As we discussed, your work is to manage your time to finish your memoir, biography or essay collection by Tuesday, October 9. Make sure you know your goals for Monday, 9/24 and 10/1As you read, consider several noticings (specifics on the bookmark I'll give you in class)
Contrasts and Contradictions
Words of the Wiser
Revelations
Again & Again
Shifting Structure
New Vocabulary
On the back of the bookmark (or somewhere else), note the pages you see any of this happening. I'll ask you to write a short on demand essay in class on October 9th, based on these observations. We'll also have some journals which focus on these areas too.
In addition, here is what I'd like you to do for homework this week:
Monday: Read independent book. Choose two "noticings" to annotate.
Tuesday: Read Jonathan Turley's Op-Ed essay: "10 Reasons the U.S. is no longer the land of the free". Annotate in margins, thinking about the question: What is Turley's main argument? Summarize and offer opinions in margins. How do you connect Turley's ideas to Kingsolver's from last week?
Bring Mrs. Bedrosian's college essay to class.
Block day:
Read independent book. Choose two "noticings" to annotate. If applicable, notice what your narrator believes makes a good citizen.
Choose topic for college essay.
Write thesis statement.
Friday: Work on draft for college essay. Due Tuesday. Essay should be between 250-500 words. I'll check benchmark #1 of independent book on Monday. Don't forget about noting your reading rate: how many pages of your book are you reading in 30 minutes? Does it vary?
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