First and sixth periods worked on the memoir form, looking at an example excerpt from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. We’ll continue examining it tomorrow before starting our own memoirs.

Second and fourth periods worked on the final writing assignment in the short story unit. We looked again at what an effective thesis statement does, and we began planning our first draft. We’ll spend a little more time working on it tomorrow before its final due date on Wednesday.

Seventh period began working on narrowing topics for the writing process unit we’re working on.

Homework

• First and sixth periods: questions 1-4 on page 470.
• Second and fourth periods: complete the outline we began today in preparation for the final draft (due Wednesday).
• Seventh period: none.