Been a busy weekend for me as I've examined both your small group pictorial/poem essays and your individual timed mood writing pieces. We'll be looking at both tomorrow, or I should say you will be taking a closer look at both of them tomorrow. We need to be sure we understand how to write these essays since you are about to write one on your own.
Let me take a quick moment to give a Hoorah! to Michelle Allen and Sabrina Brown, two individuals
who demonstrated some writing chops (that means they did a good job) on at least one of the two writings.
With that in mind we'll tackle a few obvious ideas:
how to open a paper (the lead)
importance of title and author
how to punctuate the title of a book (always underline or italicize)
importance of a claim
how to cite quotes taken from a book (you'll be taking notes on this, but here's a hint
(author's last name followed by the page number the quote was taken from).
(Dessen 56).
You'll be heading out on your own now. You will need to find a poem and then identify a picture with a similar theme and mood. You'll then be writing about the connections. I'll have a hand-out for you tomorrow.
Overall, we'll open up the class with a little Tool Time (let's stick with appositives like the enriched classes). We'll have a mini-lesson on the above material. Next, I will pass back your group essays. You'll be copying down some notes, and coming to some conclusions on the strengths and weaknesses of these essays. I'll also return the individual mood essays. We'll need to write reflections on both essays. Finally, I'll pass out the new writing assignment instructions. Can't wait!
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