AFTER FINISHING THE INDIVIDUAL characterization essay, we will review our sentence diagrams. We'll then move on to an independent reading. You should have a title by Friday of this week, the book by Monday of next week.

Monday

Continuing with our workshop of essays on a "friend." Remember that your essay revision (with two students' notes and my notes attached) is due one week after the day you read your essay in class.
HW: You should be looking for nonfiction texts that you would like to read. One source is the Barnes & Noble web page, which lists more popular, newer titles. Another good source is the NYT booklist. There, you can find recent titles categorized by topic. Finally, Novelist has a solid nonfiction section as well.

Tuesday

My intention was to have students read an essay, "Reality, Persona" by David Shields and then write a journal entry in response to, "What is truth?" But like all the best laid plans, things go amiss.
HW: Revising essays, and looking for a nonfiction book.

Wednesday

In the Library today to spend some class time identifying titles.
HW: Gather your five titles for the nonfiction books. Revise your essay.

Thursday

Finishing up our workshop. Remember that your essay revision (with two students' notes and my notes attached) is due one week after the day you read your essay in class.
HW: Finish revising essay.

Friday

Today we will read the essay from Tuesday. I will also look through and either approve or disapprove your nonfiction book selections.
HW: Obtain a hard copy of your selected book and begin reading.