WOD: gorge (v) to stuff with food. Bartholomew gorged himself with mashed potatoes, stuffing and chocolate pecan pie on Thanksgiving and was sick through the new year.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We finished defending the turkey, in our essay style "Turkey's Last Plea," and then shared his/her "defense statements."

Partner writing. Creating stories with partners.

Over vacation, have fun and READ -- your favorite novels or magazines and your mini-novels. Reading is breathing, moving into someone else's world, appreciating another life, experiencing compassion. Go for it!

Look over a general rubric for grading of essays. Also take time to look at traits of effective essay writing.

HW: Coming up: Mini novel assignment, Tues., Dec. 2