More unpacking of Said's text. Working in groups, students focused on questions that I tried to relate to their own writing--Said's purpose, meaning, how he goes about articulating his argument, writer/rhetorical moves Said makes to bring the reader over to his side, etc. Additionally, since photos are an integral aspect of Project 2, we focused on the messages brought to and conveyed through the photographs in "States." Lastly, we began writing an introduction to 2.1 together. We picked one student who had a firm notion of what he wanted to write about, and then students brainstormed ways to go about beginning writing the project. I wrote the ideas on the board as we went along and then we began crafting the beginning to 2.1 together.
Overall, I'm seeing students are making "synaptical" connections between the writerly moves Said makes and their own writing process. Thye offered moves that pleasantly surprised me, and I think, themselves.
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