Second Group Meeting

For our second group meeting we retreated to the library once again, only to find all of the comfy chairs occupied. We managed to grab a table in the library though, which was probably more conducive to our task of the day. First, we read the Points of Gravity exercise, and then the accompanying essay ( I forget the name of it, but it was the one arguing that Ebonics should be taught in school). The topic of the essay arouse a brief discussion, as we all strongly disagreed with the argument presented in the essay. The majority of the points of gravity we established were based on the arguments that we most strongly disagreed with. The activity inadvertently showed us that it is difficult to critique the work of an author when their piece evokes such strong feelings. We then moved on to our own revised work, and tried the activity with them. Our whole group found Aaron's object story very interesting, so we ended up spending a good amount of time talking about the Point's of Gravity in his story, and discussing how he could emphasize these points in his next draft. Overall, our group meeting was productive and fun! Next time I hope to discuss a potential group read.

Nicole