Monday, December 3

• Grading day - no classes!

Tuesday, December 4

• Syllabus
• Do you have a planner/calendar?
  • Extras in gray rack next to door
• Words Often Confused pretest
  • just a pretest
  • you get 5 points for taking it
• Six word memoirs
  • two videos
• Today's writing assignments:
  • Six word memoir handout
    • due end of class tomorrow
  • Write a good paragraph
    • Where would you like to travel and why?
    • due end of class today
  • First day questionnaire
    • due end of class tomorrow

Wednesday, December 5

• Warm-up: Words Often Confused
  • handout
  • Exercise 1
• Emberley drawings
  • We'll start with a pirate ship and a pirate!
  • Now you draw a scene!
    • Choose 6 things from the pages
    • They don't have to go together (mermaids and martians are fine!)
    • Write a caption for your picture!
    • Turn in to the gold box
• Practice Reading Prompt
  • What kinds of notes to take in the margin
    • Why it matters on the official work samples
  • Categories of questions at the end
  • Work together and ask for help
    • because this is practice!
    • official ones have to be done all alone!

Thursday, December 6

• Words Often Confused warm-up: #2
• No homework in this class
• What's in a good paragraph?
  • Topic sentence
    • lets your reader know what your point is
  • Evidence
    • points that prove to your reader that you're right
    • More than one piece of evidence makes your argument stronger
    • evidence can be personal, well-known, or refer to something outside your reader's experience
      • the writer takes this into account and explains as needed
    • The writer always ties the evidence to the topic sentence
• Finish Note-taking article
  • how are you taking notes?
    • goal is to make it efficient
      • What really works for you?
  • Illustrated reaction paragraph
    • Write your reaction to this article in a good paragraph
    • Illustrate this paragraph with an Emberley-inspired picture!
• Turn in to gold box:
  • note-taking article
  • illustrated paragraph

Friday, December 7

• Words Confused - #3
• News work
  • go to oregonlive.com
  • answers on pink sheet!
  • Comics
    • available from the Entertainment/Lifestyle section
    • go to the bottom of the page. It's in the list of topics
• Time to finish:
  • Practice Reading Work Sample: note-taking article & questions
  • illustrated paragraph