HW DUE THURS. 1/30

1st/2nd ENG 1102 **and AP LANG

**ATTENTION EVERYONE RE: OUR MEETINGS THIS UPCOMING WEEK (UCHS WEEK 4/YHC WEEK 3): 

• THURS. 1/30: AP LANG/ENG 1102
• **NO CLASS MEETING FRI. 1/31**

**PLEASE BE PRESENT THIS WEEK SO YOU DO NOT GET BEHIND WITH ASSIGNMENTS FOR EITHER AP LANG and/or ENG 1102!!!

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**FOR CLASS THURS. 1/30...

• PLEASE BE READY for DISCUSSION #4 in your ENG 1102 INDEPENDENT READING, one of the four titles assigned to you:

• Just Mercy, Brian Stevenson (NF)
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexi (CREATIVE NF/MEMOIR)
• The Other Wes Moore, Wes Moore (MEMOIR)
• Educated, Tara Westover (MEMOIR)

• AND PLEASE REMEMBER "THE DEAL" WITH THIS INDEPENDENT READING VENTURE: 

JUST. READ.

• ALSO BE READY THURS. 1/30 to:
• 1) assemble into "pods"/groups with like-titles for another *QUICK* OBSERVED/GRADED DISCUSSION TIME #4 regarding your text
• 2)**you EACH will also be given a SPECIFIC WRITTEN RESPONSE/POSSIBLE JOURNAL DIRECTIVE FOR PART OF THIS 1102 DISCUSSION GRADE, so be prepared to write!!!

4th Pre-AP American Lit./Comp.

**REMINDER OF HW DUE THURS. 1/30:

--FIRST, read the Upfront Magazine (Jan. 9, 2017), informational news article "FAKE NEWS FOOLING MILLIONS" pp. 6-7, given to you in class Tues. 1/28 (WRITING SECTION)  

--THEN, in the WRITING section of your binder, complete JOURNAL #4 by answering/responding to BOTH questions below RE: the article:

• Experts say that fake news sites are eroding the public's ability to distinguish between fact and fiction. Why might that be a concern in modern society?

• What does the author [Stoffers] mean when he writes that fake or distorted news is "nothing new" (7)?

**QUICK JOURNAL REMINDERS:
--JOURNAL RESPONSES are 150-200 words (minimum) length, and written or typed responses are fine 
--you may use "I"/"we" [1st person] in these less-formal responses 
--be sure to answer ALL the prompts/questions included and you may also opt to practice "USING THE TEXT to back up your own assertions" (#).
**WRITE OUT OR PRINT THESE OUT YOURSELF BEFORE CLASS! You MUST have a 'hard' copy of each of your journal responses for your BINDER WRITING SECTION!

--MOST OF ALL, BE READY FOR DISCUSSION AND PARTICIPATION POINTS THURSDAY IN CLASS for volunteering and adding to our discussion of this article!

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**ATTENTION ALL: I'm STILL working on looking over/reading your F451 Lit. Analysis Extended Paragraph DRAFTS; more specific instructions RE: MAKING THE CHANGES/revisions I've suggested as I look over each one will be given in class; and SEE ME ASAP if you have any qu's!

**ALSO PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO BRING YOUR COPY OF F451 WITH YOU TO CLASS EVERY DAY!