I am going to turn today's writing into a long essay. they don't know it yet (nya ha ha!). Today I had them answer: How does Poe scare/attempt to scare the reader in the Fall of the House of Usher. Cite 2 examples and explain what makes them scary.
I told students not to worry about grammar or punctuation but to worry about ideas and critical thinking instead.
Students wrote for 50 minutes and each got feedback from me during the period.