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"

The Week of Sept. 1

Welcome back! This is where you will find all of your assignments. Please check it daily. Below are the articles we will be discussing the first week of school:

"I Am Writing Blindly" -- Roger Rosenblatt

"Why I Write" -- William Saroy An

"Desperation Writing" -- Peter Elbow

Due Tuesday, Sept. 8: Why I Read/Why I Write Essay (Typed-MLA Format)

The Week of June 1

The process analysis paper you were working on last week is due on Wednesday, June 3. Please make sure you have your typed copy by the due date. This week we are working on a directional process analysis demonstration. I will be handing out the instructions for this on Tuesday. We will be working on it in class on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday and Friday is when we will present the instructions.
Have a great week!

Process Analysis

We will be working on the process analysis paper (50 Points) during the week of March 26. The list below includes possible topics. Try not to pick a topic that you have already written about in another writing mode. I would like these essays to me no later than June 3rd. This will give me two days to get them graded and calculate whether or not you will be exempt from the exam. The sooner you get them to me...the better. We will be in the library on May 27, 28, & 29.
Mimic "How to Poison the Earth"
1.How to Crash a Car
2.How to fail at a Job Interview
3.How to Burn a Meal
4.How to Not Get Asked Out on a Second Date
5.How to Get a Detention
6.How to Not Get Accepted into College
7.How to Make Enemies
8.How to Ruin Your Life (Drugs)
Mimic "How to be a Good Wife"
1.How to be a Good Babysitter
2.How to be a Good Parent
3.How to be a Good Boyfriend
4.How to be a Good Girlfriend
5.How to be a Good Host
6.How to be a Good Guest
Mimic "Third World Driving Hints and Tips"
1. New York City Driving Hints and Tips
2. Sussex County Driving Hints and Tips
Mimic "How to Open a CD Box"
1.How to Open a Medicine Bottle
2.How to Open and close Tupperware
3.How to Open Plastic Packaging for Cell Phones, Chargers, etc.
4.How to Open Toy Packages