The Week of Sept. 28

Due Monday, Sept. 28: Typed rough draft of college essay
Due Tuesday, Sept. 29: Graphic novel should be completed & the typed log entry response is to be completed for today's class
Due Friday, Oct. 2: Chapters 1-7 of The Catcher in the Rye
Due Monday, Oct. 5: Chapters 8-13 of The Catcher in the Rye

Due Wednesday, Oct. 7: 50 point final essay using any rough draft writing assignment from the first half of the year. Requirements will be given in class during the week of Sept. 28

The week of Sept. 21

Monday, Sept. 21: The Things They Carried in-class writing end test is today. Please read "The Lives of the Dead" in prepartion for today's in-class writing.
Tuesday, Sept. 22: Please have two college essay questions in prepartion for our college essay discussions.

Read the graphic novel you have chosen on your own over the next week. I would like it to be completed for next Tuesday. I will be giving you questions throughout the week to think about when reading your graphic novel.

The Week of Sept. 14

Due Monday -- Read pages 62-88 ("Enemies," "Friends," "How to Tell a True War Story," & "Dentist")
Due Tuesday -- Read "The Man I Killed," "Ambush," and "Good Form" (Starting pages for each: 124, 131, 179) & The Things I Carried poem/essay/song
Due Wednesday -- Print out lyrics to a contemporary war song
Due Thursday -- Read 155-178 & 181-188 ("Speaking of Courage", "Notes," & "Field Trip") & create three Socratic Seminar questions pertaining to these chapters and any of the previous chapters.
Due Friday -- "The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" (page 89-116) & free-write on Choices or Being Tested

The Week of Sept. 8-11

Due Tuesday, Sept. 8: Why I Read/Write Essay

The Things They Carried Assignments:

Due Wednesday, Sept. 9: "The Things They Carried" (the first vignette in the novel) & brainstorm topics for your own "The Things They Carried" creative writing.
Due Thursday, Sept. 10: "Love" and "Spin" (27-38)
Due Friday, Sept. 11: "On the Rainy River" (39-61)
Due Monday, Sept. 14: "Enemies," "Friends," How to Tell a True War Story," and "Dentist" (62-88)
*Due Tuesday, Sept. 15: "The Things They Carried" creative writing paper

Articles we will be discussing this week:
"Everything but the Truth"
"Memoir? Fiction? Where's the Line?"
"The Lure of Made-up Memoirs"