Homework for Life

Friday - To Do

1) Discussion - Non-fiction choices for journal... especially What I Have Lived For.
2) Review - expectations for DOAS Journal - how to write a story/composition.
3) Grad Composition in TODAY. Catch up on overdue work.
4) Work on DOAS Journal

Non-fiction choices... for DOAS

The essay that I have never, ever, tired of - What I Have Lived For by Bertrand Russell: http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~bertrand/misc.html
New Studies suggest that Dad's influence is greater than Mom's: http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/06/14/fathers-day/

A review of the newest production of Death of a Salesman: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/03/theater-review-death-of-a-salesman-on-broadway.html

Barack Obama on Fatherhood: http://www.parade.com/news/2009/06/barack-obama-we-need-fathers-to-step-up.html

Check out what the culture-jammers are up to - adbusters:
http://www.adbusters.org/magazine

Friday - Work Block

1) Commence Magazine - draft one due. We're going to create an online version too!

Open publication - Free publishing - More pupils

2) Parody Poem - let's have this ready by the end of class.

3) Lit Terms Study Package - in progress

Poetry Test on Monday - 25 terms (matching to definitions) - two poems, bunch of multiple choice, your choice of written response topic.

Truth Questions

This is old stuff...

p.480 questions #3 and #4.

And, find examples of personification, metaphor and symbol. Explain the effect of each example.

Grad 2012, the book

I think we should make and share a book of YOUR writing about what Grad 2012 was like.

We'll be preparing for the composition section of the provincial exam and making a keepsake that we will all treasure. And, if we do a terrific job, I will look at getting us some money to publish it in book form. Then, we could even consider sharing it with a wider audience.

What do you think?

First, we need to review how to write a reflective composition:

Grad - Writing Topic

This is an open composition class.

You've done it.
The big ceremony.
The big deal.
The suit, the dress, the family, the friends, the parties...

It's time to write about it.

• What will you always remember?
• What were the best parts? The worst parts?
• What did the valedictorians say? What would you have said if you were the valedictorian?
• Be descriptive. (Remember, I could not be there... make me see, smell, hear, taste, feel the whole thing).

Tone: Personal, Descriptive, Narrative
Audience: Anyone in this class
Length: Minimum 300 words
Due: At end of class.