Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Images

Analyzing visuals.

Read Everyday Writer pages 370-375 and put exercises 38.1 and 38.3 in your journal, the even numbered sentences.


While you do so I'll look at what you've chosen to write your next paper about.


Then spend some time on a freewrite.  Describe your image and what you think about it.  Mix it all up -- this is a freewrite.


Homework:


1.  First draft due Friday.


2.  One vocabulary word.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Summary/Response about an Image

First of all, you hand in your Summary/Response  papers.

Then we go over the editing practice.

Then you look at an example of this kind of writing.  Read it and get into groups.

Homework:

1. Tomorrow you must have an image you can show me that you will be writing about.  The first draft is due Friday.

2. One vocabulary word.

Monday, November 8, 2010

The Next Paper

You do some more editing practice.

Then we discuss Summary/Response #2 about an Image. See these examples of possible topics:

The Fall of Icarus

"Amerika"

The Haka

As you edit your Summary/Response for tomorrow, be choosing an image that you can write about.

Homework:
1. Summary/Response due
2. Vocabulary word.