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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Homework: January 8

English 11

  • Write a 1-2 page response to the Nate Fick/Tim O'Brien interview:
    • In paragraph 1, introduce the topic: Summarize the important points made during the interview.
    • In paragraph 2, you'll discuss what resonated most with you as a viewer/reader/thinker/person.
    • In paragraphs 3-however many you write, you'll make connections between what you heard in the interview and what you've read in The Things They Carried, being as specific as possible. 
      • You can use these prompts to help you write this section:
        • O'Brien's discussion of ______________ reminds me of ___________ in the story _______________, because...
        • When Fick gave the example _________________, it was like ______________ in the story ______________...
Honors English 12
  • Read Frankenstein! Complete a journal entry!
Creative Writing
  • Read an annotate the poems that we identified in the packet (start with the Emily Dickinson, read the next three...end with "Nostalgia")

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