Hawthorne Prompt

I'm looking at the growing pile of prompts - from Lang & Lit - and while it does seem daunting to think about evaluating 129 essay in the next, uh goal, 5 days, is it just a little bit strange that I am looking forward to it? O.k. so there will be some rough essays, some transitional issues, and distractions in the form of spelling, punctuation, and grammar. However, there will also be these flashes of brilliance, the work of growing literary analysts, and avenues to further explore and improve upon. 

After my observations of prompt writing, this is just a reminder that today's class was all about your literary diagnostic prompt on "The Birthmark," which you had 4 days to annotate. Since so many of you just jumped into the writing process, it looks like you are all determined to write your best work today, and I will be providing you with the requisite feedback to help improve for each prompt, discussion, and analysis. 

For the block day, we will resuming vocab experts, finishing up Tom's characterization from Gatsby, bonding with your toolbox, and possibly looking at one more passage. Can't wait to delve further into literature with all of you!