Daily Log

Tuesday, November 3

We finished up with "Casey at the Bat" by watching a film of the over-the-top recitation of the poem by the man who made it famous, De Wolf Hopper.

Then we turned our attention to the thesis statements due tomorrow, describing what is required in the context of the larger question of how to structure the essay (the central idea of which the thesis statement will summarize). The goal is unity of statement in each case.

HW due Wednesday:
Typed thesis statement for the persuasive essay.

HW due Friday:
Formal topic outline of essay; in-class debate