Work for the Week of October 28th - Freshmen

Monday October 28th

Minutes: Larissa, Hannah

Reading HW: "Best Qualities" "Magpies"

HW: What lesson can we learn from the birth of the magpies?  I'd like you to take a situation in your life that makes you sad and try to see how you can overcome this sadness by looking at the "brighter side" of life.  

Tuesday October 29th

Minutes: Kasey, Felix
Reading HW: "Waiting Between the Trees" "Double Face"

HW: Which animal represents your birth year?  What similarities/differences do you share with your year animal?  Are you a "ghost" of your animal as Ying-ying feels she is?

Wednesday October 30th

Minutes: Jessica, Pazit

Reading HW: "Two Tickets"

HW: I want you to imagine or remember an experience where you visit your family's home country before coming to the United States (whatever generation that may be).  Where would you go?  What would you see?  How could you better understand your identity through such a trip.  Please write a full page.  Interview a family member to aid in your research.

Thursday October 31st

Minutes: Jannat, Karen C.

Reading HW: N/A

HW: N/A

Friday November 1st

Minutes: Rysa, Nick

Reading HW: Go to the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University and look up the rules for your particular punctuation mark.  

HW: Please PRINT, HIGHLIGHT, AND TAKE MARGINAL NOTES – these will be checked and will be used later on.

Monday November 4th

Minutes: Bayle

Reading HW: 

HW: Begin writing assignment.