Homework for week of 9/3

Tuesday:
1. Bring picture of yourself and six-word memoir (see last week's post for details and sample memoirs).
2. Review summer book, looking for examples of courage. You can write notes and bring those along. if it would be helpful. In-class essay on block day.
Both assignments are due block day.
Block day: Complete a draft of "I am from" poem, minimum 15 lines. Due Friday. Here is a sample: sample I am from poem
Friday:
Revise "I am From" poems: due block day next week.
For Monday: 
Read the following essays:
http://thisibelieve.org/essay/25569/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94566019
http://thisibelieve.org/essay/11056/

Choose two lines which you feel are effective in showing the writer's voice. Either annotate in margins or on separate sheet of paper, explaining why you find them effective.