Today in Class...10/30

How do I begin drafting my narrative?
1. Label flow charts
2. Examples of story starters
3. Writing time
HW: Finish drafting BEGINNING of Narrative

Period 8/9:
1. Discuss components of The Great Rat Hunt
2. Create your flow chart
3. Examples of story starters
HW: Beginning of Narrative

Today in Class...10/29

What are the parts/components of a Narrative story?
1. Finish "Rat Hunt" independently- flow chart
2. Parts of the story?
3. Brainstorm and start outlining YOUR Narrative
HW: Finish Narrative flow chart- Be ready to start rough draft tomorrow

Periods 8/9:
1. Read "The Great Rat Hunt"- example of Narrative writing
2. Flow chart and parts of story
HW: Fill out flow chart for YOUR story- Be ready to draft tomorrow

Today in Class...10/28

Happy Birthday Kaylie!

1. Poe pound winners

2. Read a Narrative before we Write a Narrative- "The Great Rat Hunt"

HW: Be thinking of your Narrative idea,  Review vocab words (Test Thursday)

Periods 8/9:
1. Poe pounds winners
2. "Smiley face tricks"... Last trick to add to your Narrative pieces
HW: Review vocab words- Test Thursday

Today in Class...10/24

Can I translate my writing practice to my writing?
1. Check in with diction
2. Free-write # 4- On-demand Narrative story inspired by a picture
HW: Finish free-write

Periods 8/9:
1. Check in with diction
2. Figurative language and Poe
HW: Free-writes due Monday

Today in Class...10/23

Happy Birthday David D.!!
Can I translate writing skills work to my actual writing?
When do I write at a formal level? Informal?
Periods 3,4,5:
1. Finish vocab check-in (Have fill-ins ready to be turned in.)
2. Diction..
HW: Finish Writing with Style packet

Periods 8/9:
1. Finish vocab check-in
2. Colloquialism and diction
3. Free-write #5
HW: Diction revisions in WWS packet
Finish first set of Free-writes! Due Monday

Today in Class...10/22

1. Finish up vocabulary/free-read
2. Vocab-ball!
HW: Finish vocab work if not done

Period 8/9:
1.Free read/finish vocab few minutes...
2. Vocab-ball!
3. Diction
HW: Finish vocab work if not done

Today in Class...10/18

What can I do to make my writing flow?
Periods 3/4/5:
1. Share/finish "flow"
2. Vocab 11-20
HW: None! (But be sure to bring a free reading book by Monday!)

Periods 8/9:
1. "Flow" continued...
2. Free reading
HW: None! (Be sure to have a free reading book Monday!)