Today we talked about how essayists go further than just investigating how plot furthers theme, they reread looking for author's craft moves that help develop theme. These craft moves are typically literary devices that author's have at their fingertips. We talked about how the next step is to reread the critical scenes with our detective glasses on looking for craft moves that help develop theme. We looked specifically at Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day" at the scene where Margot is pushed into the closet. We talked about the author's use of commas and long sentences and how that related to the theme.
HW: Be sure to have reading logs completed by Tuesday (I will be out Monday) 150 minutes are expected. Be sure also to have Nightjohn books in class on Monday. You will be doing the work we talked abut today.
