Note: Due to Labor Day, blogs this week will be due on Tuesday instead of Monday.
Post 1: Reading Response! Two developed paragraphs with minimal plot summary. If you are struggling with what to respond to, try reading as a writer: How does the author engage the reader's attention? What do you notice about how the book is structured? What examples do you see of personality, emotion, or vivid detail in the voice? (Quote if appropriate)
Remember your reading details!
Post 2: This week falls between the anniversaries of two major tragedies of the 21st century. For your second post this week, please read or view something related to either Hurricane Katrina or September 11th and write a 2-paragraph response. If you choose to read something (anything from a poem, article, or short story to a novel or nonfiction book), count all of the time toward your 120 minutes. If you choose to view something (like a documentary), you may count up to 30 minutes toward your reading time for the week.
Reading Ideas:
Katrina: Blood Dazzler (poems by Patricia Smith), A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge (graphic novel by Josh Neufield), Zeitoun (nonfiction narrative by Dave Eggers), Voices from the Storm (oral histories of storm survivors, edited by Lola Vollen and Chris Ying)
9/11: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (novel by Jonathan Safran Foer), several other possibilities
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