Short story due

On Wednesday and Friday of this week we will be completing peer review and working on revising our short stories. Stories are due in class next Tuesday with the peer review sheets.

Reminders for break

Before you leave on break you need to hand in the rough draft of your short story (3 copies). If I don't see you on Friday, please be sure to bring it to class on the Tuesday we return from break.

Homework/Reminders for Friday

Your homework is to put your character is a conflict, and then reveal the character through how he/she reacts to or interacts in the conflict.

In addition, you are to chose one character piece (either the conflict or the object assignment) make three copies of the piece and be prepared to peer review the piece in class on Friday. Bringing three copies of the piece to class will be a homework grade, so please don't forget.

Homework for Wednesday

Complete number 1 of the 7 point character assignment. You should have between 1-2 pages types. Bring your assignment to class with you for class credit. It must be at least one page and it must be typed.

Thursday's class

In class we read and analyzed Bradbury short story "The Veldt". The short story is available in full text online. Then we discussed how Bradbury constructs the characterization in the story.

If you missed class be sure to read the story so that you are prepared to write in class tomorrow.

Due for Tuesday

Your homework for Tuesday:

1. Revise your free verse

2. Read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and annotate for the strategies Thurber uses to create characterization in the short story.

Homework for Friday

Please bring 3 copies of your completed free verse for peer review on Friday. This will be a course grade, and I won't allow you to print if you don't come to class with your copies.

Your work

Thursday in class we identified the difference between a topic and a theme. Then students identified a theme that they wanted to use as the basis of their free verse poem. Keep thinking about your theme, a great idea is the beginning of  a great poem.

On Monday 3/10 we will watch and read some different styles of free verse poetry, and then we will begin to write our own.

On Friday 3/14 three copies of the draft of your free verse poem are due in class.

"anyone lived in a pretty how town"

Tomorrow in class we will review what we learned about poetry from ee cummings poem, and we will learn a bit more about the concept of free verse.

There are a number of you who were not in class on Friday, and I have not received your light verse assignments. Please make sure that you have them in class on Tuesday.

Our work this week

On Wednesday we will continue working on our peer review process for our light verse project. Erin has very generously allowed us to work with her poem.

If you have not brought your three copies of your light verse to class, be sure to do so on Wednesday.

We will do some work on editing in class on Friday, and the final drafts of your poem will be due in class on Friday. Be sure to bring a copy of your rough draft with your notes from peer review. I won't collect one without the other.

Homework for Wednesday

Today in class we read and annotated "The Spider and the Fly."  For class on Wednesday please bring in a paragraph which develops the setting for your light verse. If it helps, you might do a bit of research on your setting, and the creature who will populate your light verse.

Homework for Monday

Your homework for Monday is to complete the story outline for your light verse. We will begin working on light verse on Monday.