Week #8 - Big Fish....

Hello Seniors!

Your writing and your letters are excellent.  You all truly rose to the occasion with your amazing words - seriously some of your best and most honest work of the entire year.  I am very proud of you.  I know we can keep this momentum going.

Here is our schedule for the week.  Please be present and interact with the material and subject matter.  We will get to enjoy the wonderful prose of Daniel Wallace and the insane visual perspectives of Tim Burton as we delve into the magic that is "Big Fish". We will experiment with some very worthwhile themes and important discussions.

Opportunities:
* Wear GREEN tomorrow 3/17.  Be festive and in the spirit of St. Patty's Day and earn some additional participation credit!
* Get your own copy of "Big Fish" - Anyone with their own copy will get additional participation credit. You must show me your copy no later than Weds. 3/19
* Lyrical Exchange - Tuesday @ 8:30 p.m at Queen Bee's in North Park
* Elevated - Thursday @ 8 p.m at Queen Bee's in North Park
* April 30/30 Challenge - Are you poet enough?
This is a great opportunity to secure an A or B in our class.
* Poetry Club - Weds at lunch

Office Hours - Tues/Weds after school
Work/letters will be returned throughout the week or by individual request.

Monday - "Perks..." analysis is DUE. See previous post. No late work accepted.
* SWT
* "Big Fish" -  Anticipatory Questions and discussion
* "Big Fish" - Trailer.  Check it out right here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF-Iy7vIOJA

Tuesday
* SWT
* "Big Fish" - Pages 1-24 (Class texts will be made available)
* Notes, annotations, questions, discussion

Weds
* SWT
* Finish reading "BF" pages 1-24
* Notes, annotations, questions, discussion
* Begin film "Big Fish - notes, charts

Thursday
* SWT
* Film continued...

Friday
* Authors Chair
* TED Talks - Be ready to present! 
* WW Cipher

Please start to think about your End of the Year Portfolio.  Similar to last semester - this will be a collection of your best written works over the year...showing how you have grown and improved as a writer and your understanding and ownership of the craft.  You might want to start getting your work(s) together.

Spring Break is in TWO weeks.  Please give your best efforts. 
There will be some changes to our WRG's - as well as the protocol for our Spring Slam.


Work hard! Play hard!

Samakosky