Auteur

Please tell me I didn't butcher the french word for author...is that it in the title?

Anyways -- if you were an author, what would your first book be about? It can be fiction or non-fiction and about anything you think you would write about. How many chapters would it have? What would it explore?

I would want to write a book about education analyzing the way kids learn and teaching teachers more effective ways of engaging students in learning. I would also want to write a book about my sister-in-law's experiences with breast cancer or my sister's experience with infertility and then giving birth to a premature baby. I also have dreams of writing about travel, but sometimes travel writing can get boring, so I am not sure about this one.

Individualism

What does the term mean in your own life?

Diversity

If everyone was the same even though we are all born as individuals, would this make things easier or harder?

Ceremonies and Traditions

What are some ceremonies and traditions you have in your life or in your family? Try to list as many as you can - let's see who has the most!

What's Up Wednesday

What is a jump cut?

What's Up Wednesday

How many exams do you have to take in order to be smart?

What's Up Wednesday

What did YOU do on Republic Day?

What's Up Wednesday

Strike Week

What is the best quote from the interviews conducted in class and why? Write the quote in the comments and be sure to tell me why you think it is good for your story.

Reminder: 9G - bring in completed interviews on Thursday!
9H - bring in completed interviews on Friday!

We will be writing Strike articles, so you will need those worksheets in order to write strong articles.

PLANS (from now until the exam):

Th/F - We will discuss leads and quote placement

M - 9G/H - You will bring in a first draft of Strike article
- 9G - You will write first draft of Buyukada Times article

T - 9H - You will write first draft of Buyukada Times article
- 9G - You will bring in second draft of Buyukada Times
- 9G/H - Masterclass

W - NO SCHOOL

Th - 9G - I will return Strike articles and discuss feedback

F - 9H - You will bring in second draft of Buyukada Times article
- I will return Strike articles and discuss feedback

What's Up Wednesday

Who is the most responsible character? If we believe that each character has a partial responsibility to "Eva Smith," who did the most damage to cause her downfall? Explain your response and argue against other students who comment.

What's Up Wednesday

Responsibility

What kind of responsibility do we have toward our family members?
-our friends?
-our neighbors?
-people we pass in the streets?
-people we met on facebook or whose blog we read?
-people we have never met?

What's Up Wednesday

Media

How is a play different than watching television or a movie? Why do people view going to see a play as something more intellectual than turning on the television?

What's Up Wednesday

Free Time

What have you been doing in your free time? has it been influential to someone or changed your perspective in any way? Do you just watch television or play video games? How does what you do with your free time make you feel and why do you do it?

What's Up Wednesday

What do you do after you eat dinner on a regular day?

Reminder: bring ideas in your head to class for letter writing...what can you write to an American student about? What would you want a letter to you to say? What questions would you want someone to ask you?