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Monday, March 14

 * quiz on "Boyfriend" and "Edison, NJ"
 * how does the narrator see himself?

Tuesday, March 15

 * Read "Becoming a Writer" by Junot Diaz (handout)
 * Write -
 * What is his main point?
 * How does he convince the reader of that point?
 * Can you see any connections between the book //Drown// and this essay? In either
 * the character/voice of the narrator or
 * the issues he presents?

Wednesday, March 16

 * final quiz
 * discuss book
 * how does he look at women?
 * race? wealth/poverty?
 * how does he look at family?
 * what about the American Dream?
 * U.S view vs. view from the outside?
 * what are the chances of achieving this?
 * in-class essay prep

Thursday, March 17

 * in class essay writing

Friday, March 18

 * handouts from Ed Emberley drawing book
 * scratch paper for doodling
 * everyone make a person following his shapes
 * Assignment #1: Draw a person and a vehicle
 * Assignment #2: Draw an air or water vehicle and a horse
 * Assignment #3: Draw an imaginative scene from an interesting spring break.