For Wednesday

English 11
Dramatic Reading in groups for tomorrow
Questions Walter Mitty (1-4/5-9) with your partner
Final found poem due Thursday at the latest. typed!

English 12
Digital collage for next Tuesday. All assignments are due that day.
Write a journal reflection: Why is important to you personally and to the world to remember the holocaust?

Creative Writing
We will debrief our memoir introduction tomorrow. Please have all parts done.

For Monday

Have a great weekend! Hopefully it won't rain too, too much.

English 11
Rough draft of your found poem. If you were absent, you can get advice on how to do this in class on Monday.

English 12
Find a written or digital story about some kind of ritual that is practiced in our country or in another. For example: is stoning a common practice in other countries?

Creative Writing
Finish some of the carousel assignments before Monday. Bring a personal reading book to class for Monday.

For Thursday

Yikes! The rain is a bit oppressive today! Stay dry, read a book, have a great cup of tea and sit by the fire and then it won't seem so bad.

Creative Writing
Bring a book to read in class for Monday
Library tomorrow
Final versions of dialogues for Friday

English 12
Compare/contrast assignments
Read the Lottery for tomorrow
Lit terms quiz on Friday

English 11
Great risk taking with the flash fiction stories! I am very proud of you all.
Bring your final revised version to class for tomorrow. Yes, I want it typed.
Write the sequel assignment for class tomorrow. Be ready to share with your group.

for Wednesday

Late post. Crazy busy.
English 11
Flash fiction

English 12
Slam poems Thursday.

Creative Writing
Next draft of dialogue story

That's it, folks! Have a good one.

For Tuesday

Welcome back! It was a bit of a shock to see your lovely faces this morning! Here are the assignments for this rainy Monday evening.

Creative Writing
We are still working on our dialogues. If you got feedback, you should be making changes and getting your final version ready for Wednesday. If you haven't had feedback you can hand in your final version on Thursday instead.  Some of you may have descriptive writing assignments to hand in. Don't forget about them as well.
We are going to the library on Thursday and Friday.


English 12
Comparative Essay Draft 2 for tomorrow. Final version is due on Wednesday. Make sure that you are addressing a topic and not relying too much on plot summary.

English 11
Final version of your Flash fiction is due on Wednesday. Remember to consider the criteria for good flash fiction.
Read the story "Test" for tomorrow and have the definitions and sentences ready for class.

For the holidays

Not too, too much to do over the holidays. Hope you have a great break and that wherever you are, you are having fun and enjoying your time with friends and family. If you are at home, the weather is supposed to be glorious, so enjoy every minute of it!

Creative Writing
Bring your draft of your dialogue to class for the first day back. Please type it. Some of you have not handed in your last writing assignment, please take the time to get it done and handed in by the 23rd.
It has been great to share your writing and to get to know you better. I can't wait to see what you do with your dialogues.

English 12
1st draft of your essay comparing and contrasting or just comparing or contrasting some element of the "Kugelmass Episode" and "Midnight in Paris."  You should have a minimum of 4 paragraphs. An example of a topic might be: Discuss how magical realism plays a role in both the movie and the story.  Compare the theme of desire in the movie and the story.  Please be ready with a typed version.
I look forward to reading and sharing your insights. Make sure to carefully craft your thesis statement. Be sure to refer to your handouts for assistance if you are confused.



English 11
Thank you for a fabulous last day! It was heartwarming to hear all the fine things you had to say to one another! You are truly and an amazing group of people. Please have your first draft of your flash fiction story done for the first day back. Take a second look at the stories we have read. Choose a simple situation and make something happen. Consider having the reader jump into the scene and see where that might take you as the writer. Remember: choose love.

For Friday

Almost vacation time!

Creative Writing
Bring back your first version of your dialogues for tomorrow. We will read them to the class and get feedback.

English 12
We will finish watching Midnight in Paris tomorrow and will begin outlining our compare writing assignment.  You need to make a connection between the story and the movie. Be sure to pick a focus. It could be plot, theme, character development, setting....over to you.Good copy will be due the second day back. Draft will be due the first day back.


English 11
We are writing a draft of flash fiction for tomorrow. We brainstormed some ideas in class today. Try following the suggestions for Flash fiction writing from the handout that I passed out in class. Final version will be due after the break.

Great presentations today. Some of them were so incredibly heart wrenching.  You all connected well with the emotional intention. Now, try to carry some of that awareness into your writing of your piece. No more than 3/4 of a page.

For Wednesday

English 12
Spend 10 more minutes on the fantasy story we started in class. Review vocabulary from the Kugelmass episode
Lit terms quiz to elegy on Thursday

Creative Writing
Create a dialogue scenario
Revise your place assignment

English 11
Write an extended reflection on the decision making process of today's discussion. What did you observe about people and about yourself? How easy is it to make those decisions?
Great discussion today. Try to find another similiar ethical dilemma in the news today.

For Tuesday

Creative Writing
Make some revisions to your place writing. Bring your next version into class. Read the article on dialogue.

English 12
We read The Kugelmass Episode in class today. Look up one of those allusions that occurs in the story. Who is Hester Prynne and why would Allen be referring to her? Find one that interests you.
Answer the questions, review the vocabulary as well.

English 11
Today we reviewed the impostor phenomenon. We thought about the connection to bullying. We discussed ethical dilemmas and you provided some good connections from you Psychology class!
Very enlightening! Finish reading the Mirror Image by Lena Coakley.
Review the vocabulary words from Faking It.
Phenomenon, serendipitous, accolade, attribute, incredulously, construe, fluke, vulnerability, inherent

Enjoy the sun!