Week 2-1

Grading is a Scam

Writing Sample - Prewriting

What grade have you been proudest of in your educational life, and why?

What grade has made you most angry or frustrated, and why?

What grading experience changed the way you approached the class, or school more generally? Why?

Pair & Share

Take a few minutes and share some of what you wrote with a partner. If you're participating on Discord, you can either share in the chat, or DM someone else who's participating and have a discussion that way.

EmpoWORD Ch. 2 - Telling a Story Take \~15 minutes to scan the chapter.
https://pdx.pressbooks.pub/empoword/chapter/telling-a-story/

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  • Do some writing about the people in your story. Who were they? How did they dress? What were they like? Just describe the characters.
  • Where did this story take place? What was the space like? Describe the room or environment. Think about sounds, smells, textures, too.
  • What details stood out most to you? What are the things that most stick out in your memory of this event?
  • Other than the fact that your English teacher is making you write about it, why might you tell this story? What point would you use it to illustrate?

For Next Class

  • Read and annotate Ch. 3 of EmpoWORD (on Canvas)
  • Make sure to post your prewriting from class today. :)