Sentence Modelling - due Fri., May 27th

"As Estha stirred the thick jam he thought Two Thoughts and the Two Thoughts he thought were these: a) Anything can happen to anyone. and b) It is best to be prepared."
                                                                                          Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things

Sentence Modelling

"Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life."
                                       Betty Smith,  A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

Poetry Contest

If I could only bring.....

Sentence Modelling

I was alone and orphaned, in the middle of the Pacific, hanging onto an oar, an adult tiger in front of me, sharks beneath me, a storm was raging about me.

Life of Pi by Vann Martel

Lily & the Snowman

Speeches - due Wed., Feb. 10th

7 Steps to Masterful Public Speaking by Martin Luther King
Open the above link and read over Martin Luther King's speech writing tips.