1. Warming up: In small groups, form some class guidelines for the essay.
2. Thinking about the next best step for YOU--how might you find your way into this essay?
Option 1: Adding more reflection to your annotated bibliography/thinking through your research more critically/color coding your research until patterns emerge
Option 2: Typing a formal outline
Option 3: Drafting--start with your favorite part (intro? body paragraph?)
3. Sharing ideas and offering feedback
4. Returning to your essay with a few new ideas
HW:
1. Spend 30-60 minutes with this over the long weekend. On Tuesday, we all need to be in the drafting phase. By next Friday, Sep 9, you will need a complete draft.
2. Click HERE for a conference sign-up. Everyone needs to conference with me at least once; you can conference during the early drafting stages, the later drafting stages, or after the final draft is due. Think about at point in your writing routine you need the most one-on-one help.
3. If it's in your budget or on your bookshelf, please acquire your own copy of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. We will start this book in about a week.
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