Essay Buddies

Today in C Block I'm going to assign pairs/partners between the two sections. The reason primarily is that D Block has one less day to prepare for the writing, and I want to create an opportunity for "cross-pollination" between the two groups for a little greater thinking and planning. If you are in D Block, expect to hear today (Wednesday) from someone in C Block. Expect that they will try to arrange to meet you during lunch or in after school tutorial today. If nothing else, plan a phone call or email exchange. The goal is to give each person a partner to help prepare for this writing. Talk through your ideas for the essay, your intentions for organization, maybe some of the text citations you plan to use. React to each others ideas in ways that seem helpful to both of you. Be the support system for each other. Finally, those few of you who are leaving before the essay writing is scheduled to occur, you NEED to make other arrangements with me before I leave campus today, during lunch. Please email me and set something up. No essays will be postponed until mid-April. That's not fair to everyone else. Some other plan is necessary.