Bring group reading book to class tommorrow (for points). If you do not have it in class you will read Into the Wild (a great book).
Today:
Turn in essays in the following order:
From TOP to BOTTOM
- Final typed paper
- Rubric
- Draft
- Peer Revision
Complete first draft of Reader's Theatre piece. Process:
1. Determine topic. Pick a very narrow topic. If you pick skiing, write about one day of skiing, one hour of skiing, a specific ski manuever, etc.
2. Complete some type of brainstorming about your topic.
3. Determine the genre in which you will write.
Advice columns, autobiographies, advertisementsBooks, biographies, birth announcementsComics, cover letterDirectionsEssays, eulogies, email, engagement announcementsFun facts, fable, fairy taleGraphic novels, guest books, guides to anything (a happy life, etc.)Haiku, How-To-Do-SomethingInvitationsJournalsKLists, letters, lyricsMagazine articles, memoirs, mythsNews articles, news features, narrativesObituaries, on-line adsPoetryQuotes (a book of your own quotes)Reviews (CDs, books, movies, restaurants), recommendationsRules, regulationsStories, scripts, songsThank you cards, timelines, toilet booksUVignettesWeb pageXYZines (online magazines
4. Draft one page minimum or the equivalent of one page.
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