Friday, October 11, 2013

English 8

Today in class we continued working on studying good narrative essays, and taking notes of what authors do to make a piece of writing interesting. After noting different qualities and techniques today, students then made notes on their rough drafts of what they could add to their narrative writing. The last two days in class have been focused on the revision process of the writing process.

Just a reminder, that students should be reading three nights at home each week. The October reading log has been handed out, and students will again need to turn in their log at the end of the month.

Have a wonderful weekend! :)
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