09/09/09

Here are the essentials from English class today.

1) The Prentice-Hall English textbook was checked out to everyone today.  We began our first short story, "The Demon Lover" by Elizabeth Bowen (p. 1032-1038). 

• We noted the basic ambiguity of the title--that it might refer to someone who loved a demon, or that a lover was in fact demonic, either literally or metaphorically.
• We began reading the story in class, mentioning some of the early details that added to the "eerie" mood.

HOMEWORK FOR TOMORROW:  Finish reading the story.   Bring your book back to class tomorrow.

3) HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY:
 I returned the first draft of the Self-Definition papers today, and I gave instructions for revision.  Some of you have some significant changes to make, which I indicated on the paper or which we talked about briefly.  ALL of you can no doubt improve your writing (word choice, style, mechanics, general "interest-level") with a revision, but I did not make specific suggestions on individual papers.

There are also specific formatting requirements for your final draft:

• Center your name at the top, creatively enhanced as you wish
• Center the separate titles for each section.  These titles must be relevant to the content of each part, and hopefully somewhat creative and lively.  Unacceptable:  Part 1 and Part 2.
• Double-space throughout.
• Use a 12-point font of your choice, reasonably standard but not necessarily Times New Roman.  Pick a font that helps to "define" you!
• Word Count--done separately for each section.  Must be in the 200-250 range.  (This was on the edge of the screen for 6th period, and I forgot to mention it.  But it's here now, and I'll be sure to say something in class on Thursday.)

 Note that there should not be a separate heading, the name/class period/date that goes on most papers.

Again, this revision is due on FRIDAY, Sept. 11.