Camping with Dad: January 15, 2019

Focus: What are we doing well in our prose timed writings, and how can we improve?

1. Warming up with a little Quizlet Live review of Academic Vocabulary, List 1 and a visit to Mr. Kuhlmann's class

2. In Question #2: Johnny Got His Gun, considering the first inch, the last inch, and the concrete details and devices in between

• A quick creative writing / tone exercise: Rewrite the first inch or the last inch to change the tone.

3. Enjoying a class workshop of your essays

4. Perusing two sample essays on Q2, then using the reflective rubric to peer edit each other's timed writings

HW:
1. For TOMORROW: 

• Remember that tomorrow is your first, tiny assessment on Academic Vocabulary, Set 1. Use Quizlet to review (right before you go to bed if possible).

• Read Chapter 3 in Invisible Man (no formal reading ticket necessary).

2. For FRIDAY: Read Chapters 4 and 5 in Invisible Man and prepare a formal reading ticket for Socratic.