The Falling Man: September 20, 2016

Focus: What is the significance of the falling man?

Do you have a journal yet?

1. Warming up with two quick housekeeping items:

• Now that you have finished your first essay for this class, please take the following survey: Writing Routines, Take 2

• Want help staying on top of your work? Join Remind and get text reminders from me every now and then.

• 4th hour: Click HERE to join Remind (or see e-mail).
• 6th hour: Click HERE to join Remind (or see e-mail).

• Sign up for Fishbowl and Socratic dates!

• 4th hour: You must be a leader once and a discusser once (and they can't happen on the same day). Click HERE for a detailed overview of Fishbowl.

• 6th hour: You must be a leader once and an observer once (and they can't happen on the same day). Click HERE for a detailed overview of Socratic.

2. Freewriting on pages 59 and 62 of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: 

• Describe what you're seeing.
• Why do you think Oskar is so interested in this image?
• What has fallen/is falling in this novel so far?

3. Watching part of the award-winning documentary, The Falling Man with a focus on the big picture (click HERE for the guiding questions given in class)

HW:

1. Bring your journal to class each day.

2. First reading assignment: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Pages 35-85 for THURSDAY. You will have 30 minutes on Monday and 30 minutes on Wednesday to read. Like hearing the book out loud? Click HERE to hear it on audiobook.com (first book is free).

3. First memoir assignment: Next Friday (Sep 23), bring in a collection of items that have significance to you (ticket stubs, printed photos, hospital ID bracelet, etc.).