Homework Over the Break!

Read to the end of Chapter Six and complete dialogue journals for each chapter.

Periods 5,6

Finish annotating "The Body Ritual of the Nacerima" by Horace Miner. Due at the beginning of class.

HW:

Period 2: Finish Chapter 1 of Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe for class on Thursday.

Periods 6 and 7: None.

Scratch that!

We'll be picking up our new books this coming week. No homework unless you have not turned in your role of the writer synthesis essay.

Synthesis Essays on "The Role of the Writer" due!

We will be transitioning into our new unit this week. Your "Role of Literature/Storytelling/the Writer" is due, complete Tuesday and Wednesday at the beginning of the period.

We will be viewing the film "Finding Forrester" as a grand finale to the unit and picking up our new book on Thursday/Friday.

Tuesday November 12 /Wednesday November 13

Bring your polished pieces on the role of the writer/stories. We will finish "Finding Forrester" in class and discuss. We will then be picking up the novel from our next unit.

I look forward to your work!

Wednesday/Thursday

Solid drafts due to be worked on in class!!!! Come with a typed draft for revision.

Due Monday/Tuesday

Periods 2 and 6

Bring a complete draft--700 words on Monday and Tuesday. We will work on self and peer-editing.

Period 7:

Come prepared with a one-page journal write about what stories have meant to you. We will continue the drafting process on Monday.

Remember that Monday is a Friday schedule!!!!