Day Fifty-Two / 11.29.10

Today we started by changing seats. Then we discussed new classroom participation rules. After that, we wrote on a quote from Alan Lightman: "I believe in survival of the fittest of the ideas: if an idea has survived for a few years within the jungle of my mind, then I feel like it's worth pursuing and writing a book." We discussed: Do you feel it is important to let an idea develop before writing? Or is writing a means of developing ideas? Next, we discussed the formula for a "chunk." It is below:

1. Address the Question.

2. Set the Context, Give the quote.

3. Explain the significance of the quote.

4. Tie the quote’s significance into the question.

Finally, we began discussing our Hero 1 page response. The prompt is below. And here's an example essay.

Literary Response