october 15

AGENDA:
(period 3)
1. Checking in and planning the week
2. Notes/review on symbolism
3. Journal
(period 4)
4. Tangerine/review & extend: p.112-
5. Read 180 (if time)

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Happy Birthday"]

As an expert in symbolism, please explain the relatively new trend of throwing flour and eggs on people to "celebrate" their birthdays. Older people may regard this behavior as assault or a desperate plea for attention; is there a deeper significance to this practice, or is it as dumb as it looks?

COMMENT to this post with the fiction novel you're reading.  Please include the title, the author, and the reason you chose it.

WRITE
(1) about your thoughts on working independently (title: I'M IN CHARGE/ 1st sentences: "Some high school students need to be told what to do all the time and reminded or threatened when they don't get the job done.  Independent work can be challenging, but I like it because...") 


(2) In the book Tangerine, Paul is aware that the other kids make fun of him.  Describe a time that people made fun of you or someone you know.  How did it make you feel?  How did you react?