I apologize for missing blog entries this week.
The most significant aspect of the week was writers turning in two (2) completed personal essays today, Thursday. These essays were attached to conferencing worksheets and self evaluations. The self evaluations answered these questions (one set of answers for each essay).
1) What do you think your essay shows about who you are?
2) How does this reflect what you think the audience is interested in?
3) What grade would you assign to your essay?
We studied humor and satire this week; we began with a prompt, "Dear Santa." We then analyzed this cliche form and found ways to "twist" the normal expectations to find humor.
We also listened to David Sedaris' memoir "Santa Land Diaries" and discussed it as humor and satire.
Happy Holidays!
The most significant aspect of the week was writers turning in two (2) completed personal essays today, Thursday. These essays were attached to conferencing worksheets and self evaluations. The self evaluations answered these questions (one set of answers for each essay).
1) What do you think your essay shows about who you are?
2) How does this reflect what you think the audience is interested in?
3) What grade would you assign to your essay?
We studied humor and satire this week; we began with a prompt, "Dear Santa." We then analyzed this cliche form and found ways to "twist" the normal expectations to find humor.
We also listened to David Sedaris' memoir "Santa Land Diaries" and discussed it as humor and satire.
Happy Holidays!
