Agenda, December 12

Due Now: Parent Signature on Your Progress Report
Coming Tomorrow: Vocab Quiz 1
Due Tuesday: Rough draft of short story
Due Wednesday at the end of class: Final Draft of short story  
Coming Thursday, 12/19: Quiz on short stories and elements of literature  

Today's Learning Targets:
I can use a free write to generate ideas.
I can compare two videos made in different eras.
I can practice the skills good readers do.

1. Progress Report Collection Time!
2. Freewrite #5: Write about a daydream (or a daydreamer) OR Write about an adventure
3. Do stories have to follow the plot pyramid?
4. "Walter Mitty" Video Venn Diagram
5. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"