WE'RE WORK-SHOPPING FOOD THIS WEEK. You will be leading the discussion after your reading, as I will be taking a less active role in leading. As the writer, you can call on individuals whose opinions you value, on writers whose expertise you appreciate. You also need to make use of your question(s) at the end. Finally, two weeks from now we will have an in-school field trip, the Literary Festival on Friday, Nov. 13.

Monday

.Class cancelled due to power outage/fire alarm.I did collect the "Rose Beetle Man" analysis. Students will need to visit the Ann Briarly Gallery and spend 10 minutes writing about one of the art works. You will want to re-tell the story of the artwork, in your own words.
HW: Read the first 6-8 essays. In this group we are going in reverse alphabetical order.

Tuesday

Today we will start our second workshop.
HW: Make a point of stopping into the Ann Briarly Gallery, spending ten minutes in front of a painting, translating the art work into words. Read an annotate the next 6 essays.

Wednesday

Workshop continued.
HW: Read an annotate the next 6 essays.

Thursday

I will be out of class today, and so we will suspend workshop for the day. Instead, you will read aloud a longer, creative non-fiction work by Michael Lewis, "Jonathan Lebed's Extracurricular Activities," annotating for the techniques the author uses to create an implicit and explicit theme. How does he use dialogue? How does he use examples and evidence to support his propositions? How does he build topical familiarity for his audience? How does he build characters, and how do these characters interact? And how does Lewis develop Jonathan's character as the story progresses?
HW: Finish reading JLEA.

Friday

More workshop continued.
HW: You should finish reading the food essays. Also, I would like to collect a one page paper that addresses Lewis' style. Due Monday.