Agenda, September 19

Due Every Day: Bring a personal choice reading book.

Due Now: All Freewrites and Pre-Writes
Due Friday at the end of class: Final draft of two poems or two page story.

Due Friday: Be sure you know the terms in The Writer's Toolbox 
 
Unit 1: Word Choice, Figurative Language, and Setting

Today's Learning Targets:

I can use a freewrite to reflect on my strengths and weaknesses.
I can work with a peer to improve my writing.
I can read a peer's work closely and offer useful suggestions.
I can apply my learning to a poem I've never seen before. 

1. Late drafts?
2. un-Freewrite #12: What are you noticing about yourself as a writer? Strengths? Weaknesses? What class activities are you enjoying? What do you want more of? Less of?
3. Practice Quiz: "Red Rover"
4. Don't forget writer lead revision!
5. Peer review / Drafting / Revising time