Agenda, October 31

Reminder: Keep all your work, including graded  freewrites,  pre-writes, and published drafts. We'll need them to revise.

Due Yesterday: Final draft of two poems or two pages of fiction.  
Due Today: Syntax Practice 1-5
Due at the beginning of class tomorrow: Freewrites 24-34 and Pre-writes 32-38 

Unit 3: Character  
Today's Learning Targets:
I can use a freewrite to generate ideas. 
I can track the development of a character in a poem and support my interpretations with quotations.
I can combine various forms of punctuation to create a fluid sentence.
I can assess my audience and make writing decisions based on character.

1. un-Freewrite #34: Evaluate the current state of your writing. What do you want to accomplish in the last few weeks of the trimester?
2. Text Analysis: "Bus Boy"
3. Syntax Practice #5: The longest sentence
4. Snake Oil