I will be out today, Friday, April 11 for a professional development training. Here is what I would like for you to work on during the day’s class:

1. Read Nimona, a long webcomic (it should take you about half an hour to get through everything that has been published so far) here:

http://gingerhaze.com/nimona/comic/page-1 

On a sheet of notebook paper, answer the question “Is Blackheart really a villian?” in SAR style.

2. Continue working on your graphic novel review.

3. Work on memorizing your poem.

Do not give the substitute your poem or try to sign up for a date! You can only sign up with me on Monday.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend!

Today students had time to continue working on their graphic novel reviews and their poems. Homework for tonight was to make a comic based on one of the works of literature that we have read this year. Here are those instructions:

Draw a comic about one of the works of literature we have read this year. Your comic must include:

• Frames of different sizes and gutters
• A shift in perspective (not the same scene in every panel)
• One of the following: captions or sound effects

Your comic will be graded on:

• Humor: Is there a punchline?
• Relevance to the literary work
• Detail and development (you don’t have to be a great artist, but you do need to elaborate and make an effort, just as you do when writing)

English 1 Pre-AP Works (So Far):

• The Hunger Games
• The Most Dangerous Game
• The Cask of Amontillado
• St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
• The Pearl
• Malcolm Gladwell books
• The Odyssey
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• In Cold Blood
• The Glass Castle