8 --Beauty and Revision (what is it?)

Activity #1
Journal:  If you were the ruler of the world, what things would you banish absolutely for all time (rain on the weekends, eggplant, and so forth.) Make a list. Use your imagination.

Activity #2
Go over Active Reading Outline for "Beauty" by Alice Walker


Activity #3
Revision for your narrative

Video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg1XEz_1pVU

Handout --https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/revising-drafts/

With the remaining time, work on revising your narrative.

Homework: 
Final draft of narrative is due on Tuesday.

Start writing a three-paragraph response to "Beauty" due a week from now on for Friday, February 21. See page six of Back to the Lake if you have forgotten the format. 
     1st paragraph -- summarize
     2nd paragraph -- react (like/don't like, agree/disagree)
     3rd paragraph -- what did you like/not like about the         author's style of writing.
     Each paragraph should have a quote.