Aim: How do we begin writing our first Credo?       

A credo written on a new bike path I was riding on Tuesday!

Journal Prompt #8: "Yourself"
Do you believe in yourself? Why or why not? Explain in at least one well-organized paragraph.

Today we will begin writing our first Credos. There is a handout with some suggested DRAPE strategies for beginning your Credo. They are just suggestions. You can follow any of them or none of them. The point is to just start writing. You can always go back and polish your intro after you have a better idea on where you are taking your Credo. Things always come into more focus the more you write.

For inspiration, you can listen to or read a multitude of personal essays at this Web site. 


Today's Agenda
I. Do Now
II. How to begin a Credo
III. Writing Workshop
IV. Closing

What's due

• First Credo is due by end of day Friday
• Independent reading book
• "Where I'm From" poem (Overdue)
• Engrade account and message

Always check Engrade for your up to the minute progress in this class.