We had a small interruption in period one today due to the band absences (17 people missing) so I added another day of writing to the schedule. That allowed me to finish meeting with several students on their themes and arguments and allowed the students to keep working on those drafts.
For tomorrow you should each have a completed draft in class. It's a draft not a final copy. No need to print it off. The Google Doc will be good enough for what we will be doing. We'll do some peer editing tomorrow using the rubric, talk about transitions and come to grips with the difficult task of revising. As you know, this paper was scheduled to come in by this Friday, but it's becoming clear to me that that just isn't going to happen. I'll keep you posted on the new due date.
Don't forget to read your classic novel and complete your cohesive writing assignment (11-20-2014).
In the standard class we took one more look at What It Takes To Write a Successful Essay. We emphasized the need to
-have a lead
-have an introduction
-mention the title and author
-share a theme/claim
-offer context
-S.P.A.T.
-state the argument
-provide the evidence
-analyze the evidence
-tie it back to the claim
-cite the quotes
-offer a conclusion
-use paragraphs
We also looked closely at our own essays and one in particular. You know what it takes to write a successful essay. You also know that my expectations are high. I won't settle for pretty good and I hope you won't either.
Tonight I need you to identify what your theme will be for the thematic essay you'll be writing. I also want you to identify your three arguments. Write them all in your writer's notebook and be clear.
Since you don't have to write much tonight, you should also spend some time reading your novel.
Until next time..
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