Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Wednesday, Feb. 18 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Theme Definition Review
}“The Sniper” Close Read while reading for details to show theme: When you are done reading and marking the text, write what you believe the theme is at the bottom of the story with 2-3 reasons why you believe this to be the theme
}**Mrs. J theme: War causes people to do things they think are right but that they regret in the end: “cold gleam of the fanatic” “the lust of battle died in him” “bitten by remorse”
}Writer’s Workshop
Work on step 7 (revise/edit, work on new draft, revise/edit/peer edit, work on draft, etc)
What is the theme of your story? How to reinforce?
How to revise for a final –first look through whole paper for anything that is marked or could have been marked dialogue or sentence structure, then think of your theme and other aspects of short stories
}Final Draft due FRIDAY: we’ll have some workshop time tomorrow
}Continue working on draft

}Read your book or write your AoW reflection if you have time left

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