We are finishing up the draft of the biography this week. As some students noted in class today, the word count seems to be a bit off in terms of page numbers. So, your paper should be 12-15 pages in Times New Roman 12 pt. font. This means that your word count might be less than 4,800 words. It might be closer to 4,000. Follow page count to guide you here. The most important thing is to have an arc to a story and have these questions in mind which were on the board last week:
Do you have….
1.
Several examples of description/anecdotes?
2.
An example or insight or reflection in every
paragraph?
3.
A snippet of dialogue or facts in every
paragraph?
4.
Good pacing? Use of transitional devices?
5.
A question which is complex and open-ended?
6.
Proper MLA citations?
7.
A focus for each section/each paragraph?
Revision: I'll look at five pages of your draft and provide comments. You'll then have one week to implement those revisions and any others you see fit. Ideally, I'll have the drafts back to you by Monday, 3/17.
Independent Reading returns!
Please bring your independent reading book beginning on Tuesday. We'll return to this work as we finish up our biography project and begin our poetry study.
Poetry
As we discussed in class today, you will have to memorize and recite two poems over the next month. The options for this poetry are as follows:
1. Select a poem from the Poetry Out Loud website: www.poetryoutloud.org. Poems should be at least 15 lines with more than three words per line.
2. Write your own poem, memorize it and dazzle your friends with your brilliance.
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