Let the Year Begin

Hi, all!

So, two days in and it feels as if we've never left.

OK, that's a lie: in this new building, it feels as if we're on an alien planet. But still: the classes feel good and you all seem like people I'm going to enjoy getting to know, so let's get started!

Today we discussed, in E3H and E2H, the ways in which we are going to handle our reading and writing workshops. I think you will find them refreshing. If at any time, though, things are not working for you, please let me know: I can always individualize for your needs.

New stuff:

In E3H: Read Billy Collins' "An Introduction to Poetry" and DC Berry's "On Reading Poems to a Senior Class at South High," both found in Sound and Sense. Be prepared to discuss them tomorrow.

In E2H: There are dozens of quotations from Emerson and Thoreau available on the E2H page. Go there and scroll through them until you find one that particularly speaks to something in your own life. Then write a paragraph of perhaps 6-8 sentences in which you explore why you made this selection. If possible, email me the paragraph. (Please put E2H in the subject line.) If not, print it out and bring it to class.

In CW: Go to the class Edline page to find the 9/9 letter posted there. Compose a thoughtful response letter and either email me (please put CW in the subject line) or bring it to class and put it in my mailbox.

J: Let the Day Begin

Music: Let the Day Begin--The Call; Start of Something New--High School Musical

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