Weekly Agenda 10/26 - 10/30

Tuesday 10/27
-Discuss Zinsser
-Draw charts on board, discuss
-Explain Journal Project
-Journal
HW - Read Sedaris and Burroughs
-Vocab worksheet

Wednesday 10/28
-Discuss Sedaris and Burroughs
-Write in style of Sedaris or Burroughs
-Go over vocab
-Vocab review game
HW - Bring in photograph

Thursday 10/29
-Vocab quiz
-Writing from a photograph
HW - Home Piece

Friday 10/30
-Workshop
-Journal - Halloween
HW - Home Piece second draft

Memoir Project

This is the Memoir Project sheet. The memoir project will be due on November 25th.

Weekly Agenda 10/19 - 10/23

Monday 10/19
-Whole-class workshop
HW - Read Sample Essays 1 and 2

Tuesday 10/20
-Whole-class workshop
HW - Read Same Essays 3-5

Wednesday 10/21
-Whole-class workshop
HW - Final draft of college essay due Friday. Include previous drafts.

Thursday 10/22
-Introduction to Memoir Unit
-Read "Beginnings" and "Querencia"
-Write about home
HW - Final draft due tomorrow. Bring in your journal.

Friday 10/23
-Read Macdonald and Haley
-Write in Journal
HW - Write about home (due Friday, 2-3 pages)

Weekly Agenda 10/13 - 10/16

Tuesday 10/13
-No class - Health and Safety Day
HW - Specific/ short college essay *Email to me*

Wednesday 10/14
-half-class workshop short essays
-Sensory activity
HW - 2nd draft of specific/ short essays
-read rest of Anthology essays

Friday 10/16
-Whole-class workshop
-Writing exercise
HW - final version of your chosen college essay ** Email this to me

Weekly Agenda 10/5 - 10/9

Tuesday 10/6
-Go over vocab worksheet
-Review game
-give back essays
HW - Study vocab

Wednesday 10/7
-Vocab quiz
-workshop
HW - 2nd draft of essay due Friday
-Read White and Goodman essays in Anthology

Thursday 10/8
-whole-class workshop
-my college essay
-sensory writing
HW - 2nd draft of essay

Friday 10/9
-whole-class workshop
-shorter college essays
-writing exercise
HW - Specific essay for college of your choice
-Read last 2 essays in Anthology

Post your own essay prompt

Post your own essay prompt. You do NOT need to write an essay for it, it is only one of your options. Please also read your classmates' prompts. Perhaps one of them will inspire you to write your uncommon essay draft this weekend.

(From University of Chicago's Uncommon Application: "In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, pose a question of your own. If your prompt is original and thoughtful then you should have little trouble writing a great essay. Draw on your best qualities as a writer, thinker, visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, or future citizen of the University of Chicago; take a little risk and have fun.")

Examples:

1. Tells us about your day - from the perspective of your feet. Where did they go this morning - boots, flip flops? Did they get a nice view of the park, or were they stuck under you as you lazed around on the couch? Don't just tell us about what they see, but how they feel about it too.

2. Do you have a lucky penny, a lucky sock, a rabbit's foot, or a four leaf clover that you carry around with you when you feel you need it? If so, what makes it lucky? What luck has it brought you so far?