Today: I collected the Fiction Reports. All students should be at least 30 pages into their new short story books. Finish it before Xmas break, please. Second fiction report will be due then.
I read aloud a story written in 2nd person, present tense. It is called "Orientation" by Daniel Orozco. If you were absent today, be sure to read a copy during USSR tomorrow. We imitated his style by writing at least 120 words on some kind of orientation. We focused on the use of truly unique and memorable detail.
You also need to have your classroom visits completed before Xmas. As soon as you do the reading, hand me the marked evaluation form.
Tomorrow, I'll read aloud the final story in the series, one by M.A.C. Farrant, Claremont grad. It's called "Sick Pigeon" and is written in the first person, present tense. Almost all the Farrant books are out of the library right now. She's very popular. You can pick up copies of her books at the Victoria library as well.
Friday, we will start writing our stories. Yay!! You can start now of course.
THREE 100 WORD DESCRIPTIVE PIECES DUE TOMORROW.
See yesterday's blog and refer to your Gaston notes for more details.
