Agenda, September 12

Due Every Day: Bring a personal choice reading book. 

Unit 1: Word Choice, Figurative Language, and Setting

Today's Learning Targets:

I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
I can choose words to create a deliberate effect.
I can recognize the effect of of well-chosen words.
I can use figurative language to create a mood.

1. Freewrite #7: "The phone rang ..." OR "I left without ..."
2. Pre-writing #4: Le mot juste, pt. 1
3. Independent reading: look for good words
4. Pre-writing #4: Le mot juste, pt. 2
5. Pre-writing #5: "Thunderstorm in Dorset, Vermont"
6. Figurative Language Practice #3: Hyperbole, funny and serious