The full class period was devoted to the counselor who laid out the college application process. You can access all the details from the counseling office website--there's even a special spot for parents. As was repeatedly stated in class, this is your responsibility.
We WILL be working on personal essays starting next week (which for many/most of you will be useful for one of your college applications), and it will be an important process essay for your English class grade. Most of the work will be done out of class, of course, but we will go over some ground rules and "don't go there" advice in class before you get started, there will be peer response session before your second draft and then feedback from me on your final draft. For now, you should just get going on the planning and initial organizing discussed in today's session.
BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAM--
There will be a short quiz over pp. 23-27 and supplemental notes on Friday, Sept. 21. During the rest of this week (and about half of next week) we'll be working on Anglo-Saxon poetry. Then on to Beowulf, which usually takes about three weeks. Along the way expect some continued enrichment of the literary/historical/cultural context, and of course, some multi-tasking with the personal essay.
After the typical cluttered start, where course content loses out to all sorts of other school concerns, you're about to start earning your stripes as senior English students.
UNLESS you are still negligent in getting your Self-Definition in (paper to me/electronic to turnitin.com), you have one last night of no obligatory homework! :)
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