1. ENC 1102 Agenda for September 24, 2012  Daily Objective:  To appreciate the art of a short story  Daily Assignments:  Turn in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” Quotes and Paragraph  Peer/Self Editing of Short Story Essay in Rm. 214; final draft is due September 26 at 11:59 pm and we will work on it in class on Wednesday  Read “The Rich Brother” on own and discuss

2. ENC 1102 Agenda for September 26, 2012  Daily Objective:  To really appreciate the art of the short story  Daily Assignments:  Work on final draft of Short Story essay in Rm. 215; due tonight at 11:59 pm  Study for Friday’s test  Write a poem inspired by a song I will play for you  Begin poetry unit by reading “Those Winter Sundays” and writing a poem about a childhood memory involving a relative

3. ENC 1102 Agenda for September 28, 2012  Daily Objective:  To totally appreciate the art of the short story  Daily Assignments:  Short Stories/ Restoration Test  Read “Ask Me” and ”Doo Wop” and “Monologue for an Onion”—write a serious or comic poem which contains no more than two words per line PLUS a poem that is serious or comic Monologue for an…

4. ENC 1101 Agenda for September 24, 2012  Daily Objective:  To appreciate the majesty of Chaucer’s language  Daily Assignments:  Study for Wednesday’s Mid-Midterm Test that will be worth 200 points AND come up with skit on the pilgrim/s you have been assigned for a “Guess the Pilgrim” game at the end of class  Work on Index to The Canterbury Tales in Rm. 213; time is also reserved for Friday, next Wednesday, and next Friday  Last 25 minutes of class—We will play “Guess the Pilgrim”

5. ENC 1101 Agenda for September 26, 2012  Daily Objective:  To successfully complete a college-level test  Daily Assignments:  Take Mid-Midterm Test  BRING WADSWORTH BOOK ON FRIDAY OR DEAL WITH MY WRATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6. ENC 1101 Agenda for September 28, 2012  Daily Objective:  To understand how to successfully write a research paper  Daily Assignments:  Work on Wadsworth assignments on research paper that are on p. 67, 68, and 69 of Guidebook in Rm. 214  If time is left, work on index for The Canterbury Tales

7. AP Agenda for September 24/25 2012  Daily Objective:  To successfully write an AP rhetorical analysis essay under timed pressure  Daily Assignments:  Turn in Literary Terms Assignment #2  Complete AP Essay #2  Do AP MC Practice #4—come up with 2 AP MC questions w/ a-c with a partner THEN do mc questions on own  Write a story starting with “I could not believe it when…” (w/ a song to inspire you in the background)  If you have copies of them, bring A Walk in the Woods and One Child next class period

8. AP Agenda for September 26/27 2012  Daily Objective:  To appreciate the majesty of Henry David Thoreau’s writing and/or to survive reading Walden (as smoke may come out of your brain as you read from exerting yourself)  Daily Assignments:  Pass out Literary Term Assignment #2 and put it into vocabulary section of Guidebook  Assign Walden Reading/Index (p. 200.5/200.75) and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Topics of Discussion (p. 143-155)—due October 8 (A Day) and October 9 (B Day)  Go over Topics of Discussion for A Walk in the Woods and One Child in our Circle of Love and Understanding

9. AP Agenda for Sept.28/Oct. 1 2012  Daily Objective:  To realize what an amazing feat it is that Douglass taught himself to read and write then escaped slavery then became one of the most renowned African-Americans of his time  Daily Assignments:  12th Annual National Literary Term Bee (for B Day)  Work in groups on Topics of Discussion for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass—due Oct. 8 (A)/Oct. 9 (B)  Watch Coldplay’s The Scientist and analyze