Sunday, April 7, 2013

Monday 4/8

Free Write:  Respond to the quote below:  (NOW)

It's a lot easier to be morally upright when you're not pinching and scraping to make a living… which makes the immorality of the wealthy even more unforgivable. Every advantage in the world, and they can't even be nice people? Nick may forgive them, but we're not sure we do.

*Nick Caraway... The Great Gatsby

1.  Discuss Write

2.  Short Story Workshop:  "Perfect" the first 5 sentences of your short story.  *Work w/ partner... 15 mins:  Share.

NOTE:  Final Copy due Monday:  4/15!!

3.  Article:  Joyce Carol Oates:  "Reading as a Writer"    Assign reading.

1 pg analysis due Friday 4/12.