Essays? Really?

We have been told to teach you guys how to write an essay and that it will be the next Exam you take. My first question is WHY?

Why in the world do we have to write an essay? And why in the world does it have to be about The Giver?

Well, we don't and it doesn't, but we are going to write one and it will be about The Giver.

Click here for a web site about how essay writing came about and why in school we usually write about literature when we write about an essay in English class.

What I Like About YOU! (come on...you know the song)

What are some things you do that you do not have to be told to do -- for instance, things you like to do and do not mind accomplishing?

Individualism

What does the term mean in your own life?

Discussion Topics

I want to start spending the first 10 minutes of class with a discussion that has nothing to do with what we are doing in class, and I want YOU guys to come up with the topics. So suggest any topic you would like to talk about in class (in English) in the comments for this post!

Blogging - Why Write?

Keeping your own blog makes you think about all the things you are doing in story form. How can you create a story about...? When you find the answer or the end of that question, then you have a topic for your next blog post.

A story about blogging...
Once upon a time a girl started blogging and she had a family with 4 children and those children grew and she grew and loved her family. She stayed at home and raised her children and washed the dishes and cleaned the floors and made delicious dinners while listening to music. She was beautiful, this girl.

Then she bought her husband flight lessons for his birthday. And this girl's husband flew. He flew himself until he learned how to fly others. When he could fly others, he flew this girl to a spot where she could buy cute moccasins she liked. The children stayed at home while she and her husband went to get the moccasins. They returned, but not by plane. Instead they went by way of an ambulance and a burn unit. Their plane had crashed. Click here for her blog and the rest of her story (she is currently in treatment for her burns, but she has an amazing story).