1. February 16, 2011 Word Choice “Moby Dick is a Whale” Day 5 While this essay is poorly organized, the author does choose excellent words. Focus on the second paragraph. Underline precise nouns and modifiers. Compare the first paragraph to the second. How does the word choice compare? Change three things in the first paragraph to improve word choice. While this essay is poorly organized, the author does choose excellent words. Focus on the second paragraph. Underline precise nouns and modifiers. Compare the first paragraph to the second. How does the word choice compare? Change three things in the first paragraph to improve word choice.

2. Student Goals Load final draft of essay on wiki. Load vocabulary brochure on wiki. Create genre project slideshow. – Use your resources! Everything you need is in the shared drive in my folder: genre project!

3. Homework Bring book to class! Use post-its to mark places in text to support attributes. Bring book to class! Use post-its to mark places in text to support attributes.