The sound in the desert that no one hears

Ok, my wonderful students (and audience), I have a proverbial question for you: If there is a sound in a desert that no one hears, is it a sound? Is that too deep for you? Well, it relates to today's lesson on audience because I am starting to feel like this blog is the sound in the desert that no one hears. So I am going to force this issue and require you as part of today's Writer's Workshop to post your comments below instead of on a worksheet. At least this way, I can gather some semblance of an audience here on this blog. Tell me who you (my audience) are. Tell me what you thought about today's lesson on audience. Tell me about your favorite audience. Be thoughtful. Be creative. Be kind.
Thank you!

What we did while you were on your field trip vacation

Regina was the only student who came to the third period writing class. I guess the rest of you either went on Ms. G's field trip or else you were playing hooky so that you could finish up your persuasive essays on truancy. If it was the latter, it would be a great example of situational irony. Regina and I put the time to good use, making a video. Don't worry. It's a pretend class essay, but it did give me a great idea. This week, I hope we will start making videos and podcasts of our persuasive essays.
Regina also was the first student to contribute to the Literature Circle discussion board on the new Crotona ELA wiki. Posting a comment on the discussion board and replying to other students' comments will be a requirement for all students in the writing classes. You'll have to sign into the wiki to do this, but it is easy and only asks you to provide an email address. If you have any questions, just ask Regina!