Wednesday-Friday

In both CP & Honors we are working on a variety of activities that are preparing us for the writing of our short story. Each class is at a different stage, but by Friday there are two things that you should have completed:

• setting activity
• first lines hand-out

CP-You will have a quiz on The ROAD this Friday.

CP & Honors
-free write
-short story guidelines


Monday, January 11

List 2-3 things you learned from Eric Wasserman?
What question or questions do you still have?
Why do you think it is important to have visiting writers?

CP & Honors
-discuss last Thursday

Friday, January


CATCH UP, CATCH UP, CATCH UP

Last Wednesday was spent further preparing for Eric Wasserman's visit & then Thursday was spent with fiction writer Eric Wasserman.

WRITE TWO-THREE THOUGHT PROVOKING QUESTIONS FOR ERIC WASSERMAN.

Honors
-Reading assessment
-Story discussion

CP
-Finish "Brother's"

Monday, January 4th

COPY AND COMPLETE

Do you believe in New Year's Eve resolutions? If so, have you ever made any? How did it go? Regardless of your beliefs, what are 3 goals you have for 2010?

Honors
-Introduction to Eric Wasserman
-Read "He's No Sandy Koufax"
-Keep a reader's log

Homework: Read "Brothers"

CP
-Introduction to Eric Wasserman
-Begin "Brothers"

Thanks to all classes for doing a wonderful job listening to the visiting writer, Sara Tracey, yesterday. Sara speaks highly of her day here. She reminded me how lucky I am to be here working with you.

For today and tomorrow, our goal in Honors is to finish the movie, "A Raisin in the Sun." I look forward to reading your stories that you turned in yesterday.

Our Cp goal is to finish The Road. Those who don't finish will have to finish over break.

Today & tomorrow we are reading, discussing, and analyzing Sara Tracey's chapbook, Flood Year. Sara will be visiting and working with each class this Wednesday.

Just a reminder to honors classes, your "A Raisin in the Sun" creative "10 years later" story is due Wednesday.

Cp classes-I am very proud of your dedication to The Road. Keep up the commitment.

Honors
-Discussion of Ten Years Later (after "A Raisin in the Sun") paper.
due Wednesday
typed
2 pages
If you will be on a field trip next Thursday & Friday when we are finishing the movie, your paper should be a minimum of 3 pages to make up for missing the movie.
-Start the movie

CP
-2nd period worked on The Road
-7th period worked with the IACP speakers

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11th

Honors
-Watch first part of "A Raisin in the Sun"

CP
-You should be up to page 100 in The Road



THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10th

Honors
-Read 125-end of play
-Discuss the writing assignment for the end of the book.

CP
-Get to at least page 80