Blog Post 26- Gloria Pulley

Hmmmmm well since you asked…

·         The writing book that we read at the beginning of the year was very helpful for me personally because it laid out what rules of writing I could break (yay) and how not to sound like an ass while writing.  But to make it a bit more effective, you could have students practice writing a short passage after each reading where they begin to use the skills that they read about.  Maybe even have a specific blog post dedicated to writing a short story using all the new stuff. That would be pretty fun, and you could probably use that for that makeup blog post. 

·         Before the test you mentioned that a satire essay is due to appear at any time, and since it wasn’t this year it could be next year.  Therefore, I feel like you should spend a bit more time on satire, maybe dedicate two monthly essays to it. And definitely read more satire in class because tbh A Modest Proposal might be one of my favorite pieces of literature behind the Island of Dr. Moreau and Politics and the English Language (I love me some sassy Orwell).

·         General rule, don’t have practice multiple choice and/or essays on a Monday or Friday.  If it’s on a Monday they will hate you because they aren’t ready for that.  If it’s on a Friday, they will hate you because they are too done for that.