THE ROAST, TOAST,

GIFT
& GRUB BANQUET
It's a pretty cathartic assignment! We will purge ourselves and
then gorge on the food.
Date:______________
We will look back on all youe acco!"li#$e% &$i# yea', an%
e#"ecially en(oy 'oa#&in) #o!e o* &$e c$a'ac&e'# you $ae
co!"laine% abou& ea'lie' in &$e yea'+ ,ou a'e encou'a)e% &o
*ollow #o!e #o'& o* "oe&ic *o'!a& -balla%, #onne&, e&c+.
*o' &$e &oa#&# an% 'oa#&#, an% &$ey #$oul% al#o e/"lain $ow
you' )i*& an% )'ub a'e a""'o"'ia&e *o' &$e "iece o*
li&e'a&u'e &o w$ic$ &$ey0'e connec&in)+
We will spend about half the class exploring the gifts and
eating the grub, then settle down to hear some toasts and
roasts, which you will recite in front of the class.
REMEMBER, !I" I" # BE ME$%I%&'() $%* '(%.
BE$R +#(R "#(),,!I" I" # BE -$!$RI-, B( E%.#+$B)E+
ASSIGN1ENT:
We will look &$'ou)$ all &$e wo'k# we0e #&u%ie%
&$'ou)$ou& &$e yea', an% &$en eac$ "e'#on will c$oo#e
one character and one author you admire to toast,
OR
one you despise to roast,
OR
one to give a gift to (symbolically),
and (optionally) one food (with a literary connection) &o b'in) in &o
&$e ban2ue& -li&e'ally.+