Read over your compositions and focus only on the skills you want to improve on the next composition which you will write in class, Wed. Feb. 13 during our after school block. Let me know on Tuesday if you need alternate Wed. time and we'll arrange where to meet. If you wish to use one of your teacher-student study times on this composition, do make an appointment.
Tonight: Read and annotate your story in a painstaking manner. It's your job to teach the story to the class so anything that you miss, they miss. We want happy campers.
You have your presentation dates so be prepared.
You may use power point if you wish. Be sure to highlight the stylistic devices used in the story to achieve the author's purpose. What is said? How is it said? What is the time period of the story and how would its themes have been understood or appreciated. What can we learn from the story today? What did you learn from it in terms of the art form of the short story?
Friday: Work with your partners to share the load and know who is presenting which key passages.
