Day 5

Do Now: What stories have immediately hooked you? How so?

Today's Learning Target:

I will learn about the significance of a good novel's first page and how much information is available there.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can point out at least three of the eighteen items described by Foster in one of my thesis novels.
-I can explain how these items connect to a big idea in my novel or a character's development.
Agenda:

1. First Pages
2. Your novels' opening lines
3. Conclusions
4. Exit Ticket: A concern I have about my first blog entry is... 

HW: Continue working on your PS1 entries (all three are due 17 September). Review "Speaking of Courage" for a discussion activity.

Coming up...

-writing sample (in-class close-reading)
-"Speaking of Courage" art comparison
-"How to Tell a True War Story" Socratic seminar
-story-truth assignment
-introduction to critical theory