Today we reviewed key concepts and began working on vocabulary expansion. There was a handout for reference.
We signed out essays to read and read Drowning In Dishes, But Finding Home.
Homework Due Tuesday Oct. 2/17:
Drowning in Dishes, But Finding a Home
Danial Adkison
Using P.E.E formatting and literary present tense, respond to the following questions.
1. How would you describe the speaker? What sort of a character (trait vocabulary) does he seem to be and how do we know? (textual evidence)
2. How would you describe Jeff? What sort of a character (trait vocabulary does he seem to be and how do we know? (textual evidence)
3. What is the overall tone of the essay?
4. What is the thesis of this essay? Is it explicit or implicit? State it in a full sentence. (You don’t need a full paragraph here.)
5. Can you relate in any way to this narrative essay in any way? Respond to it from your own perspective. (4 lines minimum.)
This is homework weight and will be marked 1/2 on content 1/2 on Paragraph format.
Thanks,
Ms. S