Assignments: November 4 - 17

1.  Email me your URL for your blog, so that I can link your blog as a separate assignment page. I need to do this for grading purposes.

2.  Your assignment for this week is to find or revisit a book of fiction that you think is an important read for today's adolescent, then  tell us why in a 500 word blog.  We presently have an epidemic of struggling and non-readers, ages 12 through 19.  At about fourth grade, readers transition from learning to read to reading to learn. It is at 5th grade that reading interest and comprehension abilities severely fall off, and this continues through high school.  Your job is to consider a favorite or important book and tell us how the story (or specific elements, themes, conflicts in the story) is relevant or helpful to today's youth culture. While writing this book review, I think you should not only address specific sociocultural issues affecting today's youth, but  also consider the Why of youth turning away from reading.We will not have class November 10th, but this review is due November 9th at midnight.

3.  Assignment for November 10th - 16th:   you will gift one song, poem, or even non-lyrical musical composition to each of your blogmates. Consider what you have learned about each other as writers, reviewers, critical thinkers, characters in the classroom. Provide a couple sentences as to the reasons you have chosen that particular composition.

3.  You will submit your digital stories in class November 17th. Bring a flashdrive with your story.  We will also workshop Wayne, Kelli, and Ashley's work on November 17th.

See you in two weeks!

Bridget