Today David focused on sentence structure and grammar in his writing.

Today David focused on descriptive writing by showing instead of telling the story.

Today David was tasked with creating a portion of a story where the protagonist has amnesia.

Chris listened to the first part of a story podcast. This lesson focused on listening skills as he answered comprehension questions about the plot.

I tried to go virtual with PJ, but there was no answer on his end. I tried to call 4x, so I think he was having trouble connecting.

Today we wrote six-word memoirs to explore the significance of brevity and the powerful impact that concise writing can have on storytelling. We started by looking at examples of six-word memoirs with different themes. Then, we chose 6 themes and wrote a memoir for each one.

Today we read "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Raven". We analyzed the theme of each story as well as how Poe used imagery to set the mood.

Today we analyzed the main character of the story, finding evidence in the text to support our ideas. We also analyzed the elements of the story and discussed how the author used setting to set the tone and mood.

Absent

Today, David finished writing a letter to his future self, outlining goals and aspirations he hopes to achieve.