1. Attendance.
2. Homework check.
3. Journal:
Are you using simile, metaphor, imagery, or other figurative language in your essay? I hope so. If you're not, please explain why. If you are, please write down two examples here and explain how they help the reader understand.
4. Groups and Editing.
Questions:
Is there a beginning, middle and end?
Does the opening paragraph make you want to read more?
Are they telling a story about a short, short period of time?
Are there so many mistakes that it is distracting?
Write a short plot summary of the author's story.
Does it seem like the author is thinking about words?
Is there a good mix of sentences? Both short and long?
Is this story interesting to others?
5. Homework- Please take the advice of your classmates, and return to class with the second draft of your essay.
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