This morning we had a writing session. The task was to create a dialogue in the first person, using present tense, of either Dally or Johnny, minutes prior to their deaths.
Students brainstormed emotions felt by both Johnny and Dally just prior to their deaths.
Next, students discussed and then collaborated to create a topic sentence for each of the characters to begin the paragraph.
Students could begin their writing with either this or their own topic sentence. The paragraph was expected to be between 150-200 words.
When complete, students were given a quotation task to be completed in partners. They were asked to figure out who the speaker was and why that quotation was significant.
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