Thursday, October 20, 2016

Yes, we have class today! Please bring a paper copy of your draft to class for an activity. You may print in class if you use the school computers.

Class Work

1. Peer editing activity . . . listen for the instructions.

2. Getting ready to write a memoir.

• Define "memoir"
•   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b10Q2pc_pl4 (Ten tips) or https://theamericanscholar.org/how-to-write-a-memoir/#.WAhZ-48rKUk (Voice of an expert author)
• http://www.barbaradoyen.com/writing-nonfiction/what-is-a-memoir-what-makes-a-memoir-different-from-an-autobiography-or-biography (Good tips!)
• Take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLHkuSpJxPs (Video)
• Read and analyze three samples:
• "Working Cattle - We'd Hate to Love It" by Kevin Hoogendoorn (Hadout PM or http://english-iv-honors-e-block.sutton.hs.schoolfusion.us/modules/locker/files/get_group_file.phtml?gid=4440989&fid=26275658 
• "The Ghost of Halloween Past" by Rick Bragg (handout)
• "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan (handout and http://www.mpsaz.org/rmhs/staff/dmsokol/101/files/amy_tan_fish_cheeks_.pdf

Homework: 

Activity #1
A. Read all three sample memoirs.
B. Summarize each sample in a 5-10 sentence paragraph.
C. Note the lesson learned for each.
D. Post in CANVAS. (Due - Thursday, October 27) (60 points)


Samples:

http://www.southernliving.com/community/

"The Ghost of Halloween Past" by Rick Bragg (handout)

"Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan (handout and http://www.mpsaz.org/rmhs/staff/dmsokol/101/files/amy_tan_fish_cheeks_.pdf

Activity #2
Write the final copy of the Technology: Friend or Foe? essay.
A. Use MLA style
B. Include in-text citations.
C. Include the Works Cited page.
Helpful MLA Information: http://web.calstatela.edu/library/guides/3mla.pdf
(100 points) Due: Tuesday, October 25, 2016