Thought of the Week: 8/31-9/4

"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."
-Galileo

NON FICTION FRIDAY ARTICLE ASSIGNMENT: DUE NEXT CLASS PERIOD

Assignment: Response Paper to Non Fiction Article Read in Class Today
Due: Next Class Period
Worth 20 Points

Directions:
1. Demonstrate evidence of close reading.
2. Highlight your confusion.
3. Answer the two questions below.
4. Write a 1+ page reflection.

1. What is the author’s purpose?

2. Who is the intended audience?

Link to Article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-southla-taggers24-2009aug24,0,138131.story

Unit One Big Question: CAN TRUTH CHANGE?

We are beginning a fiction/nonfiction unit this week. The big question that we will be discussing over the next six weeks is:

CAN TRUTH CHANGE?

Please use this question as a springboard to talk with your parent or student. Have a great day.

Parent Night Wednesday

Parent night is this Wednesday @ 6:30 pm. Please come and learn a little bit about the class.

Thought of the Week 8/24-8/30

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." -Maya Angelou

"Nothing will work unless you do" - Maya Angelou

Thought for the week (last week)

Unfortunately, the quote below is for last week. I will try to put one up as often as possible (goal is once a week). I hope that this is something that can spark us to explore authors and genres of literature, but more importantly I hope that we can use these quotations to develop the discipline of using literature as a means of questioning and evaluating our own lives.

"Grow up in a society that values knowledge and hard work and public spirit over owning stuff and looking cool" - Garrison Keillor

Due 8/21: Syllabus/Core Value Parent Sheet

DUE TOMORROW:
You must have your parent syllabus and core value sheet signed and turned in by tomorrow. THIS IS WORTH 20 POINTS.