Things we did today:
- Silent Reading
- Grammar (punctuation and quotations)
- Handed in descriptive paragraphs
- Went over additional hand-out on literary persuasive paragraphs and peer-editing
- Time given for peer-editing and persuasive paragraph writing
- Went over the narrative paragraph example and brainstorming plan
- Watched "The Interlopers" video
Reminders:
- SHORT STORY TEST: TOMORROW, OCT. 16, 2013
- Persuasive paragraph (plan, rough copy and good copy) due Friday, Oct. 18, 2013
In
a well-organized paragraph, discuss the stereotypes that exist for males
and females in our society, and then explore the use of stereotypes in “Think like a Weightlifter, Think Like a Woman” and/or “What Happened During
the Ice Storm”.
***For
full marks, use at least one quote from the text to support your arguments.
Stereotype - a widely held but fixed
and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
