1. Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Bell Ringer: ACT PREP
Pick the correct answer. Write on your own paper. Make sure you date your paper. Keep your bell ringer in one place.

2. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
As you are reading the memoir, think about the hero and the hero’s journey. Is Ishmael Beah a hero?

3. Sierra Leone in West Africa: Ishmael Beah’s Home Country

4. Background-Chapter 2 Background: Third page in book
New York City 1998: Page 4
Chapters one and two

5. Finish Writing Prompt
Write an essay that answers the following writing prompt. You must have an introduction paragraph, a body (at least 2 paragraphs), and a conclusion paragraph. You must also use evidence and commentary to support your claims. Also, when you cite from the text, you must use quotation marks. Prompt: How do the characters of King Arthur and Sir Launcelot follow the characteristics of the hero’s journey? Use evidence from the text to support your claims.

6. Homework Finish writing prompt.
Read the book that you checked out from the Media Center last week.