For Tuesday, April 29

Write a 40 minute essay over "On the Subway", by Sharon Olds.
Include an introduction and interpretive thesis sentence.  Keep in mind the exam strategies we talked about today.

Do the multiple choice selections in your packet from numbers 11 - 35.  You will answer questions from the Heart of Darkness excerpt and the poem "That time of year..."  When answering questions over the poem, think back to How to Read Literature Like a Professor.  Time of year = time of life.   The weather always means something, etc.  For number 29, guess.  We can talk about it Tuesday.  I do not spend too much time on these definitions because these types of questions are few and far between.

You might ask your parents how they would feel about an Exam Cram Party at my place.  This is what I am thinking:

Meet at my place at 5:00 p.m. or thereabouts on Saturday, May 3.  We meet, play, eat.  From 7 to 9, we have an intense "Exam Cram" for Question 3 of the Essay section of the test.  This will involve reviewing a minimum of 5 works and mentally preparing for each.  We will break into 5 teams, review the works, present our findings. 

We will stop, play games, go for a walk, OR WHATEVER; then, we will meet back for an Exam Taking Strategy Session concerning the essay portion of the test, especially question 3.  This will happen from 10:00 - 11:00.

At 11:30 p.m., you could choose to go home and rest up for church or stay the night.  We would work out appropriate sleeping arrangements, etc.  Students will need to head home or be picked up by 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning so I can fulfill my church responsibilities.