Reading Schedule Reminder for Speak:
During the Thanksgiving Break: Read Marking Periods 1 and 2 (through page 92)
For Monday, Dec. 3, finish Marking Period 3
For Thursday, Dec. 6, finish Marking Period 4 (end of the book)

Alternative Schedule for Wintergirls:
During the Thanksgiving Break: Read first half (through page 137)
For Monday, Dec. 3, through page 227
For Thursday, Dec. 6, finish the book

In October I asked you to persuade me to read a book that you had read in September. I promised to read the 5 books from the top 5 convincing letters. Here are the results:

Everything, Everything 

How I Live Now 

Knife of Never Letting Go

Love & First Sight

The One

I will be reading all of these books over the next month and a half and will share my reactions to them after the winter break. Congrats to those of you who earned extra credit (that very rare commodity!) for convincing me.

REMINDER OF UPCOMING DEADLINES:

I will be checking 12 of your dialectic journal entries (both that the quote is about your theme and that the commentary matches) on TUESDAY, Nov. 13.

You will be working on your rough draft of the final essay (directions are posted on the left and you have a copy) for the majority of class that day.

FINAL, printed drafts of your thematic essay on Ender's Game are due at the beginning of class, THURSDAY, Nov. 15