Tuesday students worked in small groups on Exercise 6A in WLTC. We also talked about the Wise essay. Homework was to complete the second or third 100 pages (smile). Maybe it was second hundred--all I am certain of is, we complete the book next week. The other aspect of the homework was to complete the rest of 6A. We will review the answers in the morning.

We will look at revision strategies in the morning (handout and film--at a later date). We will also share at least one successful essay, more in the coming week. Students will also have an opportunity to develop thesis sentences related to themes from The Known World. We will use the Classical Argumentative form or Aristotelian, for this essay.

I will give students a sample essay using this form Tuesday to practice in groups. Let's look at next Thursday for essay plans for TKW using the classical form. Final drafts the following week. This will give students who are revising essays a chance to complete these revisions.

We'll start From the Bottom of the Heap next. It is an easy read, even if the issues addressed are not. Robert King is in town tomorrow for a screening of a film about the Angola 3. He will be at both screenings: 4 PM at the University of San Francisco's "Presentation Theatre" on Turk (near Masonic) in San Francisco, and at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Mission at Third Street for the 7:30 PM screening.

As a part of Human Rights Watch Film Festival, the University of San Francisco is screening and panel discussion also includes a screening of the film, COINTELPRO and Mr. King will be joined by Richard Brown of the San Francisco 8 and Will Crossman. I think the USF event will be pretty remarkable, but YBCA will be great as well. YBCA costs $8 for tickets. A friend of mine said if anyone wants to go to the YBCA event and can't afford it let her know, which means you have to let me know (smile).

Oh, if anyone needs the book: From the Bottom of the Heap, now is the time to tell me, so I can order copies. It is $12.00.

If nothing else, the first essay assignment was a great illustration of the difference between argument, opinion and explanation. Don't you think?