Ego, ego, ego!

Today’s a biggish day. Our rough drafts of the Compare/Contrast essays are due.  But first… I want us to have a short 30 minute graded discussion on the similarities and differences between the two novels.  Some possible topics of discussion.

• The beginning/ending
• The protagonist
• The supporting characters
• The types of dystopias
• Plot
• The author’s purpose (i.e. why is he/she writing this)

Then, we’ll write a quick body paragraph in class before doing the peer edit. The peer edit:

Reader 1:  Does the writer have all of the parts?  Does each paragraph have a) topic sentence b) a set up for #1 quote c) the first quote/evidence d) setup for #2 quote e) the 2nd quote f) a 2+ sentence discussion. Reader 2: The same as Reader 1 Reader 3: Check for grammar issues and evaluate how well the discussion explain why the similarity or difference is important.

HW: Final draft due Thur