On this Fine Tuesday...

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-Journal Prompt:

Write about a time that you wanted to run away and join the circus!

-Discussion over Chapters 1-2 in WFE

-Reading Time for Chapters 3 and 4

Happy Monday, Crew!

Welcome back!

-Forrest Gump papers due! (please attach rubrics!)

-Journal Prompt: Using your genre sheet, write about your Thanksgiving Break!

-We get to start a new novel today - Water for Elephants!

-Reading time to get through the Prologue and Chapters 1-2 - be prepared for discussion tomorrow!

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Forrest Gump Paper

Today I'm going to give you the 35 minutes we have in class to work on your Forrest Gump papers; if you want passes to work on them during your study halls, please come see me!  If you hand them in today - great!  If you don't, they are due upon your return on Monday, November 28th!  No excuses!

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Monday! Short Week!

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Today, my dear Film & Fiction class...

1. Watch Mikaela's presentation on The Outsiders

2. Finish Forrest Gump

3. Begin working on your writing assignment - due WEDNESDAY!

Monday FUNday!

We are finishing the book this week and will start the film on Thursday!  Hurray!

Today:

- Journal Prompt: Mr. Tribble sees potential in Forrest, taking him under his wing, helping him become successful during a time when Forrest is downtrodden and alone.  Who is your Mr. Tribble?  Who has shown up on his/her white steed in order to help you out during a time of need?  Who is the person who sees potential in you when (perhaps) nobody else does?  Write about this person.

- Discussion over chapters 21 and 22

- Read chapters 23 and 24 for tomorrow!

tHuRsDaY.

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Here is the agenda for today:

- Journal Prompt: "Dear Diary" - Write a diary entry as if you were a character in the story (Forrest, Dan, Jenny, Mama, etc).  Think about the events that are taking place in chapters 17 and 18 and determine how it is affecting this particular character and why.  Write this diary entry from the perspective of whichever character you choose.

- Discussion over chapters 17 and 18

- Read chapters 19 and 20

- DON'T POST YOUR BLOGS!  I am giving you time in class to do so tomorrow!

Wed-nes-day.

Today:

- Quiz over chapters 15-16

- Journal Prompt: Choose a fairy tale and imagine how it might read as a modern-day newspaper article.  Now write :)

- Discussion over chapters 15 and 16

- Read chapters 17 and 18 for tomorrow!

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Mooondaaaay.

Today - work on postcard - make it pretty

Tuesday - journal and read chapters 15-16

Wednesday - be prepared for a reading quiz!

Today, My Friends...

- Reading quiz over Chapters 7 and 8

- Journal Prompt: Forrest is drafted and witnesses the horrors of Vietnam.  How has war affected your life?  If it has not directly affected your life, what have you gleaned from the news post 9-11?  How does the state of our world affect you?  Use your genre sheet.

-Discussion over Chapters 7 and 8

-Reading Homework:  Chapters 9 and 10