LETTER TO VETERANS
As mentioned in class, ASB is sponsoring a letter-writing activitity through a national organization:  http://www.opgratitude.com/from_iraq.php.  You can consult that site for ideas, but know that for us, the letters showing thanks and appreciation will go ONLY to veterans (not currently deployed servicemen and women).  And for us, all letters go through the school.  Since I'm giving extra credit for this (10 points in the "Daily Work" [Written Prep] category), your letters actually need to go through ME, then on to ASB.

The letters must follow these guidelines:
1.Please make sure your letters will fit in a standard size envelope
2. Include your own name in the body of the letter
3. Do not write about politics, religion, death or killing
4. Please do not use glitter
5. This is strictly a letter-writing effort to thank Veterans; please do not send any care package items for Veterans
6. All letters will be screened
7. Hand written letters are recommended. 

Deadline:  your class time on Tuesday, Nov. 9.

TODAY IN CLASS
I briefly checked annotations, then we discussed some of the early part of the text. In both classes we got through Grendel's first attack, but 2nd ended pretty much with "Hate had triumphed."  In 4th we progresses 10-15 lines farther. 

We will not move through all of the first ten chapters at this pace.  For the most part, we'll be the most thorough at the sections actually in your book, and do more summary/overall plot awareness for the other sections.

What this means to you is that for a couple of days, your reading will really outpace how much we've discussed.  That's OK.  I WANT you to know the near-term "what happens."

SO FOR TOMORROW
Finish reading the packet that you have (that would be through Chapter 10).  I may give you a short reading check on it, particularly the last half (from Ch. 6 on).