SENIORS: Those of you who turned in your storyboards got them back; look over my comments and make corrections.  Those of you who didn't turn in your storyboards can still do so, but for a reduced grade (hey, some points are better than no points).  We now move on to the second rough draft; focus on clearer storylines, grammar, spelling, punctuation, message, and title.  If you started your story with "once upon a time" or " once there was a", change it; those beginnings are overdone.  The second rough draft is due Tuesday, April 16.  You will need more computer paper; only this time, fold it into 4 sections (instead of 8 sections like last time).  Try to be as thorough, complete, and perfect as you can; this will make the transition to your final draft much easier.

SOPHOMORES:  We started off with a warmup on a separate sheet of paper that I collected; on that paper, respond to the following: Thinking back on the last two chapters of NIGHT, what event stands our in your mind the most.  Why is that event important?  Why do you think you remember that event more than anything else that happened in those chapters?  Now that we are finished with NIGHT, do not return it to the library; you will need it as reference material for the synthesis paper that is coming up next week.  Also, there is a new handout that continues our thinking about "The Nature of Man."  See me for the handout; the questions that go with the Columbine side are: 1. Have video games changed us?  2. Does video game technology affect a developing brain more than a developed brain?  3. Has video game technology affected out sense of empathy?