Fandom High School

"Journal entries are good way of chronicalling events on a personal level and conveying your opinions and feelings about events to other people. Traditionally, journals have been kept as a means of keeping a record, such as a ship's log or the written diary of a traveller. Recently, keeping a journal has become a popular internet activity. Internet patrons generally call this 'blogging'. Today, I'd like you to write a journal entry. You don't have to hand it in at the end of class, so this is only for your own personal benefit. Try to capture your take on events, how you perceive them and how you feel about them. If you're unable to write, find another method of expressing yourself."

When the students arrived for class, Thursday was at the front of the class waiting for them. Gladys, a golem, was standing at the back of the classroom, presumably minding her own business. "Good morning," Thursday greeted. "Some of you know me, some of you don't. My name is Thursday Next and I'm the librarian here at Fandom High. Mr Silent Bob has had to leave Fandom on personal business," she assumed, "and instead of giving you substitutes each week, I'll be your Communication teacher for the rest of this semester.

I understand most of the classes so far have been on either verbal communication or body language. Now that you have an understanding of the basics, we'll be branching out over the next few weeks.

This week let's look at a written form of communication. Letters have been the standard form of written communication for most of human history. They're an excellent way of saying what you want to say in a clear and concise way without having to say it to a person's face.

Give it a try. I would like you all to choose one of the faculty members here at Fandom High and write them a letter. It doesn't have to be someone you know, but I assume you at least know of the faculty. Your letter could contain nonsense, but ideally there will be some form of meaningful communication. Tell them a little bit about yourself or ask them some questions. They might even answer you. Please keep in mind that Gladys will be delivering these letters at the end of the class, so think about what you're writing."

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Once class was over, Thursday spoke to them all again. "Next week, we'll be working on public speaking - delivering speeches as a means of communicating to the masses. For homework, choose a topic and start to work on your speech. I'll be in the library tomorrow and throughout the week if you need to talk to me."

[OOC: Long version short: write a teacher a letter! I'll deliver those that are actually written to the respective teacher's voicemail box after class is done.]