Students will have two class periods this week to revise their "Little Red" essays. They are practicing the skill of transferring editing into revision and seeing the ways in which they can make their essays stronger. In addition, they will be taking an MCAS practice test to familiarize themselves with online test taking, including format, user tools, and types of questions that will be asked. These will not be scored but are simply practice in taking the test. We will end the week with book group discussions. Students who are absent on the day of a book group meeting should write a response to the chunk of reading they've done for it. Responses should include the types of things that would be discussed: any of the elements of fiction, author's perspective, language, connections, predictions, etc.
Homework:
Mon-Wed: Read chunk #2 for Thursday; use sticky notes to mark/jot down things you want to talk about in your group meeting.
Wed: If you didn't finish LRRH essay revision, please finish and turn in by Friday.
