Wednesday, 1/9/2012

CREATIVE WRITING

Wednesday, 1/9/2013 (1:10 Dismissal Schedule)

·       Pass back papers.

·       Days Left in the Term = 3 (including today)

When You Come In

1.      Sign in.

2.     Pick up the two handouts (Green and Orange).

3.     Get your folder off the heater.

Portfolio

·       This is the information you will need to complete your Portfolio.

Today

1.      Perfect Moment Peer Conf and Final Draft

2.     Revisions #1-#5

3.     Conference with me about items on sheet

4.     Autobio poems, last fifteen minutes (9:00)

Thursday

1.      Conference with me over Revisions #1-#5

2.     Conference with me about Earthbook submissions

3.     Autobio poems

Friday

·       View Portfolios

·       Conference with me over Revisions #1-#5

·       Conference with me about Earthbook submissions

Perfect Moment Second Draft Peer Conference (pink handout on heater)

1.      Conference with a NEW partner from the one you were with previously.

2.     Follow the steps on the pink sheet.

3.     NOW YOU ARE READY TO CREATE YOUR FINAL DRAFT!

a.     Read over your conference comments carefully.

b.     Read over the rubric, to see what you need to score “4” on.

c.     Revise, making this your strongest draft possible.

4.     Print a final copy.

Perfect Moment Staple Order—YOU HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY, IF YOU NEED IT!

1.      Top                                                       Completed Rubric

2.                                                  Final Draft

3.                                                  Second Draft Peer Conference Sheet (partner filled out for you)

4.                                                  2^nd Draft, LABELED as “2^nd Draft”

5.                                                  First Draft, Labeled as “1^st Draft”

6.     Bottom                            Peer Conference Visualizing Sheet

1.      Pull up each Portfolio Revision (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5), and make sure you’ve made at least ten changes to each one to make it stronger.

2.     These MUST EACH be saved in the appropriate folder on google drive for me to check.

3.     Edit it thoroughly.  Eliminate grammar and punctuation errors.

SHARING

·       Autobiographical Poems (with listening sheet)—daily grade

·       I need a tally-master and a caller (same person).

Homework

1.      PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION

2.     REVISIONS on PORTOFLIO PIECES #1-5; do you have AT LEAST TEN IMPORTANT CHANGES to each one?

College-Prep Reading

When You Come In:  Vocabulary

1.      Put your name at the top of page 16, and put it in the drawer.

2.     Pass back papers.

3.     Does anyone have any Vocab War to put up?

4.     Cards on desk, definition up—let’s review!

Quiz

1.      Pages 64-94

2.     You may use your book and annotations.

Computer

1.      When you finish the quiz, please click on the blog link for free rice:

a.     http://freerice.com/content-group/big-time-vocab-crushers

2.     Set your level at the best level you’ve achieved this term, and play for twenty minutes.  (Time yourself.)

3.     At the end of that time, e-mail me with your best level.

Party-Prep

1.      Click on the link, and verify what you’re bringing tomorrow:  https://docs.google.com/a/washington.k12.ia.us/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ajq3CbO1O9_1dDhBZWRNcEkzVlJFSlBoTEdzeVAwZEE#gid=0

2.     This is a lunch party, so we’re having lunch in the room.

Partner Discussion (Five Minuts)

1.      “The Red Clowns”,  pages 99-100

2.     Page 16 in your packet

3.     What is EXPLICIT?  What is IMPLICIT?

4.     What vocabulary words do we have that would be synonyms?

Homework for Thursday

1.      Study your vocabulary words for fifteen minutes (quiz Thursday).