Your personal narratives are due TOMORROW (Thursday) at the beginning of class. If you are not at school, please email your essay to mccordl1@fultonschools.org or send it with a sibling or neighbor. Include all drafts and the peer editing sheet we completed in class on Tuesday.
The following items will be due next Tuesday when you turn in your portrfolios:
---Your scored timed writing (Sherman Alexie)
---Your notes on
**group presentation
**John Smith / Virginia
**William Bradford / Plymouth
**Olaudah Equiano / Slave trade
---Your annotated copies of Annie Dillard's "The Chase," David Sedaris's "Me Talk Pretty One Day," and any notes you took on Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant."
In addition, in class on Tuesday you will write a short reflection on specific pieces we studied that exemplify the contrast between appearance and reality.
Unit 2 presentations will be given on Wednesday, when class will be shortened after the PSAT.

Today we worked in groups to understand the short story "The Necklace.' If you were absent, finish reading the story before class tomorrow. If you don't have your book at home, you can find the text here: http://www.bartleby.com/195/20.html