Agenda
1) Warmup
What is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you.
2) Ten First Lines
Homework
None
Today we did a sort of peer review exercise where each student wrote down the first lines of ten different essays, for a total of ten points. I find that many students just don't know how to begin an essay. Even those who are comfortable with the use of details and explanations often just don't know how to start.
So now everyone has a list of ten different ways to start an essay. Before you do your final draft, take another look at the list of first lines, and see if you can't figure out a better way to write your first sentence.
