Agenda, October 7

Reminder: Keep all your work, including graded  freewrites,  pre-writes, and published drafts. We'll need them to revise.
Due Monday Tuesday: Freewrites 13-23 and Pre-writes 8-23
Due Monday Tuesday: Rough draft of two poems or two pages of fiction.  
Due BEFORE the beginning of class on Wednesday: You must come to me for a teacher conference (during work time, lunch, or after school)  
Due Wednesday at the end of class: Final Draft of Packet 2
 
Unit 2: Structure
Today's Learning Targets:
I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.   
I can work with my peers to develop ideas to a final draft.  
I can write a killer first line. I can write using active verbs.
I can employ an innovative structure in my writing.

1. Un-Freewrite #23: Reflect on the current state of your writing. Are you writing well or are you struggling? How do you know? What have you learned about structure in the last few weeks?
2. Figurative Language Practice #9: Write one example of metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, and onomatopoeia. Your subject: a person who has a cold.
3. Pre-write #23: Read and highlight the "Killer First Lines" handout.
4. Drafting Time / Peer Review Time. You need to both GET and GIVE a good peer review.