Day 2

W-Th Oct. 30-31

• Share favorite details from McSorley’s

• Intro to Essay 1: Portrait of a Place

• Share Home definitions

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Homework

➤ Write Essay 1

(due next class)

Read the essay instructions carefully. Then go exploring!! (Don’t leave this assignment till the last minute — it’ll be more fun if the experience isn’t rushed.)

➤ Read excerpts from “Here is New York” and “Short Cuts”

As you read, find one example of each of these things, and come to class ready to share it:

• a list

• abstract language

• concrete language