Friday-Tuesday,+October+14-18

Discussion/Peer Revision

 * [|Teacher Model]
 * Find a partner and trade first drafts of your description of a setting.
 * Read your work together and discuss. Complete the checklist for your partner's writing. This should involve DISCUSSION. Nothing should be marked on the peer review checklist that is not discussed with your partner!
 * [[file:Peer Review Checklist-descriptive.doc]]

Revision Challenges:
 * 1) ===‍Add figurative language! Use a creative metaphor, a simile, or personification to spice up your description! ===
 * 2) ===‍Use some participial phrases for sentence variety! ===

Mini-Lesson: Analyzing a Character


Homework
Put a final draft of your setting description on your blog. If you know how to embed your photo, go ahead and do this. If not, I will help you in class next time.