Sunday, September 28, 2008

Week of 9/29-10/3

After a moment of silence for the Mets, we will continue our studies......................................................
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....................................................Thank you.

Monday: Meet in memoir groups. Discuss your reactions/responses to the memoir. Focus analysis on the writer's style. Identify key stylistic elements employed by your writer. Use this discussion as the "pre-writing" for your "Why I Write" blog written in the voice and style of your author. Use this title: "Why I Write" by -- (insert author's name). Due midnight Friday, 10/3. HW: Read college essay articles.

Tuesday and Wednesday: Discuss college essays: goals and approaches. Share, peer review, one-on-one reviews.

Thursday: Handouts due on rhetorical terms. Introduction to The Things They Carried.

Friday: AP Prompt: style analysis of memoir passage.

Over the weekend: Read TTTC; follow schedule. On Monday, wear a word! Prepare to teach it.

3 comments:

Shay said...

Thank you very much for the moment of silence.

The Monk said...

When is "TheTeach" going to come out and start commenting?

theteach said...

When you least expect it, she will appear.