Monday, October 4, 2010

Monday, October 4

Writing Prompt

This is your 2 weeks notice; 2 weeks until the end of the quarter. Speaking of 2 weeks notice, what job would you never want to do? Why? On the other hand, what job would you absolutely love to do? Why?
Also, what do you plan to do after you graduate from high school? Is there anything you can do while in high school to prepare for that?

8th Grade Writing

-Room Raiders
-Body Biography
-Writing Portfolio

+Learning objective: Students will begin thinking of original characters, and define their unique qualities.

= Students will try to begin creating a character by finding elements of the classroom that could play into the formation of that character. For example, the American flag could be the beginning of an American soldier type of character.


9th Grade English

-Writing stages (where are you?)
-Final draft due on Friday
-Notebooks due Thursday

+Learning objective: students analyze their progress and create a plan for completion.

= This is the week that students's Flash Fan Fiction writing is due. Each student is at a different stage, so today I want students to assess where they are, and come up with a plan for how they will complete the project.

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