Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Commas and Comparisons

1) Silent Reading

2) News - Nicole's Breakup tweet got favourited by CBCBooks! She may be in the running...

3) Comma Usage - handout

4) Four Stories - let's compare the protagonists. What were their characteristics? What were their motivations? What were their epiphanies?

A&P -
The Ninny -
Identities -
Best Minds -


Compare and contrast the main characters
in two of the stories that we have read.

  • Plan with an outline first.
  • Develop a powerful thesis statement
  • Find three or four quotes (minimum) to use as support.  

Sign up for two stories and a focus.
What does a compare and contrast look like?

Today - catchy opening, thesis statement - get em done. Looking for quotes...