Monday, August 26

No school for Labor Day.

Tuesday, August 27

Beginning today with our first Writer's Notebook entry: recall and write about a sensory experience from the long weekend. Discussion of This Boy's Life, part one

Wednesday, August 28

Discussion of written paragraphs. We'll have 3-4 individuals read their work, and we will discuss some of what they've observed about the story. We will then break into groups of 4-5 and being discussing the style and technique questions at the end of the essay. HW: None. Well, none but reading all those questions on This Boy's Life. But none other than that.

Thursday, August 29

No school for Rosh Hashanah

Friday, August 30

Writer's Notebook entry: Is thedancematch.com a good idea? Discussion of images in "Uncool," and "A Whole New Deal." HW: Complete your writer's notebook assignments. Make sure you have read the handout on college essays.