February 25

HOMEWORK: Finish chapter 8 ( page 175)
The Bean Trees Vocabulary--words  "perturbed" to "tomatillos". Quiz Friday

Narrative essay due Thursday, March 13


Assignment: Write a "This I Believe" essay from the perspective of one of the characters in The Bean Trees. 


Length: 3 typed, double-spaced pages
More info concerning the assignment to come later. We will finish the book by Monday, 
March 10, so you'll know all of the thoughts of Taylor and her friends and relatives by then and be able to write from their perspective. I'll be giving you a number of example essays over the next few days and I think that you'll start to see some themes in them that relate to the characters in The Bean Trees.  You will write your essay on one of these themes, or on another theme appropriate
Example essays:
     Be Cool to the Pizza Dude--Sarah Adams
           Notes: the four principles behind coolness to the pizza dude.
     Remembering All the Boys--Elvia Bautista
           Notes: why Elvia wants to remember the boys.