Welcome to English class!  Today I handed out two assignment sheets.  (See attached) Journals-out of the 20 possible topics, you are to write on 10.  Each written entry should be approx. 150-250 words.  I am looking for analytical thought and understanding.  Your first 10 entries are due on Feb. 24th. MLA essay-you are to research Down syndrome (for background knowledge on the novel we will be reading in class:  The Memory Keeper's Daughter.)  Your essay should be approx. 500-600 words, in the proper formatted MLA style.  You must include 3 properly sourced direct quotations.  It is due Feb. 8th.