1.) MUGS Week #16
2.) Continue to prepare for your Expert Team presentation on "The Necklace":
Be sure to address every question or bullet on your team's instruction sheet. As you know, your job is to focus on ONE of the following literary elements...
- Plot and Conflict Analysis
- Characterization
- Point of View
- Looking at Language
- Symbolism
Remember: the goal of our Expert Team presentations is to learn what types of observations, comments, or questions we can contribute to the conversation when we discuss literature in the real world.
3.) Long Composition due Tuesday, March 6, 2012:
After-school activities give students an opportunity to do something they enjoy outside the classroom. Some students play sports, while others might enjoy acting or other activities. Imagine your school wants to add some new after-school activities and is taking suggestions from students. In a well-developed composition, suggest a new afterschool activity and explain why students might enjoy it.
Remember to ...
- Vomit
- Outline
- Use an introduction technique
- Present a strong thesis statement
- Use transition words and phrases
- End the essay with a conclusion technique
- Include an appealing, appropriate title
4.) Author Nuggets: Shirley Jackson (due Friday)
Happy Leap Year!
