Monday

No school for Presidents' Day. HW: Finish your written analysis of the author's style and the memoir that you read independently. Your analysis and the excerpt is due Wednesday. I will need both an electronic and a hard copy in class on the 19th.

Tuesday

Small group analysis of the Short Takes essay, "Crippled by their Culture," and discussing the OTIS questions. . HW: Copycat essay due tomorrow.

Wednesday

Small group workshopping your copycat essays. Writers should have copies of their essay for others to take notes on, and should give their copies back to the writers once done. HW: Revision of the copycat essay, due Monday. Tonight, write the story of the guy in the Singer cartoon. You are limited to the space surrounding the cartoon.

Thursday

Today we will finish the workshop on the copycat essays. Time permitting, we will write a journal entry: describe a friend, and will also look at the essay, "What Are Friends For," by Marion Wink.

Friday

Supposing that we are done with both our copycat workshop and the friends essay discussion, we will meet down in the 2nd floor rotunda, to brainstorm letters to the Board about the conceptual designs for a new New Trier. HW: Finish revising the copycat essay. Finish a first draft of a letter to the Board of Education.