Tuesday, April 5, 2011

CREATIVE WRITING

Tuesday, April 5^th, 2011

Due in the Drawer Now, Please

·      Writing Experiment #3--Leaver/Leavee; Spilled Popcorn

Pick Up Off the Circle Table

·      Your nametag—tape it to your desk, please.

·      A Journal #1 Handout

Independent Work Time

·      Journal #1 (Directions on handout)

Chat with Me

When you come back to my desk, bring the following pages for me to check:

·      Page 8 –Clichés

·      Pages 12—Using Precise Adjectives

·      You will also read aloud to me your Earliest Memory poem.  (I have it.)

·      I WILL CONTINUE THESE LATER, SINCE I ONLY TALKED WITH HALF THE CLASS TODAY.

Trade and Comment—I Am a Russian Tailor

·      I’ll explain how I want you to give each other comments today (directions on the overhead).

·      We’ll trade  iBooks with two other people for comments—I WILL DRAW PARTNER NAMES FOR THAT.

·      Leave THREE COMMENTS for your partner.

·      You do not need to print today; I will be able to read your poem in the class folder.

·      We’ll revise this poem Friday, and we’ll share our best line.

Writing Assignment Prep for Tomorrow

·      Let’s take a look at the Cliché Story, which you will write on WEDNESDAY.

·      Go to page 11 in your book, please.

Homework

·      None

MODERN PROSE

• I explained how to total your pink daily reading logs.
• I had a daily reading conference with every student.
• I talked with several people about the books they'd finished.
• I showed people (using Parker's shelfari) how and where to find my comments to them on their book reviews.
• We read for about seventy minutes today.