Journal: Read the article about the upcoming elections, Iowa Caucuses and Young Voters. Look up caucus if you don’t know what it is. Respond to this news by writing a story about elections, analyzing elections or the electoral college, critiquing the girl who sits on the fence after following a candidate “because everyone else was,” or any other response the deals with the elections.
Graded Assignments due: 4.3.2.1 for Vocab List F (4 sentences, 3 synonyms, 2 antonyms, and 1 cartoon)
Classwork: Turn in Catcher to the bookstore, watch Rebel without a cause, take notes on ways to write a critique, and begin comma review (handout).
Homework: Write the names of three movies you may want to critique for class. Then, write two possible angles you may take for the critique (characterization, thematic coherence, actor quality, music, believability, historical accuracy, etc.).
