APELC Class Notes
Objectives: APELCers 1) processed a narrative text, and 2) employed invention strategies in the development of a narrative text.
Third juniors and seniors, after a visit from Ms. Swiderski we attended the Tan text today and got a little off topic when we veered into a brief discussion of Seventeen magazine’s moral obligations to its readers. It was interesting and still germane when Devin mentioned audience and purpose.
You finished the period working on the drafts of your narratives using the St. Martin’s Guide again. You should be through the “Describing the Scene”, “Recalling Key People”, “Sketching the Story”, and “Testing Your Choice” activities. (Seems like a lot, but these are quick brainstorming stages.) Your first draft, due Monday, certainly need not be perfect or near completion, that is, as a finished product, but it should (read must) be substantive, with enough material for you and your peers to sift through and consider.
Please check your class page for homework details, and have a great weekend.
See you Monday.
NOTE. Students may take home copies of the St. Martin’s Guide to Writing over the weekend. I have a meeting immediately after school, but students can come by T-12 first lunch through sixth to check out a text. Books need to come back with you on Monday, though.