The Draft: February 22, 2016

Focus: What small steps can we take to composed distinguished essays?

1. Warming up by aiming high: how do we get to the "Distinguished" category?

On the rubric, read the boxes in the "Distinguished" column.

Identity your essay's relationship with each box:

• Put a star or smiley face (or something that makes you happy) by the ones you feel like you're meeting right now.

• Put a question mark by the ones you don't really understand. Make sure you ask about these when we conference.

• Put a minus sign or a contemplative face by the ones you definitely need to work on.

2. Reading through the sample essay together

• With a partner, find one example of how this writer is distinguished in each category. 

• Mark your findings on the essay itself and be prepared to share your findings.

3. Working on drafting and revising independently (tomorrow, we will peer edit)

• Click HERE if you'd like an outline (optional).

• Click HERE if you'd the online version of the sample essay.

HW:
1. For the essay timeline, click here.

2. Banned books should be complete by this point.

3. Please complete the FANBOYS www.noredink.com assignment (it's not new--just the same one as last week); brief "quiz" on Friday.