Today I showed you guys what I want you to do when you edit/revise your paper. Your rubric is based on four things:

Thesis, Voice, Mechanics, and Word Choice: Verbs.

So, with that in mind, I came up with a few activities for you to workshop your rough draft. If you do these things, my goal is that you will all get credit on the rubric for these items.

Remember – the whisper phones seem kind of weird, but that is the intention. I want to disrupt your thinking so that your brain can form new synapses! You build your brain the same way you build your muscles – by s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g them. When you do something new and bizarre like this, your brain is stretching!

We will finish this on Monday – your final copy will be due Monday at midnight!

You had the rest of the day to work on your Revision Stations. Just a note: I apparently messed up and switched two drop boxes or assignments up. For this assignment, don’t worry about what the assignment/drop box name is: just turn it in and I’ll figure it out. Thanks for being understanding while I figure out how to use this new system!

Reminder: your final copy is due Monday at midnight.

You need to have the introduction and the first four chapters of How To Read Literature Like a Professor read by the time you get to class on Monday. If you haven’t started reading it yet, it’s an easy read. And I’m not just saying that because I’m an English teacher and think everything is easy.

Have a great weekend, me mateys!