"Adjectives on the typewriter...he moves his words like a prizefighter..." --Cake

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Homework: October 8

English 11 (F)

  • Tonight, complete the handout you received in class today in order to "research" in order to research for tomorrow's poetry study.
  • By Friday, read to page 113 in True Diary.
  • Read your independent book!
Honors English 12 (G)
  • "St. Lucy's"/Pleasantville essay work!
  • Read Room--we'll discuss section 3 (Dying) on Friday.
  • Work on those college essays!

Honors English 11 (Block A and D)
  • Spend 20-30 minutes starting your essay. Start with your working thesis, and start building your argument. It might be just writing/freewriting for 20-30 minutes, it might be mapping/planning/organizing, it might be pulling and analyzing evidence. Spend 20-30 FOCUSED, thoughtful minutes starting your process. 
  • Remember, I showed you an example of how I might do this. You can check out the screenshot below from today's class:

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