English 11: Life of Pi: 

We will begin Presentations on June the 11th, and end June 15th. 

Until then you are developing your Dualities in your Groups.

You should all be finished reading Life of Pi and are now working on your Presentation. 

Your Presentation is a well-developed group effort, that has a depth of analysis: it is thoughtful, insightful, original,... leaving us with a sense of the magic, the horror, the beauty, the losses, and ultimately the meaning of Pi's experience. There is a lot of worldly and heavenly aspects to this tale.  

English 11 Homework: For the next few Weeks.

1. Next week you will be writing a thoughtful Discussion and Reflection of your Synthesis Essay.

This will require you to look at your writing and your ability to write and analyze texts. 

2. Write a thoughtful reflection of your Synthesis Essay Assignment, and consider how you can improve your ability to synthesize the texts we use, as you will need to improve for English 12.  Due on May 22.  **Use examples from your Essay and other texts we are using.
Reflection will be word-processed, single spaced, in Times New Roman: 

PLEASE HAVE TWO  SPACES BETWEEN the first PARAGRAPH and the SECOND PARAGRAPH. 

Of course, your conclusion must leave the reader with a clear sense of understanding and completion that makes sense.  

3. **You should be reading Life of Pi,  finishing it by Friday, June 1st.

4. **Dualities:

The next phase is your Dualities Assignment. You are to choose ONE of the "dualities" that is strongly developed in the novel, and establish a Thesis Statement from it, so you are able to discuss it's development and significance in understanding the story.

This will be a Group Presentation where you   share your Dualities with the class. 

We will start our Dualities Presentations on June 4th and end on June 15th.