Agenda, September 13

Due Every Day: Bring a personal choice reading book. 

Due Monday: Figurative Language Practice 1-5
Due Next Wednesday: Rough draft of two poems or a two page story.
Due Next Friday: Final draft of two poems or two page story.
 
Unit 1: Word Choice, Figurative Language, and Setting

Today's Learning Targets:

I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
I can recognize effective figurative language.
I can use figurative language to create a mood.

1. Freewrite #8: "Under the light of the full moon ..." OR "He / she was so lucky ..."
2. Figurative Language Practice #4: Personification
3. Pre-writing #5: "Thunderstorm in Dorset, Vermont"
4. Independent reading: look for figurative language