Today was an exceptionally good day. Of course I think that any writing workshop day is a pretty good day. Our mini-lesson was on hooks. I even demonstrated for one class period with my finger pulling at the side of my mouth just how starting our writing off with a strong hook to get the readers interested in continuing to read our essay is like hooking a fish.

We worked through using Turnitin again. It was explained to students who had forgotten their password for Turnitin that as a school we pay for the number of students who use Turnitin. Therefore a student may not just keep making duplicate accounts. We took time in class for any student who could not get into their accounts to have me delete the original account and allow them to set up a new one. Once again, students were reminded to write down their log in information so that they are able to get back into their Turnitin accounts.

The best part of today was this evening when I started reading some of the student essays. We have some great work to discuss and begin revising.