The BIG Edit: September 19, 2018

Focus: What do need to revise to strengthen our essays?

Tribe: Shortened Class

1. Warming up with an explanation of tomorrow

• Meet in the Forum and sit together.
• Have out student planner and something to write with/on.
• Cell phones stay in backpacks.
• Zero side conversations.
• I give you 10 points for your focus during the counselor's presentation (like Independent Reading).

2. Peer editing each other's summary-response essays using these slides

3. Wrapping up with 3-minute conferences

HW:
1. TOMORROW: Meet in the Forum. Sit together as a class.

2. For FRIDAY: Bring your independent reading book to class. If you have your own copy of The Kite Runner, bring it to class on Friday as well.

3. For TUESDAY, SEP 25: Final drafts of your summary-response are due. Please PRINT them and submit them by 4:00.