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"