Agendas
Week of 12/17
Content Language Objectives: Students will wrap up the class
Agenda:
Verbs
Check IC
Post Piece #4
Week of 12/10
Content Language Objectives: Students will wrap up Piece #3 and begin Pre- writing phase for Piece #4.
Agenda:
Verbs
Final revisions on Piece #3
Turn it into Google Classroom
Conferences & Piece #4
Piece #4 Brainstorming (Make a copy for your folder)
12/11 Warm-up Pick from your list and start something.
Explore
Help me update
Use a first line or write a backstory
Week of 12/3
Content Language Objectives: Students will move on to the Pre- writing phase for Piece #3.
Agenda:
Verbs
Finish Pre-Writing Start Drafting tomorrow
Peer Edit--Friday
Pacing. Piece #4 might be a little different
"In a Grove" Thoughts
Mystery Warm-ups and readings on Warm-ups Page
Syd Field's Character Exercise
11/22 In a Grove Warm-up
Write a story in which different characters explain an event. Make it so their stories don't match up and they couldn't all be telling the truth.
Who are the characters?
What's each person's motivation to lie?
Who's telling the truth?
To whom would they be telling their stories?
After you finish your warm-up, get a copy of “In a Grove.”
Write a brief review about "In a Grove." and answer the following questions:
Did you like it?
What do you think really happened?
What motivates the characters?
What do you think the story says about people?
Wed 11/20
CYWTB?
Allegories
"Gentleman of the Jungle"
"Crumpled Comics"
Friday: Sub Day and "In a Grove" Warm-up
Tuesday 11/19
Content Language Objectives: Students will move on to the Revising phase for Piece #2.
Agenda:
Important Peer Edit
Friday 11/15
Content Language Objectives: Students will move on to the Drafting phase for Piece #2.
Agenda:
Check Warm-ups Page
Are you caught up through Next Door Warm-up, Different Format Warm-up
Important Peer Edit on Tuesday check Assignments Page
Work time
Tues-Wed 11/12-13
Content Language Objectives: Students will look for ideas for Piece #2 through music, warm-ups example stories.
Agenda:
Warm-ups Page-- Next Door Warm-up, Different Format Warm-up
Check out upcoming schedule on Assignments Page
Chameleon Warm-up
Read "Happy Endings" (audio)
Fri 11/8
Content Language Objectives: Students will look for ideas for Piece #2 through music and warm-ups.
Agenda:
Verbs
CYWTB?
Music Choices
Tues-Wed 11/5-6
Content Language Objectives: Students will focus on active writing through a game, a quiz and collaborative work.
Agenda:
-Verbs
-IC Check
-Let's Make an Active Sentence
-Take the quiz
-Fix your story, or nominate tough sentences here
-Proofreading Tricks
Wed: Music Warm-ups on the Warm-ups Page
To be:
is am are
was were
be been being
Fri 11/1
Punctuating Dialogue
Peer Edit
Check-in with Pfouts
Revise Piece #1 Due Tuesday
Tues:Verbs and Proofreading
Tues-Wed 10/29
Read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (Finish for Homework) Audio
Wed. Kate's Room
Assignment Sheet Peer Edit Draft Due Friday
Character Exercise Read your logline--turn it in
Tues-Wed 10/22-23
Content Language Objectives: Students will get a sense of how the class will work. They will do some writing, listen to a story and talk to each other.
Agenda:
Set up a folder
First Day Writing Questions
"Reunions"
Listen and Read John Cheever's story
Short Story Elements--dissecting "Reunions"
Reunion Warm-up
Brainstorm Ideas
Talk to a partner
Write (10 minutes)
Report out
Listen to the rest of the podcast. Read Ford's version of "Reunions"
Write more?
Wednesday: Syllabus and Assignment Sheet & Schedule on Assignments Page
12 20
What We Know
Proofread piece #4--SAS Reviser
Nominate your own sentence or passage you want help with here
What We (should) Know
Mad Libs
Rest of our Daze
Conferences, Revisions, Piece #4
Tues: Peer Edit
What do you want to learn?
Wrap up
Mon 12/10
Piece #3 Due
Proofreading
Piece #4 Explained--Pre-writing
Add to the list--take ideas
Thurs-Fri 12/6-7
Thurs:Work time on Piece #3
Fri: Peer Edit
Mon: Piece #3 Due
Proofreading
Piece #4 Explained--Pre-writing
Add to the list--take ideas
Tues 12/4
Content Language Objectives: Students will do more with dialogue and then look at mysteries in preparation for Piece #3.
Dialogue with a partner/group on Warm-ups Page
Thurs:Work time on Piece #3
Fri: Peer Edit
Mon: Piece #3 Due
Mon 12/3
Content Language Objectives: Students will look at some dialogue examples.
100 Word Contest
Catch-22 dialogue
"They're made out of Meat"
Fri 11/30
Content Language Objectives: Students will explore Micro/Flash Fiction.
Online Writing Webpage browse the web for Micro Fiction
Homework: Write a 100 Word Story--no more, fewer is fine, than 100 words.
Due Mon Dec 3rd.
Thurs 10/29
Work Day
Friday Micro-Fiction, 100 Story
Tues 11/27
Content Language Objectives: Students will begin/continue Pre-writing for the third story by reading and doing warm-ups.
Agenda:
Yesterday's warm-ups--Allegory
What did you think of them?
Bizarre Premise Warm-up--what did you do
Hawthorne's Journal warm-up on Warm-ups Page.
Mon 11/26
Sub Day Plans
Hey,
We got stuck in Florida--could be worse. So here's the unintended sub plan for the day.
Go to the Warm-ups Page.
There are two warm-ups for you to do that we will talk about on Tuesday.
Spend the day reading and writing.
Week of 11/13
Conferences on Piece #1, Revisions
Piece #2 Peer Edit (Thurs/Fri)
Are you caught up on Warm-ups? Check Infinite Campus and Warm-ups Page
Week of 11/5
Fri:
Any More Songs?
Next Door Warm- up on Warm-ups Page
Next Week: Writing time/Conferences/Peer Edit Friday
Tues and Thurs:
"Happy Endings" by Margaret Atwood--read aloud.
Music for warm-ups--bring a song that evokes a mood, inspires or tells a story.
Music Warm-ups in your folder. Process explained on Warm-ups Page
(Piece#2 Peer Edit 11/16--can we change that?)
Monday:
Turn in "Chameleon" Warm-up (on paper)
Alternative formats:
"Ordeal By Cheque" Plain version
"Reply All"
Try your own on the Warm-ups Page
Fri 11/2
30 second quiz:
Discuss: "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Time Manipulation Warm-up on Warm-ups Page
"Chameleon" Warm-up (on paper)
Thurs 11/1
"In a Grove" Discussion
New Yorker Podcast: "Bullet in the Brain" audio
Read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (Finish for Homework)
Tues 10/30
Agenda
IC Check
"In a Grove" Warm up Warm-ups Page
Different forms--where we're headed
In a Grove--The Story
Mon 10/29
Content Language Objectives: Students will learn some proofreading tricks and use an Add-on to finish revising their first stories.
Agenda:
And/But Scan
First Word Scan
SAS Writing Reviser
"In a Grove" Warm up Warm-ups Page
Fri 10/26
Content Language Objectives: Students will wrap up the Drafting phase for the first story and begin the Revising phase by peer editing.
Agenda:
Piece #1 Peer Edit Friday
Six-traits (scroll to pg2)
Partner number off
Thurs 10/25
"The Other Wife" Warm up Warm-ups Page
Graphic Organizer
Work Time On Piece #1
Peer Edit Friday--have a complete draft
Six-traits (scroll to pg.2)
Tues 10/23
Content Language Objectives: Students will continue Pre-writing for the first story through speaking and writing.
Agenda:
Showing vs Telling CYWTB?
Syd Field Logline go 'round
"Logline Warm up" on Warm-ups Page
"The Other Wife" (Critique/Comment)
"The Other Wife" Warm up
Thurs: Work time
Fri: Peer Edit
Monday Piece #1 Due
Mon 10/22
Content Language Objectives: Students will continue Pre-writing for the first story by reading and doing warm-ups.
Agenda:
Draw a Picture
Syd Field's Character Exercise
Another Example "The Other Wife"
Due Dates on Assignments Page
To be
is am are
was were
be been being
Fri 10/19
Content Language Objectives: Students will look explore active writing through games and a quiz.
Agenda:
Let's Make an Active Sentence
A Kahoot
Draw a picture
A warm-up
Thurs 10/18
Content Language Objectives: Students will continue Pre-writing for the first story by reading and doing warm-ups.
Agenda:
Go 'Round on your Secret Life Warm-up
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
Picture Warm-up on Warm-ups Page
Draw a Picture
Due Dates on Assignments Page
Mon-Tues 10/14-15
Content Language Objectives: Students will get a sense of how the class will work. They will do some writing, listen to a story and talk to each other.
Agenda:
Folder Set-up
First Day Writing Questions
Verbs How to do Vocab?
Reunion Warm-up ( on Warm-ups page)
"Reunions" by John Cheever
Short Story Elements--dissecting "Reunions"
"Reunions" by Richard Ford
Song: "Last Chance Waltz"
Mon-Tues 10/14-15
Content Language Objectives: Students will get a sense of how the class will work. They will do some writing, listen to a story and talk to each other.
Agenda:
Reunion:
What did you write?
Do the stories fit the paradigm?
Syllabus and Assignment Sheet (read and ask questions)
Wednesday: Short Story Elements--dissecting "Reunions"
Report out
Listen to the rest of the podcast?
"Walter Mitty"
discuss
verb check
A Warm-up (Time permitting)
No homework unless you've turned in:
Tues-Wed 3/14-15
Content Language Objectives: Students will get a sense of how the class will work. They will do some writing, listen to a story and talk to each other.
Agenda:
Let's Make an Active Sentence
Sent quiz
Reunion:
What did you write?
Do the stories fit the paradigm?
Syllabus and Assignment Sheet (read and ask questions)
Wednesday: Short Story Elements--dissecting "Reunions"
Report out
Listen to the rest of the podcast?
"Walter Mitty"
discuss
verb check
A Warm-up (Time permitting)
No homework unless you've turned in:
Last Day
Grades
Backrow work
Front Row
Rules for Writing
Explore OWL
Flash Fiction
5/23
Piece #3
Decide what you're going to do--let me know
Due today--proofread/peer edit/post
go to Purdue's OWL--find useful pages and good advice
Thurs Review/wrap up
5/17-5-19
Piece #3?
Work day--check in--updates--finish strong
Peer edit? Leave comments?
Labels on #3 & #4
Done/ready/posted
#4 I want feedback
Decide what you're going to do--let me know
Help us brainstorm possibilities
Class Copy for Generating Ideas
Add to the list of possibilities
Pieces #1, #2 & #3--check in with me. Grades, plans and what's left
How I grade:
Learn from suggestions and comments please
A little faster for Piece #3--maybe suggest on page #1
5/16
Class Copy for Generating Ideas
TWFTR
Week of 5/1
Content Language Objectives: Students will begin the unit for Piece #3 through warm-ups, reading and discussion.
Agenda:
Tues: Time manipulation--talk about "Bullet in the Brain" "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Critique--story elements, verbs, six traits, time
Mystery warm-ups
Did you do a mystery warm-up? (Post it/Turn it in--tell me if you want it for Piece #3)
Wed. Mystery Choices
Work time on Piece #3
Done at 10:30 (Senior Panels)
Friday:
Peer edit Piece #3
Stuff back/Conferences Friday
Fri 4/28
Content Language Objectives: Students will begin the unit for Piece #3 through warm-ups, reading and discussion.
Agenda:
Shape Warm-Up
Pre-Writing and the Writing Process
Character Exercise Read your logline--turn it in
Read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (Finish for Homework)
Wed. 4/26
Content Language Objectives: Students will begin the unit for Piece #3 through warm-ups, reading and discussion.
Agenda:
Why allegory? Mental exercise--reading life (4/11 Warm-up)
"Ordeal by Cheque" Anything else? Website
"Reply All"
Character Exercise Homework for Friday
Done at 10:30--panels
Coming Soon: F TWF (Service) Piece #3 TWF T
Mystery Choices
Mystery Warm-ups
Crime and Capers
Hawthorne's Journal
Piece #3 draft for peer edits: Fri 5/5
Piece #3 graded draft: Tues 5/16
Tue. 4/25
Content Language Objectives: Students will wrap up their Allegory Unit through small and large group discussion.
Agenda:
Proofreading tricks--apply them
Why allegory? Mental exercise--reading life
"Ordeal by Cheque"
"Reply All"
Format Warm-up on Warm-ups Page
Fri. 4/21
Content Language Objectives: Students will wrap up their Allegory Unit through small and large group discussion.
Agenda:
"Crumpled Comics"
Generating Questions (six groups)
Whole class
My take
Workshop it using Six-Traits, JCO, KV
Piece #2 Due Tuesday
Tues:
Proofread Piece #2--the scans
Come back to Allegory--learning to read (puzzles and crosswords don't matter but keep people sharp. So what of reading? Reading Allegory?"
Do you want to hear about writing your life?
Piece #3 and upcoming schedule
A warm-up
Wednesday grade update.
Tues-Wed 4/18-19
awhile/a while
Drafting Piece #2/Conferences & Catch-up/Get the Mystery warm-ups
Wed 4/19: Piece #2 Peer Edit 2nd Half
"Crumpled Comics" Workshop it
Use this page or contribute ideas
Tues 4/11
Agenda:
Tues 4/11 1:05-3:05 (Pfouts 3pm at Centennial)
Read "Gentlemen of the Jungle" write your interpretation. Explain what messages you see in the story.
"Blind ones and the Elephants"
discuss with a partner
discuss as a class
Try your own Allegory
Check that you're caught up
Next Tues: drafting Piece #2
Start a 4/11 In-Class Writing Document
Write about "The Gentlemen of the Jungle"
Write what you and a group came up with for "The Blind Ones and the Elephant"
Write down your own ideas for an allegories
Include any writing you do on these warm-ups
Use this page or contribute ideas
Homework:
4/11 Bizarre First Line/Starting Premise Warm up (Metamorphosis & Nose)
Choose one to read and critique by Tues 4/18.
Examples:
After writing your critique of the story, create your own bizarre premise and do a warm-up based on it.
Tues 4/18: Drafting Piece #2/Conferences & Catch-up/Get the Mystery warm-ups
Wed 4/19: Piece #2 Peer Edit 2nd Half
"Crumpled Comics" Workshop it
Wed 4/5
Content Language Objectives: Students will learn one more trick for Piece #1 and then start the Writing Process for Piece #2
Agenda:
Proofreading trick: First Word Scan
Post/turn in your paper.
Writing Process "Quiz"
Recheck the schedule on Assignments Page
Draw a picture--Look at the others
Music
10:15 Juniors
Fri: more music/some new examples
Tues. 4/4
Content Language Objectives: Students will learn some editing tips and tricks for Piece #1.
Agenda:
do the exercise with a partner and check your answers
And/scan
First Word Scan
Piece #1 Due Tomorrow
Fri 3/24
Agenda
Writing time:11:45
Friday @ 11:30 Peer Edit Piece #1
Critique the Elements
Plot--Does it exist? Is it engaging?
Character: Round? (Dis)Likeable?
Setting: Does the piece have a sense of setting?
Theme: Is it identifiable?
Point of View: How effective?
Verbs: Are they Active?
Other things you notice. Six Traits?
Tues-Wed 3/14-15
Content Language Objectives: Students will get a sense of how the class will work. They will do some writing, listen to a story and talk to each other.
Agenda:
Reunion/Walter Mitty
Do the stories fit the paradigm? Short Story Elements
Verb check
Have you turned in the Warm-ups?
Syllabus and Assignment Sheet (read and ask questions)
Do the warm-up: (Warm-ups Page)
Read the story: "In a Grove"
Link to movie version of Rashomon
Wednesday:
Discuss "In a Grove"
"The Other Wife" Colette
Warm-up
Critique
Mystery warm-ups
Writing time
Friday @ 11:30 Peer Edit Piece #1
Talk about all texts--short story elements
Tues-Wed 3/14-15
Content Language Objectives: Students will get a sense of how the class will work. They will do some writing, listen to a story and talk to each other.
Agenda:
First Day Writing Questions
"Reunions"
Warm-up
Syllabus and Assignment Sheet (read and ask questions)
Wednesday: Short Story Elements--dissecting "Reunions"
Warm-up
Brainstorm Ideas
Talk to a partner
Write/Turn in Reunion Warm-up
Report out
Listen to the rest of the podcast. Read second version of "Reunions"
"Walter Mitty" Warm-up
write
get story
Week of 12/14
Content Language Objectives: Students will wrap up the class through revisions, review and completing Piece #4.
Agenda:
First Day Writing Questions (on warm-ups page)
Work time
All work due Friday
Make-up, missing work and revisions
Piece #4
Let me know if you make big revisions
email from the Doc
Get Published
Week of 12/7
Content Language Objectives: Students will wrap up Piece #3 and begin Piece #4.
Agenda:
Peer Edit #3
Work time
Piece #3 Deadline Friday
sooner the better--more chance to revise
Make-up, missing work and revisions
Piece #4
Let me know if you make big revisions
email from the Doc
Get Published
Thurs 12/2
Content Language Objectives: Students will look into new stories and begin the drafting process of Piece #3.
Agenda:
"A Poisoned Tale" Socratic Seminar
Thursday get going on Piece #3
Friday:
Optional Conferences
Typing Time
Tues 12/1
Content Language Objectives: Students will finish the Flash Fiction Unit and look at some new stoies while proceeding to Piece #3.
Agenda:
NVHS Publications
nvhspublications@gmail.com
100 Word Contest ($5 prize)
Are yours in your folder
"A Poisoned Tale"
Read for Thursday
Thursday get going on Piece #3
Friday:
Optional Conferences
Typing Time
Mon 11/30
Content Language Objectives: Students will continue with Flash Fiction and finish their 100 word stories.
Agenda:
Check in on Micro Fiction
read what people nominated
100 word contest tomorrow ($5 prize)
are yours in your folder
Some Warm-up options. Any make up warm-ups
Thurs: Micro fiction (West Lab)
Tues-Fri 11/17-20
Content Language Objectives: Students will review the concept of allegory, start some drafting, look into Flash Fiction and write 100 word story.
Agenda:
Allegory wrap-up?
Make up work
Some Warm-up options. Any make up warm-ups
Thurs: Micro fiction (West Lab)
Friday:100 word story
Piece #3 draft for peer edits: Fri 12/4
Piece #3 graded draft: Mon 12/7
Mon. 11/16
Content Language Objectives: Students will begin drafting and revising Piece #2
Agenda:
Proofread your second stories
and/but scan
"Crumpled Comics"
Fri:
Peer Edit second chance this weekend
Piece #2 Due Monday--Be caught up or Lunch Help on Tuesday
Today: Allegory
"Blind ones and the Elephants"
Warm-up--write about the stories. (on Warm-ups page)
Discussion
Plan one for yourself
Homework read "Crumpled Comics"
Week 11/9
Content Language Objectives: Students will begin drafting and revising Piece #2
Agenda:
Mon:
Stuff back and warm-ups
Make up work
Decide what you want piece #2 to be
Tues: Drafting day
Thurs: Peer Edit
Piece #2 Due Mon 11/16
Instructions for the Second Peer Edit
Friday 11/6
Content Language Objectives: Students will critique stories as a way to improve their own writing.
Agenda:
Turn in TIme Manipulations Warm-up
"Reply All"
"Ordeal by Cheque"
Warm-up in a different form
Mon:
Stuff back and warm-ups
Decide what you want piece #2 to be
Tues: Drafting day
Thurs: Peer Edit
Piece #2 Due Mon 11/16
Thurs 11/5
Content Language Objectives: Students will look at critique stories as a way to improve their own writing.
Agenda:
Turn in your critiques for one of the three:
Listen to "Bullet in the Brain"
Homework:
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Time Manipulation or Bizarre Premise Warm-up
Tues 11/3
Content Language Objectives: Students will begin piece #2 through pre-writing and warm-ups.
Agenda:
Drawing warm-up (on Warm-ups page)
First try this one
Then draw a picture for the class
Bizarre Premise warm up (we'll do this on Thurs)
Read one of the stories
Critique due Thursday
Mon 11/2
Content Language Objectives: Students will learn two proof reading trick and turn in their first story.
Agenda:
"And/but" Scan on your paper
Talk about "In a Grove"
Kaizena add on
Drawing warm-up
First try this one
Then draw a picture for the class
Fri 10/30
Content Language Objectives: Students will shift to the drafting and revising phase for their first story.
Agenda:
Talk about "In a Grove"
Punctuating Dialogue (Yes, 6th grade is a not-so-veiled insult)
Peer Edit (or do it over the weekend for reduced credit)
Graded Draft due Monday.
proofreading sharing it with me
Read thepunctuationguide
Tue-Thurs 10/27-28
Content Language Objectives: Students will continue with active writing and move from pre-writing to drafting on the first story.
Agenda:
A Warm-up
In a Grove Warm-up (on Warm-ups page)
Read “In a Grove.”
Thurs:
The Dash
S_____ first drafts
Typing time--West Lab
Stuff back
To Be
is am are
was were
be been being
Mon 10/26
Content Language Objectives: Students will look into active writing
Agenda:
Let's Make an Active Sentence
Thurs-Fri 10/22-23
Content Language Objectives: Students will continue the pre-writing process for piece #1 by listening to songs.
Agenda:
Syllabus and schedule
Songs and writing time
Keep going with "Secret Life of____________"
Or start something based the the songs
A story to read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."
Friday: talk about "Walter Mitty" & continue with pre-writing and music.
Tues 10/20
Content Language Objectives: Students will start the pre-writing process for piece #1.
Agenda:
Listen to the rest of the podcast?
Short Story Elements--dissecting "Reunions" by Richard Ford
Song: "Last Chance Waltz"
Warm-up
Homework:
Bring a song
Read Syllabus
Mon 10/19
Content Language Objectives: Students will get a sense of how the class will work. They will do some writing, listen to a story and talk to each other.
Agenda:
Listen to the rest of the podcast?
Short Story Elements--dissecting "Reunions" by Richard Ford
Song: "Last Chance Waltz"
First Day Writing Questions
Verbs How to do Vocab?
Reunion Warm-up ( on Warm-ups page)
"Reunions" by John Cheever
Short Story Elements--dissecting "Reunions"
Warm-up
Brainstorm Ideas
Talk to a partner
Write
Report out
Listen to the rest of the podcast.
Song: "Last Chance Waltz"
Homework: Read version of "Reunions" by Richard Ford
Week 10/13
CYWTB?/Verbs
What We Know
Peer edit
Stuff back, grades, revisions
learning from comments vs. revising
Thurs: Piece #4 and revisions due. Review and games
Thurs: East Lab
Fri: Figure it out
Week 10/6:
Content Language Objectives: Students will look into online resources for writers, work on revisions and start Piece #4.
Piece #4 Due Tuesday
Revisions
Turn in Piece #3
Peer edit make up?
Changing tense and present tense writing
Conferences on #2
Stories to write about...
Check Writing Resources Online
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/writing
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar
You find some places
Post an interesting bit of advice to talk about tomorrow. Post your name, why you chose it and the link.
Post here:
Week of 9/29:
Content Language Objectives: Students will continue to explore different forms of writing. They will complete warm-ups in Hopes of finding piece #3
Agenda:
CYWTB?/Verbs
"Reply All"
Warm-up
"Happy Endings"
Use Ideas page
use the page--ideas & back stories
Thursday we type (Chromebooks)
Friday Peer Edit Piece #3
Fri 9/26
Content Language Objectives: Students will explore different forms of writing.
Agenda:
CYWTB?/Verbs
100 Word Contest
turn in yours
Differently formatted stories
Thurs 9/25
Agenda:
CYWTB?/Verbs
Online Writing & Micro Fiction Index
Nomination Doc: Stories we should read
Stories for film class?
Places Pfouts should know about
Tomorrow: 100 Word Story Contest--or turn one in.
Tues 9/23
Agenda:
CYWTB?/Verbs
Proofread/Turn in Piece #2
Flash Fiction
A couple of examples
Read
Search--for film classes and for great ones
Nomination Docs
Stories for film class?
Indexes and websites you found on your own
Online Writing & Micro Fiction Index
Mon
Content Language Objectives: Students will finish drafting Piece #2
Agenda:
CYWTB?/Verbs
Rubric
Peer Edit
Thurs. 9/18
CYWTB?/Verbs)
Crumpled Comics--discuss
Allegory Warm-ups
Hawthorne's Journal
Writing time
Friday: Writing time--draft due Monday.
Mon-Tues.
Content Language Objectives: Students will finish Pre-Writing and begin drafting Piece #2
Agenda:
CYWTB?/Verbs)
The Dash (semi-colon and colon
Bizarre Premise warm-up
Allegory
Thurs-Fri 9/11-12
Content Language Objectives: Students will start the writing process all over through Pre-Writing for piece #2
Agenda:
CYWTB?/Verbs
"Bullet in the Brain" finish podcast--listen to analysis/critique
Time manipulation warm-ups
What did you write?
Another warm-up
"In a Grove" Read for tomorrow
Character/Screenplay warm-up
Monday:
Loglines
http://www.raindance.org/10-tips-for-writing-loglines/
and how we can apply them to fiction
Tues-Thurs 9/9-10
Content Language Objectives: Students will start the writing process all over through Pre-Writing for piece #2
Agenda:
Turn in Piece #1
proofread
First word scans
And/But Scan
any other tricks?
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Discuss
Analyze
Warm-up
"Bullet in the Brain"
Fri 9/5
Content Language Objectives: Students will move from drafting stage to the revision stage of the writing process through peer editing.
Agenda:
Let's Make an Active Sentence?
And/But scan
Peer Edit Piece #1
Writer's Workshop Critiques
Active Voice
And/But Scan
First Word Scan
Graded Draft due Monday
Sub Monday
Tues-Thurs 9/2-4
Content Language Objectives: Students will continue looking for Piece #1 and begin the drafting process.
Agenda:
Verbs/CYWTB?
stuff back
grades
West Lab
contribute
start/continue Piece #4--decide today
Thursday:
Thurs-Fri 8-28-9
Content Language Objectives: Students will continue looking for Piece #1 through music and picture warm-ups
Agenda:
Verbs/CYWTB?
Does anyone need warm-ups back for the weekend
Music & Picture Warm ups (#2 & #3)
Writing time
Piece #1 draft for peer edits: Friday 9/5
Tues 8-26
Finish Reunions Unit
Critique Ford's version
Hear what others did
More Warm ups
Homework:
Do music Warm-up #1 (My mind's playing tricks on me)
bring a song
bring a picture