APillionaries
Friday, October 11th,
2013
Days
Remaining in Term = 10
·
Focus
for this week and Monday = WRITING
·
Focus
for next week = House
on Mango Street (novella)
Homework
Due
o Revision on
Final Draft of Good Reader Essay (due
Monday)
o Poetry Definition
Argument OUTLINE (due
Monday)
o Quizlet Vocab
#4 (quiz Wednesday)
Vocab
Warm-Up
Ø
Share
your poetry definition doc with me now.
I’ll skim them while you Quizlet.
Ø
Quizlet
for fifteen minutes.
DEFINITION/ARGUMENT
ESSAY: What is poetry?
Five anchors for your
paper = five different sources
Peruse the
following places carefully:
1.
Poetry
quote responses in journal
2.
Words
quote responses in journal
3.
Poems
in our book—let’s list them (pink pages)—start with the ones about poetry!
4.
Perrine!
5.
Any
pieces that talk about words and language
TALK
TO PARTNER from 2:22-2:50-ish—academic, meaty conversation! J
Questions When We’re
Done:
1.
Did your partner help you clarify your
thinking?
2.
…give you an idea?
3.
…support the direction in which you are
heading?
Now,
the outline! Woot!
1.
I’ll
explain!
2.
Now
open the doc called “Poetry Definition Outline”, and make a copy.
3.
Fill
in the blanks! (Okay, it’s not quite
that simple, but still….)
Creative Writing
Friday, October 11th,
2013
When You Come In
1.
Get your blue page three/four off the
heater.
2.
Get your folder off the circle table.
3.
“Kids Stuff” is on your desk!
Focus
for Next Ten Days
1.
Showing,
Not Just Telling
2.
Revision
3.
Writing
Buddies—Thursday the 17th—please be here!
4.
Portfolio
You
all did a superb job yesterday as teachers and writing buddies! I am so proud of you guys.
Portfolio
Ø
Review
and update ideas.
Ø
DONE! Where can you find all information about the
portfolio?
Ø
DONE! Pass back papers—most of you can now check of
Revised Russian Tailor on your folder log-in sheet now.
Ø DONE! Put
a “P” with a circle around it next to FIVE pieces listed on your green sheet
you’re thinking of putting into your Portfolio.
Ø
DONE! Tell a partner
the five pieces you’re including, and WHY you’re including them:
o
Meaningful topic
o
Favorite piece
o
Other people will enjoy it
o
Best piece I’ve written
o
Because Willis made me
J
o
Has to do with ME, and that’s one thing the portfolio is
supposed to do
Writing Lesson #9: Making Strong Titles
1.
Draw
__5__ numbers from the bucket on the stool.
2. Make two specific, academic comments
about what is making that title stronger.
3. Use page 14, as well as everything
you’ve learned so far this term.
4.
Started @ 12:42; ending at 12:52 at the
lastest!
When you
finish your five comments:
1. Please recycle your little numbers in the blue recycle bin.
2. Read the comments your four people gave you.
3. Re-title your actual pieces on google drive (if you didn’t do this
already).
Now: Peer Conference: Sense Poem
1.
Spend a few minutes
reading and reviewing your poem. Make
any changes you need to, and make sure it is grammatically correct.
2.
See me when you have
done this (…and we’re talking three or four
minutes here, so get going!)
3.
I’ll assign you a
partner, and you share your doc with the person I give you.
4.
Make five comments on
your partner’s draft over the following:
a. Imagery (all five senses)
b. Diction (powerful, passionate word choice)
c. Title
d. Deleting any words that can be cut
e. Last line
CPR
Friday
When
You Come In
1.
Open
your packet to page three, and put your name at the top.
2.
Turn
it in at my candle.
3.
Pick
up the new blue packet.
Satire: Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal
Ø
In
the new packet, we read from line 75 to line 190. We annotated and discussed as we went.
Homework
Ø
Read
and annotate from line 190 to the end of the piece (line 238).
Ø
AFTER
you read, check your understanding by reading the analysis at the following
website:
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