LAST WEEK STUDENTS REVISED the setting essays on the NT Cafeteria. This week we will spend some time taking a micro view of an essay, looking into sentence structure a bit more closely. Perhaps too close for some students' comfort. We'll see.

Monday

Starting class with a journal on friends. Discussion of two of the essays we read in class Friday. Closing class with another journal, this one on an inanimate object.
HW: Finish reading the "Tales of the Tyrant" essay for discussion tomorrow.

Tuesday

Journal on your favorite passage from "Tales of the Tyrant," and then class discussion on style. Reading an article on sentence diagramming. Students should then select one sentence and post it in response to the "One Great Sentence" post.
HW: Read the handout linked to the word "sentence" in the aforementioned post on sentences. Remember to bring crayons, markers, or color pencils to class tomorrow.

Wednesday

Each student should diagram his/her own sentence. In the event your did NOT post a sentence, you should attempt to diagram Matt's posted sentence. (Matt, you may choose a new sentence, if you like.)
HW: Finish your sentence diagram. Use color. Use common sense and creativity, both as needed. Due tomorrow.

Thursday

Reading "Crazy Things Seem Normal, Normal Things Seem Crazy" by Chuck Klosterman. Finishing class by revisiting the journal you wrote on a type of friend, expanding the description of that person.
HW: As best able, you should complete the diagram of your selected sentence from "Tales of the Tyrant."

Friday

No school for Institute Day