Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 (Late Start)

ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING (only twenty minutes long, due to assembly)

• I welcomed everyone to class.
• We got our textbook, and we removed a million staples.
• I went over the big ideas for the class--and I gave a broad overview of where we're heading.
• Everyone wrote a letter to me about what we want out of class.
• I read the "I Had the Weirdest Dream" prompt and my model, so people can be thinking about a dream for tomorrow.

Homework

• None

CREATIVE WRITING

• I welcomed everyone to class.

Writing Experiment

• We did a free write for ten minutes.

Organization/Getting Started

• We all got a textbook.
• People wrote questions about the class, and I answered them.

Portfolio

• Begin with the end in mind.  We talked about what this means.
• We got a partner, then looked at as many portfolios as we could, while filling out page 21.  We discussed page 21 as a large group.

Earthbook

• We read the magazine for ten minutes.

Homework

• Complete the worksheet over pages 4 and 5.  (We did the reading strategy in class--read the questions BEFORE you read the passage.)

MODERN PROSE

• I welcomed everyone to class.
• I went over how class works.
• I gave book recommendations from last term.
• We browsed and selected books.
• We read.