Give me some advice…

We’ll start with a little passage from F451 to get us going (”My grandfather ran off the V-2 rocket film” pg. 157) and talk a bit about what he’s going on about.

Then, we’ll take some time to peer edit each other’s work. You’ll need two readers.

Reader #1: Check the form for the body paragraphs. Is there a clear thesis, topic sentence, quote set-up, quote, and commentary? If not, tell the reader what’s missing.

Reader #2: Comment on the commentary. Does the writer do a good job of connecting the quote to the topic sentence? Also, check for any gramatical or mechanical errors.

After a bit of time to work, my next plan is to take a look at the Poetry Out Loud anthologies. and…

Individually, choose 4 lines of poetry that you like. Write them down on the subway cards provided, making words bigger or smaller as necessary for emphasis or meaning. Do a little sketch or drawing to the side to give the poem a bit of visual impact. Then, we’ll try to memorize our lines. Here’s the anthology.

HW: Finish Criticize This papers October 14th.