Monday, September 11, 2006

Deadlines and Picking up the Pace

Well, we are officially past the hump! Labor Day is behind us. Progress reports will be coming out soon (yikes). The prewriting is all done. Here are some upcoming deadlines:

1. College Essay- due tomorrow. Turn in the following: rubric, final draft, rough draft, self-editing sheet, peer review, introduction draft, freewriting/webbing, life timeline.

2. Curious Incident quiz on Wednesday. Read through chapter 181.

3. Narrative Essay work- research an exceptionality and develop a character. Character sketch due Friday.

4. College Essay draft will be returned (hopefully) by Monday 9/18. Final revision draft will be due by that Friday.

So, what do you know about a narrative essay? What do you think are some of the important characteristics of this type of essay? What kind of essay (since we have one more this nine weeks) would you like to write after the narrative? Any preferences and why?

1 comment:

Mark Osler said...

Hey, Mrs. C's class--

I teach lawyers how to argue in court. The most important skill for them is to learn to tell a story-- it is at the heart of our jobs.

Narratives are also at the heart of the best college admission essays, parole applications, newspaper articles, television shows, comic books, sermons, and movies. A great narrative is the best way to hook your audience in to change their mind, entertain them, or distract them.

Think about this: Which is more likely to make you think drunk driving is a problem-- a bumper sticker, or the story of friend who died in an accident?