Thurs, Jan 12

In class, students worked independently on short story writing.

HW due Mon (for all): Come to class with a peer edit worthy draft of your short story. You must be finished with every section of the plot curve within your story, and it must be proofread and spell/grammar checked before coming to class.

Tues, Jan 10

In class, students completed a journal entry on the below prompt. Traveling students should complete this and bring to class for Monday.

 

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.  –G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936)

Are people held back by their adherence to the beliefs of the majority or doing things in the conventional way? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples from your own reading, studies, experiences, or observations.

Thurs, Jan 5

In class, students narrowed down short story plot lines according to the demands of the exposition. HW over weekend: begin to sketch out short story.

On Monday, Jan 9: Alpine athletes travel. Feef will meet with returning Nordics to discuss short story assignment. Nordics should come to class prepared with 3 potential plot lines for short stories.

In class Tuesday, Jan 10: Journal Writing Mondays (on Tuesday!). Traveling students should check blog Tues evening for posted writing topic.

Due Thursday, Jan 12: Short story rough draft (between 1-6 pages, but full plot line must be developed).

Tues, Jan 3

In class, students reviewed 7 genres of short stories and began the brainstorming process for writing short stories.

HW due Thursday: come to class with 3 ideas for short stories with genre selection, characters, conflict, and setting.

Mon, Jan 2

In class, students completed a 30-minute handwritten in-class essay on the following topic:

"Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem." -Henry Kissinger (1923- )

What is your view on the idea that each new success leads to new and more difficult problems? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples from your own reading, studies, experiences, or observations.

Students who missed class should complete the journal assignment for homework.

Due Tues, Jan 3: Final draft of OTR essays.

Thurs, Dec 29

In class, student peer reviewed drafts of On The Road papers. If you missed class, you must meet with another class member to peer review papers prior to Monday's class. Criteria for peer review is below:

Identify the thesis

What is the author's criteria for analyis?

Score the effectiveness of introduction 0 (there is no introduction) - 3 (excellent, grabs reader's attention)

Identify & evaluate support used to make arguments.

How many quotes appear in the paper? Is this a sufficient amount? Too many?

Score conclusion 0-3

Is there a properly formatted Works Cited page?


Monday's class: Journal Writing Mondays!!
Tuesday: Final draft of On the Road paper due along with peer reviewed draft. Staple prior to class.

Revised Assignment through Dec 12

All students will be expected to have read OTR through the end of Part Three (pg 248) and answered all applicable questions on the Read Along by class time on Dec 12. Students traveling through Holiday Break are still expected to submit work previously assigned including final draft of paper due Dec 16.