Mr. Reed’s 8th Grade English Classroom 2008-09

This first quarter’s theme for writing workshop explores your personal writing territories. We’ll launch off by exploring themes related to your names. What’s in a name? Shakespeare’s Juliet once said, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Her tragedy was wrapped around the barriers built around her name. You can write about the origin or history of your name, the story of how you were named, advantages or inconveniences about your name, why you like/dislike your name, or any other memoir related to your name.