September 25

DUE: 10 Responses

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Read Narrative writing chapter in our textbook
2. Introduce slam poetry
3. Listen to “Like Lilly, Like Wilson” by Taylor Mali
   1. Discuss narrative structure
4. Discuss “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros
5. Read student essay: “Silence”
6. Time for brainstorming your own topic
   1. New due date for rough draft: Oct. 3
   2. New due date for final draft: Oct. 11
   3. 7 Cliché College Application Essays You Should Avoid

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HW:

1. Type brainstorms for three different essay topics.  Each should be 50-100 words in length, explaining what the essay would be about.  Bring a printed copy next class.

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September 21

DUE: None.

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Short story test — if you missed class, you have one week to make it up.
2. Introduce Descriptive-Narrative Essay

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HW:

1. Read “Only Daughter” and type responses to the questions.
   1. only_daughter
   2. Only Daughter Q’s from Patterns — 10 Q’s

September 19

DUE: “Girl” Imitation

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Counselor / career center presentation
2. Read “Girl” Imitations
3. Read and discuss two very short stories by Dave Eggers

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HW: None.

September 15

DUE: “WHC” Worksheet

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Clip from “Annie Hall” — Identify the contemporary traits
2. Continue discussion of “WHC”
   1. author’s choices & contemporary traits
   2. annotation
   3. ending
   4. themes
   5. Level 3 discussion
3. Read “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid
   1. Discuss
   2. Go over homework expectations for imitation (see link below)

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HW:

1. Girl Imitation

September 13

DUE: None.

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Forrest Gump clip: excellent example of “pastiche”
2. “Woman Hollering Creek” Quiz
3. Clarify the story
4. Work on the analysis worksheet and discuss Level 2 questions.

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HW:

1. Complete the Short Story Analysis Worksheet for “WHC.” Here are some tips:
   1. You can skip writing the 4-6 sentences of analysis on the writer’s choices; however, you still need to identify at least 4 choices the author makes.
   2. Annotate the passage on the back side and come to class prepared to discuss.
   3. Remember that a theme should be an entire sentence, not a single word.
   4. Come pick one up if you don’t have one.  You need the one with the passage printed on the back.

September 11

DUE: None.

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Reread “The School”
2. Complete the Short Story Analysis Worksheet
   1. Discuss
   2. Introduce Level 1, 2, and 3 questions
   3. Hand out Contemporary Traits and Topics
3. Begin reading “Woman Hollering Creek” by Sandra Cisneros (see me if you need the handout)

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HW:

1. Read “Woman Hollering Creek” — we will take a quiz  and explore this story next class.

September 7

DUE: Signed syllabus

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Review syllabus
2. Discussion: What is literature?
3. “Is Harry Potter Great Literature or Not?”
4. Read “The School”

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HW: None.