Journals and Homework, Week 2

8/25 - How does Dantes differ from Abbe Faria? Is Faria a better or worse man than Dantes? In what ways?

HW: CMC pp 49-63

8/26 - Write 10-15 descriptive sentences. Write about Arizona in the winter, the smell of breakfast on Sunday morning, or whatever else strikes your fancy. Be certain to use lush details that appeal to all five of the senses.

HW: CMC pp 63-72

Return Permission Slip for The Count of Monte Cristo Movie

8/27 - Imagine you are a script writer. What scenes from the first few chapters of The Count of Monte Cristo would you cut; what scenes do you think would be crucial for the audience to understand the story? What characters, if any, would you cut? Justify your decisions.

8/28 - Free Write

HW: CMC 72-87

Choose a character or scene to write a descriptive essay about.

8/29 - Quote: "What you risk reveals what you value." - Jeanette Winterson. What does Dantes risk and how does it show what he treasures? What things do you value most highly and what would you be willing to sacrifice in order to preserve them?