commas1.ppt

1. We read, for the third time, the poem “What I Remember of the Evacuation”. We discussed the questions and focused on the use of so many ‘and’ words giving the poem a perspective of a young girl speaking. We also looked at the negatives of what she “heard” that were separated from the rest of the poem by the brackets around it. 
2. We also read the poem by the same author titled “Woodticks”. It is a very moving poem that effectively relays the woman’s remembrances that are so close to the surface.
3. Students will be writing a creative writing piece with a major focus on their correct comma usage. To review commas, we looked through an eight step power-point presentation that gave examples of the correct usage. (click on the power point above) 
4. We won’t be having class again until Thursday and will continue with the writing assignment then.