Agenda, October 30

Due Dates

• Due Now: The Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 9-16. Take notes to the best of your ability. Please don't write in the school's books.
• Due Monday, 11/2: The Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 17-21 (117 pages). We'll be focusing on Chapter 17 on Monday.
• Due Thursday, 11/5: Optional Education Narrative revisions. Clip new copy to previous drafts. Highlight changes on new copy. No revisions without teacher conference.

Agenda

1. Freewrite Friday: Write as much as you can in 15 minutes. Pick one of the following prompts: 1) Write an essay in which you convince the reader (and yourself) that you are, in fact, awesome; 2) Who should be the next President of the United States (you do not have to select among the 214 declared candidates); 3) Write about anything you want (it's a freewrite, after all. If you're stumped, begin with "After the storm ...").
2. A tone-tastic sharing
3. Chapter 16 plot connections
4. Persona in Chapter 7 (alas, not likely)