Friday, January 16, 2015

English 11: Personal Essay outline due today . . .

Monday: Bring a rough draft (typed and double spaced and edited as best you can (following the criteria) for peer editing.

You don't want to lose the marks nor the experience of having others tell you if your jokes are working, etc.

We will review the MLA style works cited page today. If you are absent, call your homework buddy for the notes.

We are starting poetry today. If you are away, google Lorna Crozier's poem, The Child Who Walks Backwards.

Wed: Final copy plus edited draft plus outline plus the MLA style works cited page are due.

Yesterday, I collected the essay notebook.

We are getting there.

Poetry for a week and a half and then exam prep and then you are ready for English 12 or Communications 12 or AP Lit Enriched English 12. Lots of options next year. Ask me which one you might want to consider.