Monday, December 2

• No classes!
  • Teachers grading Fall Term!

Tuesday, December 3

• Syllabus
• Drawing with Ed Emberley
  • simple shapes - we can all do it!
  • start with a Viking ship!
• 6-word memoirs!
  • examples
  • write some!
  • illustrate two of them!

Wednesday, December 4

• Words Often Confused handout
• grammar warm-up - Ex. 1
• first-day questionnaire (second day?)
• Life Map questions and chart
  • Answer questions - not much space
    • just remind yourself of important points
  • chart - look back and forward
    • include 5 time periods and 10 events on final Life Map
      • (we'll start planning those tomorrow)

Thursday, December 5

• Words Often Confused warm-up
  • #2
• Look at Official State Writing Scoring Guide
• Examples of Life Maps
• Life Map ideas
  • consider your plan
  • https://slideplayer.com/slide/6948882/
• Life Map work
  • green assignment - choose 10 or 12 events
    • white sheet for doodling/rough draft
  • big paper for final copy!
  • markers, colored pencils, crayons
  • collage?
• Work on your Map!

Friday, December 6

• Words Often Confused
  • it's vs. its
  • except vs. accept
  • warm-up #3
• Work on Life Map
  • New option! Either:
    • a big poster
    • or a comic version on Comic Life
    • or computer art (multiple colors)
• Work on poster today
  • Finish poster Monday
• Tuesday - Friday write Life Map Essay
  • based on some ideas from your beautiful map!