Wednesday, October 3, 2018

92 Minutes

     1.   Listen to and discuss NPR story “Why Women Have the Right to be Good and Mad”

     2.   Small groups discuss “Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa”:

a.   Discuss your response to the essay and share your charts.

b.   Locate sentences or paragraphs where Sedaris is obviously envious of Hugh’s childhood and where Sedaris is aware that Hugh’s life was often lonely and insecure.

c.    Discuss the purpose of Sedaris’s essay. What do you think his purpose is?  

     3.   Discuss essay as a whole class: how does David Sedaris reveal his personality? What is Sedaris’s purpose in this essay? 

     4.   Individually, look at your list of childhood experiences. Add to the list. Do a whip-around sharing of items on your list. 

     5.   Brainstorm specific stories or situations that center on one of these experiences. 

     6.   For Tuesday, October 9: Bring in a complete draft of a personal essay that explores your childhood experiences (2-3 page, double spaced, typed)

     7.   Begin drafting your essay

    HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 9: Bring in a complete draft of a personal essay that explores your childhood experiences (2-3 page, double spaced, typed)