July 13, 2010

Thanks to Marcus, Roy and Erv for letting us workshop their essays today! All final expository essays are due Thursday--don't forget to attach your workshopping.

As promised, here is a link to Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" speech from August, 1963: click here

And here is more information about the Civil Rights Movement: click here

Journal #12: Fictional Expository
Pick a picture below (or if you want more pictures to choose from, you can also look at the post from June 29th). Now I want you to imagine yourself AS this person. Now ask yourself--what are they the expert on? Then write an expository prompt assuming their voice and their expertise. Write for 10 minutes.