Agenda, February 28

Unit 4: Writing believable, properly formatted dialogue in a variety of modes.

• Do Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Go see Lost in Yonkers. All tickets are $8. Doors open at 6:45. Get there early! 

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can write dialogue in verse.
• I can correctly punctuate dialogue.
• I can submit my work to the Lit Mag for publication.

Agenda:

1. Freewrite #36: "Mommy, why ..." OR Write about a character who constantly interrupts others.
2. "The Neighbors," by Jonathan Richman
3. PW #51: Dialogue in Poetry
4. "Boy and Mom at the Nutcracker Ballet," by Naomi Shihab Nye