This document provides an agenda and materials for an English writing class. The agenda includes discussing the film "M Butterfly" and introducing an essay assignment on trickster tales. Students will evaluate the character of Song from "M Butterfly" as a potential trickster. The document also includes exam terms, discussion questions on "M Butterfly", and an introduction to the research paper topic on how trickster tales reveal aspects of human nature. Homework includes catching up on reading and posting an in-class writing response.