OUR FIRST WORKSHOP begins this week. A reminder of the ground rules: 1) the writer reads the essay aloud, and then takes notes on comments, staying quiet during the workshop; 2) your comments should be written on a hard copy that is handed to the writer once we finish discussing; 2) 3) only once we're done discussing may the writer ask questions of the group; 4) use the trident of constructive comments: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? as a litmus test for your comments.

Monday

Beginning our workshop on the place essays. We will finish with an in-class journal entry: your choice of topics.
HW: Revisit your writer's notebook, re-reading all of your outside-of-class journal entries. Are they all present? Are they fully developed? Are they dated and labeled appropriately? Are you satisfying the minimal requirements, or are you exceeding the described requirements? Check for both completion and depth of development.

Tuesday

Yesterday we finished three essays, and today we will continue providing feedback on the place essay.
HW: As soon as your essay has been "workshopped," you should revise. I will want to see a final copy on top, a draft showing tracked changes below, and the originals with feedback, in alphabetical order.

Wednesday

Yesterday we finished ____ essays, and today we will continue providing feedback on the place essay.
HW: Revising your place essay, and arranging/grading your peers' feedback.

Thursday

Yesterday we finished _____ essays, and today we will continue providing feedback on the place essay.
HW: Revising your place essay, and arranging/grading your peers' feedback.

Friday

Sentence diagramming lesson #4. We will also discuss chapter three of Building Great Sentences, discussing Landon's assertion that the sequence of propositions are more important than the active language in the basic clause (subject and predicate).
HW: Reading chapter four of of BGS. Revising your place essay, due Monday.