A quick overview of this Unit

All your assignments and all of our class periods in this last month have comprised UNIT 1. You will recognize a bunch of similar themes: Learning — in general (different methods); the way you, specifically Learn; Language — how it works, what sorts of amazing things it does;  and now: Literacy — the ability to be fluent and skilled in most anything, which requires repetition, correction, mentoring, study.

After the rain, yesterday, this rainbow came out.

Every UNIT has a Capstone Assignment

If you have been keeping up with our short assignments and have been participating in class, you are more than ready to take on the Capstone Assignment for UNIT 1.  Please take the time to read this assignment (if you have not already!!), and bring any questions you have to class.

Inspiration and Examples — Read two!

I strongly suggest you begin to read what other smart people say about HOW they learned to read and write. One is from the Autobiography of Malcom X. Would you like a direct link? Here it is. Please check it out.

I also recommend Amy Tan’s essay on literacy and language. It is excellent.

If you read both of these, you will have a good basis and inspiration for your own story!

P.S. These and other essays are available on our READINGS page.

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I will put all of these items in your new (WEEK 4) Weekly Assignment Folder, which is now live.

One added announcement: please remember that there is no school on Sept 25. See you Thursday.