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Today be ready to discuss:

• We will finish Obama.
• You will also read Anne Lamott:  Shitty First Drafts so that you will not turn in a shitty first draft!
• BE READY TO WRITE IN CLASS — BRING WHATEVER YOU NEED.  

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Many  points here – please read through to the end.

POINT ONE:  We have been studying how writers write good openings.

Colin Powell starts with an explanation of why he chose a public university over a private university.  Then he …

Kudos to Maria:  She posted a great HW5.  Everyone have a look.  Many of you had no specific scenes in your outline.  Let’s learn from each other — check out Maria’s outline!

See you soon with Obama’s reading.

Group 5 …

Group 4! I DO NOT SEE your Mother Tongue Master Vocabulary in the GDrive.  PLEASE UPLOAD NOW.

1.  Group 5, you will do the Master Vocabulary List for pages 72 to 81 for the Obama reading.

EVERYONE to printout and read …

1. GROUP FOUR:  I am waiting to see the Master Vocab LIst for Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” uploaded to Classwork / Master Vocabulary in the GDrive.  Please do now and to the correct place.
2. Everyone should have printed out the Unit

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I am making my way through HW 4 for those of you who submitted on time.

TOMORROW we discuss Amy Tan’s Mother Tongue and Groups 4 have the Master Vocabulary LIst to upload by tonight.  Everyone to bring printout, to …

Study and read super-carefully and PRINTOUT the Unit One Assignment Education Narrative on the Assignments page.  So far our readings have pointed us toward the first three writing prompt options:

1. Mentor Quote
2. Between Two Different Worlds
3. Saved

You may also …

For Wednesday:

Malcolm X’s Chapter 11 of Autobiography of Malcolm X.  Chapter 11 is presented in two parts here:

• Ch11 Saved beginning paragraphs
• “Prison Studies: or Saved” (

• Printout, Read, Annotate, and Vocabulary (look up new words).  Be ready

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1. Look at the. Weekly Schedule to see  MOnday’s reading — Bring to class and be ready to discuss:

Colin Powell:  “My American Journey” Find in Open Lab course site under Readings (page 90-97)

• Everyone to:  Printout, Read, Annotate, and Vocabulary

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HW 3:  Due Friday Sept 6 (by midnight on Friday night);  then comment on two student peer posts by Saturday Sept 7 

Choose ONE from these two choices of writing prompts 

• Use the Title:  Mentor Quote  — Your Name

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