Book+Letter+Essays

​ **Your assignment:** For the October Booknote... 1. Rename your document "My name's Booknote", e.g. Ms. Steele's Booknote

2. Put this note ON TOP of your note from September

3. Include a salutation, e.g. Dear Ms. Steele and [new friend's] name (other class ok)

4. Give brief background of the book including author, title, copyright date and genre.

5. Transcribe **two** excerpts from the book that show something about the author's writing style. Put the excerpts in //italics// and include page numbers in parenthesis.

6. Underneath each excerpt, write 3-4 thoughful sentences about what you noticed. Try to use the vocabulary we have been using in class to talk about writing. (Refer to notes on the Louie Vito story and your writing materials.) Refer back to the excerpt as appropriate.

7. Include a closing, e.g. Regards, your name

8. You will receive a grade for writing conventions in addition to content. I look forward to seeing your notes!


 * SEE A __[|Sample Note]__**

In your note, address one or more of the following questions:
 * OLD ASSIGNMENT (Ignore!)**
 * What do you think so far about your book? How is it?
 * What's the main character like? what's his/her problem?
 * What are you noticing about the author's writing?

Some other guidelines:

You will write your note as a document in Google Docs. When finished, click on **Share**, then select **Invite People**. Be sure the box **to edit** is checked!
 * 1) Take care with writing conventions;
 * 2) Be thoughtful and reflect--just as you do on your own writing
 * 3) Be sure to give us a LITTLE bit of background about your book to put your observations in context.
 * 4) Tell us the author and title: "I am reading X by XX..."
 * 5) We will be writing back!

Want more info about Google Docs? (Watch the video below to learn more about Google Docs, big picture; follow this link to learn more about the [|nuts and bolts] of creating a document.)

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