After a visit from the school counsellors, we spent the remainder of yesterday's class looking at two samples of writing that do an impressive job of showing character emotion and creating setting and mood. We looked at an excerpt from Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt, and a section from The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb.
Then, students wrote short paragraphs where they attempted to show, and not tell, character traits or emotions, setting, or mood. These were submitted at the bell.
Remember to read your chunk and create a Page of Thoughts for Wednesday's class.
Most importantly, remember to bring a donation for the food drive. I cannot stress enough how badly I do not want to finish second. You know what they say about second place: it totally sucks.
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