The schedule of nonfiction presentations.

The Non-Fiction Presentation Project

Non-Fiction – Reading and Media Journalism

In your group (of 6, maximum),

Have everyone read some articles (3-4 apiece) that pertain to your subject area.  Have kids bring the articles in – either online or in print.  Discuss these articles and come up with about four (4) that you think are representative:

         Two contrasting print articles (i.e., written pieces)

         One non-print piece (i.e., TV news; radio; online media,

         such as YouTube)

         At least one opinion piece (any - print or non-print): 

         persuasion/editorial

Prepare and rehearse a 10-minute presentation in which you explain the two print articles.  Show your non-print piece as a contrast to your print pieces, and talk about how media journalism works (the same? Differently?) in relation to print journalism.  Finally, share your opinion piece, and talk about the role of Op-Ed writing in your chosen subject area (sports, technology, travel, et al.).  For example, how does opinion about the golfing world affect factual reporting and/or factual events in golf?

The Areas:

                  THE ARTS  (“Team Kamila”)

                  SCIENCE  (“Team Caleb”)

                  MINNESOTA ISSUES (“Team Valeria”)

                  US/WORLD ISSUES  (“Team Grace”)

                  TRAVEL  (“Team Annika”)

                  TECHNOLOGY (“Team Emily/Kailey/Maiya/M/J”)

                  THE STOCK MARKET  (“Team Tanner”)

An Iliad, at the Guthrie Theater, May 19

Here are some shots of our illustrious group at the Big G...

The Group, at the end of the Endless Bridge!

Inspired by Homer!

Theatrical mavens on the loose!

The Producer and Impressario, so pleased with the show and our funny class!

Dinner Before Tonight's Show

For all ILIAD theater-goers:

9th Graders and Families are welcome to join an optional pre-show dinner tonight at 5:00 p.m.

We plan to eat dinner at 5:00 p.m. at THE TEA HOUSE Szechuan Restaurant -- White Bear Ave. and I-94, at the eastern-most end of St. Paul, Minnesota!

The Tea House, in case you don't already know, is a wonderful restaurant.  It is famous for its hospitality, and this includes hospitality to Western taste-buds!!  I.e., If you don't wan't "spicy," the Tea House won't make you "eat spicy."  On the other hand, if you DO prefer spicy, they have super-spicy waiting in the kitchen.  It's up to each diner.

In any event, those who plan to eat at The Tea House should plan to spend roughly $10.00 per person.

And for all -- whether or not you dine at The Tea House -- we will still gather at Woodbury High School, North Entrance (by the American flag), at 6:00 p.m. for our 6:05 p.m. departure for the Guthrie.

Last but not least, Mr. Bratnober does still have some extra tickets, so last-minute additions of enrolled Honors English 9 students and/or family members is still an option, 100%

Please Bring Your $20.00 on Wednesday -- PRINT FORM from CLASSJUMP.

Here's the form.  Please print out this form and bring it - along with your $20.00 - this Wednesday, May  15.

For the form, see the Class Downloads on Mr. Bratnober's ClassJump page for Honors Engl. 9.

P.S.  If you have a hard time printing out this form, please bring the $20.00 anyway!!

Guthrie Tickets and Chaperones for Sunday, May 19

Student tickets for An Iliad are $20.00 apiece for the evening show on May 19.  Please bring your $20.00 to school by Wednesday, May 15.  Cash is fine, and so are checks (make checks payable to WHS).

For each parent chaperone who drives to the Guthrie, this admission is complementary.  The comp ticket is to thank you for supporting the trip, and to reimburse you (artistically!) for your gas mileage.

All our 1st Period students except five (5) have indicated that they plan to take the trip.  Mr. Bratnober will attend, needless to say, and one additional chaperone/driver has now signed up. (Thank you, Mrs. D.!!)

This means there are still six additional slots for parents or guardians to join our group.  Please contact Mr. Bratnober right away (651-262-4119) if you are interested in becoming a chaperone/driver.  It would .be great if we could add a minimum of three or four more committed chaperones.

Please call Mr. Bratnober with any lingering questions you may have about our Guthrie excursion. .

New Date for An Iliad: Sunday, May 19, at 6:00 p.m.

Owing to a schedule conflict at school, our Honors English 9 class will now see An Iliad on Sunday evening, May 19, 2013.  This is a great development for our class, for we will now experience Homer's epic the way great theater was first intended:  at sunset, when memories and dreams combine.

Please establish your plans soon, including - for some - a chance to join our wonderful class as we hit the road and see Stephen Yoakam perform tales of Troy, Achilles, Agamemnon, and Odysseus at America's first and finest regional theater company:  The Tyrone Guthrie Theater, in Minneapolis, MN.

Here are copies of two reviews that appeared in Twin Cities papers on Thursday, May 9.  These are not garden-variety reviews:  they are raves!

St. Paul Pioneer Press review of An Iliad

Minneapolis StarTribune review -- a Two-Thumbs-Up RAVE REVIEW, by Graydon Royce

These are once-in-a-lifetime reviews -- the kind that actors only dream about.  Please see, especially,  Graydon Royce's admiring piece on An Iliad.

We'll go to the Guthrie on Sunday evening, May 19, gathering in the WHS Parking Lot at 6:00 p.m., and returning between 9:30 and 9:45 p.m.

PLEASE MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW TO ATTEND THIS RARE PRODUCTION.  If you are interested in chaperoning, please call Mr. Bratnober immediately at 651-262-4119.   The first to call will have a chance to join us at this extraordinary piece of live theatre.