Friday, November 11th, 2011

Happy Friday!  Happy Veterans Day!

November 11^th, 2011

Do all four of these when you come in, please.

·      Writing Experiment #4—please drop it in the drawer.

·      Recycle the yellow handout for this assignment.

·      Grab an Earthbook.

·      Pick up one piece of litter off the floor, and put it in the garbage.

Writing Experiment #5 (Ten minutes: 1:07-1:17)

·       Write for minutes on ONE of the following quotations.

·       Write the quote and author of it at the top of your paper, please.

1.      “We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude." --Cynthia Ozick

2.     "War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children."  --Jimmy Carter

3.     "I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, "Mother, what was war?"  --Eve Merriam

4.     "How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" --Maya Angelou

5.     "Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die." --G.K. Chesterton

Portfolio Slideshow Viewing

Take a gander at the requirements for the portfolio on page 22.

Sit back, and watch the slideshow of portfolios from the past few years.

·       What do you notice?

·       What’s great?

·       What sparks an idea in your thinking?

·       What ideas do you have for your own portfolio?

Homework

Journal #2

·       1 ½ pages, minimum—the least you can type, not the most

·       12-point font

·       doublespaced

AP ENGLISH

We took the Greek Myth Final.

Homework:

Please check google docs for the document entitled, "AP Homework for Monday".  All details are there.

Thanks, and have a good weekend!

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