Friday, November 3
- Finish The Incredibles
- Writing Challenge #8: 6-word Movie Review
Thursday, November 2
- Continue The Incredibles
Wednesday, November 1
- Begin Movie: The Incredibles
Tuesday, October 31
- Finish Writing Challenge #7 ***due by the end of the hour
Monday, October 30
- Check-in "Hunting Bear" questions
- discuss/revise
- Writing Challenge #7 -- Storyboard for Hunting Bear ***Use the attached, blank storyboard form (below) to highlight 12 major scenes from the story, "Hunting Bear". Pick the 12 most important scenes (in order), and (1) draw each scene, (2) color it, and (3) (in the smaller spaces provided) write a clear caption which describes what is happening in the scene. Captions should be 1-2 sentences in length. ***Due at the end of the hour, tomorrow (10/31)
| ela7_--_storyboard__plot__revised.docx |
Friday, October 27
- Scrabble Sprint Competition
Thursday, October 26
- Finish reading "Hunting Bear"
- Questions for "Hunting Bear"
| hunting_bear_--_questions.doc |
Wednesday, October 25
- Warm-up: The Nurse Problem
- Response Questions: pre-reading for "Hunting Bear" ***1/2 pg each
- Begin reading "Hunting Bear"
| writers_studio_--_response_questions__pre-reading_for_hunting_bear_.docx |
Tuesday, October 24
- Finish and turn-in Writing Challenge #6 -- Design Your Own Food (advertisement)
- Conference with Mr. B
- XC puzzle -- Halloween
Monday, October 23
- Continue Writing Challenge #6 -- Design Your Own Food (advertisement) ***Project is due TOMORROW (10/24)
Friday, October 20
- Continue Writing Challenge #6 -- Design Your Own Food (advertisement) ***Project is due on Tuesday (10/24)
Thursday, October 19
- Warm-up: Subject and Predicate
- Begin Writing Challenge #6 -- Design Your Own Food (advertisement) ***Project is due on Tuesday (10/24)
| writers_studio_--_writing_challenge_6__design_your_own_food_adv_.docx |
Wednesday, October 18
- Analyze Commercials (activity)
Tuesday, October 17
- Discuss response questions from yesterday (10/16)
- Finish Advertising Strategies (notes)
Monday, October 16
- Response questions: (1) Which would you rather be, a bird or a fish? Explain why. (2) Should college athletes be paid to play for their schools? Why or why not? (3) Should professional athletes be allowed to kneel or sit during the national anthem? Why or why not? (4) What would the world be like if it actually did rain cats and dogs? Explain. ***All questions should be at least 1/2 page in length***
Friday, October 13
***We are not meeting today -- it's a 1/2 day in which students will be in their Patriot Time classes all day***
Thursday, October 12
- Warm-up: Building Sentences
- Advertising Strategies (notes)
- Collect Channel One News
Wednesday, October 11
- Warm-up: "Regularly Irregular" (using regular/irregular verbs)
- Channel One News
| channel_one_news_--_review.docx |
Tuesday, October 10
- Warm-up: Verb and pronoun agreement
- Finish Writing Challenge #5 -- Found Poetry
- Type and e-mail to Mr. B
Monday, October 9
Writing Challenge #5 -- Found Poetry
- "Windigo"
- "Food Fight Fiasco"
Friday, October 6
- Writing Relay
Thursday, October 5
- Warm-up: "Capitalization"
- Spelling Challenge (A-M only)
| spelling_challenge.docx |
Wednesday, October 4
- Finish Writing Challenge #4 ***due TODAY at end of hour
- XC puzzle
Tuesday, October 3
- Continue Writing Challenge #4 -- Restaurant Menu ***due TOMORROW at end of hour
Monday, October 2
- Continue Writing Challenge #4 -- Restaurant Menu
Friday, September 29
- Descriptive Writing (menus) *examples, rules, etc.
- Writing Challenge #4 -- Restaurant Menu ***See assignment requirements and rubric (attached below)
| write-on_--_menu_writing.docx |
| writers_studio_--_writing_challenge_4__menu_samples_.docx |
| writers_studio_--_writing_challenge_4__menu__grading_rubric.docx |
Thursday, September 28
- Warm-up: "Periods and Commas"
- Response Question
- Discuss
- Practice sentences (editing)
Wednesday, September 27
- Warm-up: "A Capital Idea" (practice with proper capitalization)
- Debrief Star-Spangled Banner activity
- Writing with Voice (practice)
Tuesday, September 26
- Finish Star-Spangled Banner Activity ***see yesterday for directions and resources needed to complete
- discuss
Monday, September 25
- Voice -- definition and examples
- Star-Spangled Banner Activity ***Watch each of the attached examples of performances of our national anthem. For each example, complete the following prompts: (1) The performer or performers "make it their own" by ... (2) The overall tone of this performance is _____ because...
Friday, September 22
- Anyone not finished with Writing Challenge #3 is wrapping them up (type, edit, and share with Mr. B)\
- Everyone else is competing in a Wordtwist competition
Thursday, September 21
- finish Writing Challenge #3 -- Writing Dialogue ***Type and edit drafts ***Final drafts due TOMORROW (9/22)
Wednesday, September 20
- Warm-up: Plurals
- continue Writing Challenge #3 -- Writing Dialogue ***Finish rough draft ***Final drafts due this Friday (9/22)
Tuesday, September 19
- Warm-up: A to Z
- Computer Lab -- print Writing Challenge #2 -- "The Car Crash Incident"
- Turn-in to Mr. B
- Writing Challenge #3 -- Writing Dialogue ***Due this Friday (9/22)
| writing_dialogue_--_assignment.docx |
| writing_dialogue_--_rules.docx |
Monday, September 18
- Warm-up: Apostrophes
- discuss
- Stream of consciousness writing
- Free-write (lists of favorites)
Friday, September 15
- Warm-up: Vivid and Specific Language
- discuss
- Response Question: Which is more important, grades or learning? ***1/2 pg minimum
| writers_studio_--_vivid_and_specific_language__warm-up_.pdf |
Thursday, September 14
- Finish Writing Challenge #2 -- "The Car Crash Incident" (writing with different tones)
explain: What tone does your writing have, why you chose it, and what makes it your best. Be specific!
Wednesday, September 13
- Writing Challenge #2 -- "The Car Crash Incident" (writing with different tones)
Tuesday, September 12
***In computer lab M-103 today***
- Finish Writing Challenge #1: use feedback to make revisions, type final drafts, turn in to Mr. B
- XC Puzzle
Monday, September 11
- Check-in rough drafts
- Peer review/editing
- Revisions
- Type final drafts
Friday, September 8
- Collect "Let Me Introduce Myself" posters
- Warm-up: proofreader's symbols
- Writing Challenge #1 -- writing directions (how to tie a shoe) *rough draft due on Monday (9/11) at beginning of class
Thursday, September 7
- Writing Inventory data (debrief)
- Finish "Let Me Introduce Myself" posters ***due TOMORROW (9/8) at beginning of class
Wednesday, September 6
- Discuss response questions from yesterday
- Writing Inventory
- "Let Me Introduce Myself" ***due Friday (9/8) at beginning of class
| write_on_--_let_me_introduce_myself.docx |
Tuesday, September 5 ***Welcome, Students!!!***
- Intro to Class
- Response Questions ***all questions can be found in attached PowerPoint (below)
- Discuss
| writer’s_studio_--_1st_day_of_class.pptx |