Bring your USSR book to class each day. You need to have this one read before the end of the month. You will write an essay on each novel. Stay tuned.
The Blitz-Overview
Short Video on the Blitz
Descriptive Writing Assignment:
Where we grow up shapes how we see the world. If you grew up in a religious family, a spiritual life is probably important to you. If you grew up on a farm, you know how to get up in the dark and get the chores done before you go to school. If you are from Toronto, you were probably on a subway train before you could walk. What has shaped you? People? Places? Furniture? Yards? Traditions? Expectations? Are you expected to do well in school? Are you expected to grin and bear it? Are you expected to solve your own problems? To get to the head of the line or to stay back?
In several short paragraphs describe your childhood. I don't want you to comment on your childhood. Instead, I want you to SHOW the reader what it is like through your use of detail. You could describe a typical Sunday, a family tradition, a camping trip or a vacation. Imagine that your audience has no idea what you are talking about. They have never tasted turkey or apple pie. They have never been on a snowboard or felt snow or a wind so cold you could die from it.
Appeal to all five senses in your description: Ensure you describe what you see, smell, hear, taste and how you feel.
