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Writers Work Shop Dec 13Warm Up: Take stock of where you are. Get your number and

get ready for the mini lesson.

Remember after step 3 ( which is your second draft , you need to turn in your first and second draft to me before you can complete your final.

While you are waiting for your drafts to be returned work on your editing checklist

Mini Lesson: Punctuating Dialogue

Homework: Meet your writing goal.

All final copies due Monday December 19th ( with all attachments)

Remember all final copies are due Monday Dec. 19th

That includes all attachments

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Within five minutes the snow was falling so hard we couldn’t see the streetlights. I went into full panic mode. Where was my father? My mother said, Don’t worry- he’s a good driver. He’ll be okay.”

“Do you really think so?” I asked.“Yes, I do,” she said. She put her arm around me and

hugged me close to her. Together we stood at the window and watched the storm. “Have you ever seen it snow like this before,” I asked, “like it will never stop?”

My mother waited a moment before she answered. “Never,” she said, “never.”