Homework: 12/08

I hope that you are all finding the book manageable at this point. I will not require any additional reading tonight, but you should go back and take a look at the selection from the weekend reading. You should also read the handouts distributed in class today to gain some context and understanding of the author, time period, history, etc.

Please come prepared to work in small groups and discuss the reading from the first 10 pages. Please bring in questions for the discussion, as well as a brief passage that you found difficult, significant, meaningful, or insightful. These passages - which need not be long -  will fuel the group discussions and allow for a vibrant discourse between group members.

I will set a date of Monday, December 15th for your Reading schedule for the new independent reading assignment. I will give you a due date for the book, but you can count on a similar schedule with staggered due dates for each individual component. I will change the assignment for the next I.R. project, but we will keep it the same for this one. 

Also, we need to begin to make up the writing conferences for those who missed or were rescheduled, and schedule meetings for those who have not done so yet. 

One last thing. The school is doing a canned food drive for the less fortunate. They have decided to run it through the English department this year. The winning class get some kind of a prize. I keep forgetting to mention it, so remind me tomorrow. Let's all think about bringing in cans to help the cause.