Personal Essay Writing: "Attitude"

Students received their first writing assignment today.  After a close reading of Margaret Atwood's Attitude, students are using the piece as a mentor text in order to embark on their first writing adventure.  Students are being asked to write a valedictory address to the Iroquois Ridge High School Class of 2014.  They are to address the state of the society that students are entering, and are asked to keep audience and purpose in mind as they write their first essay.

A success criteria has been included in order for students to gauge what the expectations are.  In class we attempted to co-create this success criteria.  This is a skill that we will continue to work on as the semester progresses.

Students will be given the class period tomorrow to work.  A rough draft must be brought into class on Monday for peer editing.