Homework: October 7

English 12 (E block)

• Read and mark up the personal essay I gave you in class today. Consider:
• What is the essay about? (Topic)
• How does the author develop the essay? (What moves does the writer make?)

Readers/Writers Workshop (F block)

• Write one page in the perspective of a character in a story who doesn't get a voice! You wrote one today in class--for homework, you can either add to that story, or start a different one. Remember to keep in mind: What does the character want to tell everyone? What does his/her "voice" sound like?

English 11 (G block)

• I know that instructions were a little unclear at the end of the block. If you're checking this blog, that's good!
• Here's what I'm trying to have you spend some time working on today:
• You've identified a motif (confinement, comfort, hero/adventure).
• I asked you to write about that motif, to explore it.
• Now, you'll want to work on developing an idea about what Alexie SAYS about that motif. 
• So, if you're working with the motif of CONFINEMENT, you could ask: What does Alexie want us to understand about confinement? Think about who is confined, and where. How does this confinement matter?

English 11 (A block)

• Here's what I'm trying to have you spend some time working on today:
• You've identified a motif (confinement, comfort, hero/adventure).
• I asked you to write about that motif, to explore it.
• Now, you'll want to work on developing an idea about what Alexie SAYS about that motif. 
• So, if you're working with the motif of CONFINEMENT, you could ask: What does Alexie want us to understand about confinement? Think about who is confined, and where. How does this confinement matter? 
• Here are the notes, below, from class today. Try it out. Give it your full effort. We'll talk more about it on Thursday.

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