Good morning! Please get your assigned netbooks when you arrive to class. While your netbooks are powering up, please read your independent reading book. I will be checking again today to see that you have made a selection.
CREATING A DOCUMENT in Google docs: Create a document in Google docs and name it Period ___ English Journal. Some of you have already done this for your letter of introduction. Most of you haven't.
"Superman and Me" -- for homework you annotated this article, showing a close reading. In your English Journal today, please respond in writing to this essay by addressing the following:
Subject: Begin by explaining the author's subject. Be sure to introduce the title and author of the article. Explain how the text is structured and provide a brief synopsis of the article.
Audience: Who is the intended audience?
Author's Persona: How does the author present himself? (tone)
Purpose: Why was this text written? What should we think or do in response to this article? What philosophy/worldview does the writer want to share?
HOMEWORK: Please think about a topic/research question for your EXPERT PROJECT. It should be a topic that you will enjoy researching this year. Write down a list of possibilities -- approximately 5.
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