September 30 Class plans

Writing Prompt
Pick one of the following events from this day in history and produce a piece of writing with the event as the headline
1955-Film icon James Dean dies in car accident at the age of 24
1962-Mexican-American labor leader Cesar Chavez founds the United Farm Workers
1888-Jack the Ripper kills his 3rd and 4th victims
1927-Babe Ruth becomes first player in baseball to hit 60 home runs in season

9th grade English
-The Scarlet Ibis
-Flash Fan Fiction rough draft is due tomorrow
+Learning Objective: Students identify elements of characterization in the short story, and identify the power of the moment in this piece of writing.


8th grade writing
-Group Discussion
-Character Research
-Blog

+Learning Objective: Students use electronic resources to find and compile research about fiction characterization.

Characterization in Short Fiction

Below you should be able to add your comments. To have your comment counted and for it to remain on the blog, you must in include your first and last name at the beginning of your post. Remember, you must:
-Include the link to your source.
-Explain what you learned from your research about characterization

Flash Fiction

Follow this link to make your post. Simply copy what you typed on the word document and paste it on the wiki doc, and be sure to include your name.

Flash fiction