Weekly Agenda 12/1 - 12/4

Tuesday 12/1
-Discuss Heartbreaking ending
-Writing exercise
HW - Bring in 10-15 page memoir tomorrow
-Finished memoir due Friday

Wednesday 12/2
-Self-Edit rubric for memoir
-Read Zinsser
HW - Finished memoir, and rubric, due Friday

Thursday 12/3
-Read "Go Carolia"
-Practice dialogue
HW - Finished memoir, and rubric, due Friday

Friday 12/4
-Write dialogue using comic strips
HW - Eavesdrop on two people talking. Transcribe their conversation.

Weekly Agenda 11/23 - 11/25

Monday 11/23
-Discuss Heartbreaking
-Share Postsecrets
-Review vocabulary words
HW - Read Heartbreaking chapter 10
-Study vocabulary

Tuesday 11/24
-Vocabulary Quiz
-Discuss Heartbreaking
-Conference for memoirs
HW - Finish memoir
-Finish Heartbreaking

Weekly Agenda 11/16- 11/20

Tuesday 11/17
-Discuss Heartbreaking
-Postsecret project
-Journal
HW - Read Heartbreaking chapters 7 and 8 for Friday
-Postsecret Project due Monday
-Bring in materials for memoir-writing tomorrow

Wednesday 11/18
-Media Center to work on memoirs
HW - Read Heartbreaking chapters 7 and 8 for Friday
-Postsecret Project due Monday

Thursday 11/19
-Assembly - meet here
HW - Read Heartbreaking chapters 7 and 8
-Postsecret Project due Monday

Friday 11/20
-Read chapter 9
-Write a response, in the form of a letter to Dave Eggers
HW - Finish classwork
-Postsecret Project

Weekly Agenda 11/9 - 11/13

Monday 11/9
-Discuss Heartbreaking
-Pro/ Con list of being orphaned according to Eggers
-Journal
-Chart Memoir
HW - Read Heartbreaking chapter 4
-Finish charting memoir

Tuesday 11/10
-Look at memoir charts
-Discuss Heartbreaking
-Describing Individuals
HW - Read Heartbreaking chapter 5
-Final draft of Describing Individuals

Thursday 11/12
-Read/ guess Describing Individuals pieces
-Discuss Heartbreaking
-Journal
HW - Read Heartbreaking ch 6 for Tuesday
-Bring in materials for memoir-writing tomorrow

Friday 11/13
-Computer Lab
HW - Read Heartbreaking - finish chapter 6
-Bring in first few pages of memoir on Tuesday. 3 pages for A-level, 5 pages for Honors.

Weekly Agenda 11/2 - 11/6

Monday 11/2
-Journal about Halloween
-Introduce A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
-Introduce Family Piece
HW - Read acknowledgements section. Make a list – what is different/ new/ innovative/ interesting? Then go back, and identify which of the above you liked, and which you found annoying/ which you felt had purpose/ which you felt were pointless.

Tuesday 11/3
-Share opinions of acknowledgments section
-Discuss concept of memoir
-Work on family piece by describing family member
HW - Read Heartbreaking chapter 1

Thursday 11/5
-Discuss Heartbreaking
-Work on Home Piece
HW - Read Heartbreaking chapter 2
-Finish Home Piece (first draft due tomorrow)

Friday 11/6
-Workshop
-Discuss Heartbreaking
HW - Read Heartbreaking chapter 3 and write 3 reactions
-Second draft of Home Piece