Twenty-Third Class Period: MLA Format & Tall Tales (Thurs. Periods. 5 & 6; Fri. Periods. 1, 2, & 7)

Journal Prompt for Chapter 21 of The House on Mango Street, "The First Job": Describe the sexual harassment Esperanza experiences at her first job. What do you think Esperanza should have done in response? What would you do if this happened to you? Mr. Stone checked students rough drafts for minimum length. The final drafts of the short stories are to be between 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 pages long. Mr. Stone has made it clear that going shorter than the minimum length or longer than the maximum length will result in a deduction in the student's score. Mr. Stone will not read more than four pages. Mr. Stone reviewed the Modern Language Association format with the class. After the class briefly discussed tall tales, i.e. Paul Bunyan, students worked on completing a prewriting sheet for writing their own tall tale. Homework: Finish the tall tale prewriting sheet and type out a rough draft of your tall tale for the first period of next week. The student's tall tales should be no longer than a page-and-a-half long.