JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Life is Life" by Noah and the Whale;
"Golden Slumbers/ Carry That Weight" by The Beatles] According to author Salman Rushdie,
"A poet's work is to name the
unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape
the world, and stop it from going to sleep." Do you agree? To what
extent does Bukowski accomplish these goals in "The Laughing Heart"?
-OR-
Choose your own topic.
AGENDA:
1. Journal/ read "The Laughing Heart" so you know what you're writing about
2. Catch up if you need to, email your blog URL if you haven't
3. Write your answers (on a piece of paper) to the five Hack to School questions, which you can read HERE
4. Review the "Right to Your Opinion" chapter and video, and get ready to talk essays in our next Zoom
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