MONDAY 1/26

Check out "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

Discuss genres of writing and literary non-fiction in particular

Intro and background of the book -- Get reading schedule, character list, and list of Arabic terms

Receive basic information about a literary non-fiction writing assignment we'll be working on

Finish our work on "Gilgamesh" with the drawing of a character from the story. You can get a piece of card stock from me and do this assignment if you missed class. Here's how it'll be graded: 1) NEATNESS -- show a willingness to slow down and be careful 2) Fill the page with your work 3) Create an artistic cuneiform border around the edges 4) Make it colorful 5) Put the name of the character on the front and your name on the back

HOMEWORK:
Read the first 3 chapters of "Three Cups of Tea"