlines |
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| U.S. and International++ | U.S. Late | ||
| October 14, 2006 | SAT & SAT Subject Tests | September 12, 2006 | September 20, 2006 |
| November 4, 2006 | SAT & SAT Subject Tests — includes Language Tests with Listening | September 29, 2006 | October 11, 2006 |
| December 2, 2006 | SAT & SAT Subject Tests | November 1, 2006 | November 9, 2006 |
| January 27, 2007 | SAT & SAT Subject Tests | December 20, 2006 | January 4, 2007 |
| March 10, 2007** | SAT only | February 2, 2007 | February 14, 2007 |
| May 5, 2007 | SAT & SAT Subject Tests | March 29, 2007 | April 11, 2007 |
| June 2, 2007 | SAT & SAT Subject Tests | April 27, 2007 | May 9, 2007 |
The ACT test dates are located here.
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ACT Test Dates – 2006-2007 |
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Test Date |
Regular Registration Postmark Deadline (regular fee) |
Late Registration Period |
| September 16, 2006 (available only in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Washington) |
August 18, 2006 | August 19 – 25 2006 |
| October 28, 2006 | September 22, 2006 | September 23 – October 6, 2006 |
| December 9, 2006 | November 3, 2006 | November 4 – November 16, 2006 |
| February 10, 2007* | January 5, 2007 | January 6 – January 19, 2007 |
| April 14, 2007 | March 9, 2007 | March 10 – March 23, 2007 |
| June 9, 2007 | May 4, 2007 | May 5 – May 18, 2007 |
The SAT test dates are located here.
Links
- Period 3 magazine: Riting rong, right ?
- Period 4 magazine: The Chronicles of Larnin-a
Deadlines and Essay Ideas
This is your first round of writing assignments for the magazine. The due date for issue one submissions is: September 22.
Reviews (only two per semester)
- Review an album released in the past two months. (.85)
- Review a film playing locally. (.88)
Interviews
- Interview a local politician about his/her opinion on a major state issue–education funding, taxes. etc. (1.1)
- Conduct an interview with a local member of the clergy about his/her perspective on one of the Biblical/Qu'ranic issues we discussed in class. (1.15)
Opinion Pieces
- Discuss what the concept of arete means in modern society. Look into sports, the war, politics, etc. (1.1)
- Analyze a specific educational issue facing high schools, or our high school. (1.0)
- Write an opinion piece supporting one of the candidates for office in 2006. (1.1)
- Write a piece discussing your attitudes towards the efficacy of your education. (1.0)
- Write a piece discussing freedom of speech issues for high school students. Should there be more restrictions on speech? Less? (1.1.)
- Does the banking model of education work? Is critical pedagogy a legitimate criticism of education? (1.2)
- Analyze the article by John Taylor Gatto that we read in class. You can support his argument, critique it, or write your own narrative about education. (1.0)
Literature
- Analyze the perspective of Homer in the Iliad about war. (1.1)
- Write a piece discussing how different cultures address the issue of pride. Consider the ancient Greeks, the authors of Beowulf, the author of the Ramayana, and American society. (1.15)
Profile
- Write a profile of a local achiever. You can write about someone in our school or community. (1.1)
News
- Write a news story about the changes in policy for Helena High this year. (.9)
- Write a news story about the Helena school district's efforts to improve graduation rates and academic achievement. (1.05)
- Write a news story about online learning opportunities for high school students. (1.1)
Fiction/Poetry (only two per semester)
- Write a short story/personal narrative about the concept of 'home'. Use the Edward Abbey piece we read in class as a model. (1.0)
- Write a thematically linked collection of three poems that connect in some way to something we have studied this year. (1.0)
