Monday, April 22nd

Today's Topic:  Sense of Place Essay Rubric and Drafting!

Starter: 

Read the document linked below.  Choose an object in this classroom or your home and come up with 2 out of the 3 "writing with sound" techniques from this handout to describe that object.

Writing with Sound (page 6 only of online version)

Agenda:

• Go over the personal sense of place essay prompt and rubric handout

• Turn in your journal:
• Are all the in-class and out-of-class entries dated and titled? If not, do that now.
• Is your name on the journal?
  
• Begin writing!

• Writer's block?
• Option 1
• Write your name on the board and your issue (no clue, no place, no ethic, no energy)
• Get into groups of 2-3  and try to have a balance between the different "issues"
• Do Part III: "In the Hot Seat" with your group members. Designate a "timer" and stick to the time requirements.

• Option 2
• Write your name on the board and your issue (no clue, no place, no ethic, no energy)
• Check out some of the links in the rubric packet.  Read through some of the essays, watch some vimeos and/or check out some photography.  Hopefully this will offer some inspiration? 

Announcements:

• Missed class Friday? Make-up the Sense of Place Categories starter on Friday's DP post.
• Parent drivers for our field trip
• ACT tomorrow!
• Email me or turn in your Abbey Analysis and critique notes from last week with all group members' names.

Homework:

First draft of essay for peer critique (10 process points for completed drafts) is due on FRIDAY, April 26th