Freewrite:
Respond to the following quote:
“Why didn't I learn to treat everything like it was the last time. My greatest regret was how much I believed in the future.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
1. Discuss Journal
2. Activity: With a partner: Craft 5 "Writing Resolutions" for the future (10 mins) Share
3. Review Audition process:
What did you learn about the prospective students? Their writing? Assessment of Writing?
Insight about yourself? **Whole class discussion
4. Analyze selected excerpts: "The Briefcase"
pg. 184 "He thought how strange that a political prisoner, marched through town in a line....
pg. 185 "The chef knew nothing of physics. He understoon chemistry only...
pg. 186 "Five cities east, he now have his name as the professor's...
pg. 187 "If the Earth moved, all it would take for a man to travel its distance would be a stong baloon..."
pg. 188 "After eight months in the new city, the cheff stopped buying his newspapers on the street..."
pg. 189 "A full year had passed, and he paid the widow in coins."
pg. 191 "He begins to say, You are the widow. But why would he say this?"
pg. 192 "His head is light, and he feels he might float away from the post office forever."
