English 11 Homework for Wed/Thurs/Tuesday:

**Please look at the last two paragraphs at the end of this Blog Entry.

1. Essay Revisions: Your essay revisions are due next Friday.  You are to do a sentence-by-sentence revision of your whole essay, and do a thorough rewrite of your weakest body paragraph. This rewrite should include DEV, CON,....etc. Follow the format of the last revision you did.

2. "Prometheus" interpretation, paragraph and presentation due next Wednesday. Each of you in your groups will work to do the following:

a) understand the Prometheus Myth from all the handouts I have given you. 

b) Write a full page interpretation of the artist's illustrated myth you were given.

c) Present your interpretation of this illustrated-artistic rendition of Prometheus that your group was given. This interpretation will require your understanding of the myth, but, more importantly, how the painter has interpreted this myth. You must consider every aspect/element of the painting: the setting, the central character - his physical condition, his attitude, emotion, the physical environment, the atmosphere, the colours etc. You must come to an interpretation of your illustrated Prometheus.

*Those of you who have two illustrations, do an interpretation of one, and then synthesize them (compare-contrast) using all the elements of interpretation in the guide above. 

Important: Your presentation is not about reading your paragraph, but speaking and explaining to the class your interpretation of the myth as it is rendered by the artist. 

I suggest that you have your paragraph finished, by Tuesday, at least in a good first draft that you can improve by Wednesday Presentation. Your work on Tuesday should be practicing for your Presentation: figure out and practice who is speaking and when, your oral delivery, your physical stance, and your formal expession:  polished in all ways.