First and sixth periods had writing workshop today. We worked on improving sentence variety.

Second and fourth periods finished up plot, setting, and conflict and moved on to characterization.

Homework

• First period: none.
• Second and fourth periods:
• read the following short stories:
• “Thank You, M’am” (134)
• “A Christmas Memory” (174)
• select a character and write a brief description (both personality and appearance).
• Sixth period: add five more items to your expert inventory by next Friday.