No Class Monday 10/11 and Homework Due 10/13

Hello, everyone!

Just a reminder- there is no class on Monday, 10/11, as the library will be closed due to Columbus Day.

As a follow-up to our class discussion about Columbus Day and the book, Encounter, I have assigned the following homework writing assignment:

Choose someone to address your poem.
For example:
"To Columbus..."
or "To The State of New York..." (great idea, Victor!)
"To my former teachers..."

Then, write a poem to this person telling how you feel about Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day and how you think they should feel about him/it.

Use the poem, "Coaches," as a guide if you're stuck. Think about tone (sarcasm is one way to give a cynical or bitter tone), which we discussed in class.

Good luck, and have fun with the assignment. We will share these poems as well as our stories from the other week on Wednesday.

Please call/email if you are having trouble.

Have a wonderful long weekend, everyone!
Karen