We spent the first part of class reviewing the questions I had posed on the poem "The Child Who Walks Backward." Students seemed to have a very solid grasp on the main conflict present in the poem: a mother is abusing her child and lying about it.
After reviewing the answers to the questions, we generated a set of notes we would use to write a paragraph on the poem. We talked about the importance of selecting phrases and lines that are rich with meaning. After generating these notes, we wrote a paragraph as a class. I reviewed how to integrate quotations, and I urge you to take a risk and try using quotations in your next piece, if you are feeling confident with it!
For the last ten minutes of class, students met with their Lit. Circle groups, to touch base and discuss the conclusion of the book. We will spend Tuesday's class preparing our letter essays, which are due to be handed in on THURSDAY next week.
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