Happy Friday!

Today (in all classes) students took their new "Memorable Leads" and rewrote the story they talked about with their partners yesterday. We are practicing the many ways a story can be told, and we also are practicing digging in to bring out a story's inner meaning. They wrote a "flashdraft," which is rewriting a story in one sitting without looking at the older version of the story. Students reported that they are writing stronger and longer!

Many of you have asked if you can continue to work on your story over the weekend. Of course! It is your writing! I would like for you to do this writing yourself...without any help this time...just continue the way you were writing in class.

H/W: You may need to use the weekend to get caught up if you have been absent.

Enjoy the weekend! Thank you for your hard work today.