Homework: April 29

English 11 (F)

• You have two questions to answer, in two separate, thoughtful, detailed paragraphs. They are:
• Is Gatsby great?
• Is Gatsby great?
• Remember, we talked in class about how these are two different questions (hint: the italics are key!). We also talked about what GREAT can mean.
• Read your independent book!

Honors English 12 (G)

• Work on your projects. Start writing. Remember, I showed you how I might start mine. (It's below, if you want to revisit its brilliance.) It might look like a bit of a mess, but it's my mess...  :)  Writing will help you figure things out. 
• Read your independent book!

Honors English 11 (A)

• Write the first paragraph of your literary criticism response. Have some ideas about the second paragraph...we'll talk about it in class tomorrow.
• Read your independent book!

English 12 (B)

• Work on your projects. Start writing. Remember, I showed you how I might start my essay. (It's below, if you want to revisit its brilliance.) It might look like a bit of a mess, but it's my mess...  :) Writing will help you figure things out. 
• Read your independent book!

I started writing my essay in class, in front of you. You might have noticed many things, but mostly this: It's a mess right now...which is ok. Thinking and writing can be pretty messy, and ideas don't just line up for us and wait for us to catch them. As I told you in class, this page shows a combination of fully formed ideas, fledgling ideas, and questionable ideas. I'll end up revising this a lot, and I highlight, use ellipses, and skip lines to capture what I want to say. This is all part of my process...yours may be different!