November 16 & 17

Significant Event Paper Samples
Students met in sample paper groups to go over answers and then shared with the class.

Skill 15: Make your narrative a story not an "and then" chronology
"A story depicts events that are connected causally or thematically to create a sense of tension that is resolved through action, insight, or understanding." We graphed out the chronology of the four stories on the white board. We saw that  the events in the stories were all tied to the theme of the story.

Paper Topics
Students wrote lots of ideas for topics. I read prompts from pages 151, 153, and 157.

HOMEWORK
1. Read Skill 16.
2. Print and bring one page of your significant event narrative.

Secret quote: "Death ends a life, not a relationship." (Morrie Schwartz)