Tuesday, February 8, 2011

ACW


Earthbook

• We spent the first half of class reading submissions, logging in new subs, updating and organizing.

Writing Assignment

• Saying It Without Saying "It"
• We listened to Bill Withers's song/poem "Grandma's Hands" (p. 38).
• We brainstormed a list of our favorite people, then brainstormed physical, concrete things about them that would help us SHOW who they were/are.
• I passed out the rubric and went over the expectations.
• Due date:  FRIDAY (We'll fill out the rubric in class Friday morning.)

Organization

• We passed back papers and did a folder log in.

Approaching Deadlines

• Thursday:  TWO Post Secret Post Cards
• Thursday:  ONE photo you can use for the worksheet on page 40
• Friday:       Saying It Without Saying "It" poem (rubric to be completed in class Friday)

CREATIVE WRITING

Writing Lesson Review

• What's important to remember about using and editing dialogue? 

Writing Lesson

• Words to Use Instead of "Said"

Collaborative Writing Time (thirty minutes)

• Partner Dialogue Stories

Writing Assignment

• Being a Story with a Given First Line--Where Were You Last Night?
• I talked about the big picture on page 20.
• I read the example in the book, and then I read Ben T's example.
• We had thirty-five minutes to type and save our rough draft.

Organization

• I called people back individually to check pages 18-19, the work we did in class over connotation.

Homework

• None

MODERN PROSE

• We read for seventy-five minutes today.