THURSDAY, APRIL 29
1) Put at least one sticky note on Wallwisher by tonight.
2) Tonight, for Essay 21, write approximately 200 words of a
400 - word freestyle multigenre paper
on the word
"Friendship".
Another 100 words and comments on partners' blogs will be due on Monday night, and the full second draft for grading (at least 400 words)
with a self-assessment
will be due on Tuesday night.
on the word
"Friendship".
Another 100 words and comments on partners' blogs will be due on Monday night, and the full second draft for grading (at least 400 words)
with a self-assessment
will be due on Tuesday night.
"Multigenre" means different genres,
so I would like you to use at least
four different genres
in the essay,
including one traditional 8-sentence expository paragraph
("expository" is the kind of paragraphs
we've been writing all year.)
Here is a list of possible genres:
so I would like you to use at least
four different genres
in the essay,
including one traditional 8-sentence expository paragraph
("expository" is the kind of paragraphs
we've been writing all year.)
Here is a list of possible genres:
First person narrative (story)
Third person narrative
Interior Monologue (what someone is saying to themselves)
Dialogue (written in play format)
Poems for two voices
Free verse (no rhyme, you make the rules)
Photograph poem (about a photo)
Haiku
Limerick
List poem
Dramatic monologue (what someone is saying to the public)
Song lyrics (your own)
Labyrinthine sentences
-hard news stories
-Dear Abby
-obituaries
-editorials
-classified ad
reviews
diary/journal entries
allegory
character sketch
brochure
bumper sticker
announcements
cast lists
encyclopedia entries
fable
game rules
interviews
job application
letters/post cards
parodies
headlines
prayer
recipes
menu
newscast
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
*You do not need the usual heading for this essay, but you do need at least a title. (Subtitle is optional.)
* Please begin with a "Dear Reader" note, in which you explain what you are attempting to do in the essay. The note should be signed with your first name.
This does not count toward the 400 word requirement.
* Please begin with a "Dear Reader" note, in which you explain what you are attempting to do in the essay. The note should be signed with your first name.
This does not count toward the 400 word requirement.
* As usual, the paper must have Unity, Coherence, Clarity, and Correctness (see "Rubrics for a multigenre essay")
* Approximately 1/5 of the paper (80 words) must have something to do with
ROMEO AND JULIET.
* Total number of words: At least 400
