Friday, November 9

Freshmen: Today we focused on two things: Improving your Ways Poem, and examples of narrative essays. Here is what you need to do in revision of your Ways Poems:

1.     Spell out everything – no symbols.

2.     Every stanza should be a complete sentence or short paragraph.

3.     Name the object in every stanza.

4.     Give the object an action in every stanza.

5.     Use standard punctuation and spelling.

6.     Use line breaks.

7.     You need multiple ways of seeing.

These revisions are due on Monday. Due Tuesday is a narrative essay. This should be typed. In your header, include the lead and conclusion technique you used. If you wish, 10% it. Remember that the most important element of a narrative is conflict, be it internal or external. Write about a time you were angry, sad, happy, guilty, or scared; write about a time you did something wrong, or passed a difficult trial, or accomplished something great.

Lastly, read for 20 minutes and finish Speak and your reflection for Monday. We will have a seminar about Speak on Monday. Due next Thursday is vocab Chapter 5.

Sophomores: Today we introduced the end of the semester project. You got a hand out on it. We also learned about irony. Ironically enough, this is a concept that you need to apply to your reading of The Alchemist (although that's really not ironic). Finish The Alchemist for Friday, with either a reflection or notes for the seminar.

CNF: We finished reading Chapter 2 of Freakonomics, with either a reflection or notes for the seminar.

Basketball: We are at Sunnyside today, done at 5:30. We will be at Judge on Saturday. You can arrive as early as 7:30 if you wish, and we'll be done at 10:30. There will be a quiz on the terminology I gave out and I will collect your letters that day.