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

Workshop continued. Collecting the revisions completed last week.
HW: At this point, you should have finished reading all the essays, and you are to be revising your essay. Remember to turn in your everyone's feedback, alphabetized, and checked off. Please bring any missing feedback sheets to my attention.

Tuesday

Continuing with workshop. Collecting the revisions completed last week.
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. Collecting the revisions completed last week.
HW: Finish reading chapter five of Building Great Sentences, "The Rhythm of Cumulative Syntax."

Thursday

No class for parent-teacher conferences.
HW: reading a short story by Don DeLillo, "Midnight in Dostoevsky."

Friday

Sentence combining Friday!
HW: TBD.