January 5th: Classwork and Assignments

In-Class:

• Journal, Part 1: Listen to the two examples of excellent perspective pieces and write what makes them effective pieces of writing.
• I handed back the Beowulf Perspective Papers
• Journal, Part 2: Carefully read the edits done by me and by your peer editor and answer the following questions:
• What is a strength I have as a writer?
• EXAMPLE: A strong sentence from my perspective piece
• What is something I should do to make my writing more powerful?
• EXAMPLE: A re-write of a less powerful sentence to make it more effective
• What is a technical thing I struggle with in my writing (grammar, capitalization, punctuation, passive voice, etc.)

Homework:

• None