Thursday, August 14, 2014

august 14

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: Fela Kuti's "Teacher Don't Teach Me No Nonsense"]

How would you go about writing a satire of The Poisonwood Bible? Would you focus on the same issues/themes as Barbara Kingsolver? What techniques would you use to draw the reader in and cause him/her to think differently?

AGENDA:
1. Journal (or use the time to review summer reading notes for the essay)
2. Return/discuss summer reading notes
3. Essays/critique thesis statement
4. Treasure hunt
5. "This Life is Your Life" with bonus

HW:
1. Brush up on "The Right to Your Opinion" for tomorrow's Socratic seminar
2. Review Montaigne & Austen (spoiler: essay/s this weekend)

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