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.