Since I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not stressing writing enough, I’m in the process of re-planning some lessons. As such, first, fourth, and sixth periods worked revision strategies today, using the history of Anne Frank as a thematic base. We looked at three ways of revising:

• For clarity of meaning
• For descriptive details
• For sentence variety.

We used a graphic organizer to aid our revision.

Second period began working on their poetry projects. Details available here.

Homework

• First and fourth periods: finish revision handout.
• Second period:
  • comparison/contrast essay due Monday;
  • work on Mockingbird newspaper project (online); and,
  • develop poetry project presentation and materials.
• Sixth period:
  • finish revision handout;
  • complete first diary entry (that’s the link you want, gentlemen from sixth period).