02.09 - Revision and Rough Draft of The Road essay

At the beginning of class today, I returned the analogy work that people did with our essay and waffles activity along with an updated grade report sheet. We reviewed class performance and general feedback on this assignment (see below) and discussed ways in which people could earn a four.

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Everyone then had the rest of the period to begin writing their essay on message and theme in The Road. If people had not completed their evidence sheets, those needed to be completed before starting the rough draft. A rough draft of the essay should be ready for our class on Wednesday.

Handouts:

Theme and Message Outline for The Road
Section key for The Road

Essays and Waffles

Homework:

Complete your rough draft for The Road for Wednesday (2/11)

Complete revisions for the waffles and essay analogy work for Friday (2/13)

If you missedthis lecture, you can read and take notes from this article which covers the same information.