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Tuesday, November 5th, 2013

Welcome, AP! 
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013

Big Picture—Stop, Think, Reflect, ___________?

1.      This is what our past week looked like.
2.     How do we SHOW what we’ve learned from this past week?  I’m going to have you take a little comprehension quiz for general reading, but more important, how can you reflect on what you’ve learned, and show me what that is?
3.     And how can you show how it fits in with previous work we’ve done this term?
4.     What would this “showing what I’ve learned project” look like?
a.     What do we have to say to it?
b.    How do we pull it all together?
c.     What has been most valuable to you and your learning?
d.    What do you most want me to know?


A Note on Animal Farm
·      I am not front-loading Animal Farm.  Instead, I’m going to have you read and annotate the first two chapters, as well as start a character list in your notes. 
·      Are there a million things I want you to think about with this novella?  Yes!  But I want you to get your feet wet with the reading before I ask you to consider additional information and ponder additional questions.

Quizzes First
1.      First, spread out around the room, so you have your own little area for quiz-taking and for quiet reading.
2.     When you get settled, come back and grab the “A Modest Proposal” quiz.
3.     Follow the directions at the top, then turn it in at my candle.
4.     Pick up the Soviet Union background quiz.  Follow the directions, then turn it in at my candle.
5.     Now, you can start the Animal Farm reading assignment.


Animal Farm Reading Assignment
1.      Read chapters one and two, pages 3-18. 
2.     Annotate carefully—lots of making inferences, asking questions, and making predictions.  Ooohhhh—I forgot MAKING CONNECTIONS!
3.     Create a list of characters in your notes to keep them straight; list characteristics each time the animal is mentioned.
4.     We will have a reading quiz tomorrow over chapters one and two reading assignment.





Welcome to CPR!
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013


When You Come In
1.      Please initial next to your name on the clipboard.
2.     5,000 grains of free rice was due today


Barbie Presentation Reminders
1.      Tell the story of your god/goddess, clearly and correctly.  Time yourself with a partner today.  Do it in sixty seconds.  See me if you need help.
2.     Show and explain your Barbie on the big screen—completed with color and detail, like the models.


A word about note-taking….

Barbie Presentations
1.      Today, people told a brief story (one minute) about his/her god/goddess, then presented the myth Barbie.
2.     We listened the first time through the presentation, then took notes as we went back through the key points.
3.     The following gods/goddess were presented:
a.     Gaea                      (Ashley)
b.    Uranus                  (Willis)
c.     Rhea                     (Emma)
d.    Cronus                  will be presented by Meredith tomorrow
e.     Zeus                      (Jordan)
f.      Hera                      (Mackenzie)
g.    Poseidon              (Kendal)
h.    Demeter               (Willis)
i.      Hestia                   (Willis)
j.      Hades                   (Celina)  ABSENT
5.     We will hear about the remaining gods/goddesses tomorrow!
  No later than 1:05--Mythology Beast Powerpoint Reminders
1.      The grade requirements are on yesterday’s blog.
2.          Does anyone need to see the Cyclopes model again?  You have access to it now:  https://docs.google.com/a/washington.k12.ia.us/presentation/d/1GSA21ici2GopihECc4UD7vCAehDbCG_SYrHk7HuiUbk/edit#slide=id.p
3.     Use google presentation, and drop it into the FOLDER in our class google folder.  Save it as the “Beast/Creature name—Your Last Name”.

Homework for Wednesday
Ø  Myth Beast Powerpoint

Other Homework
Ø  Quizlet sets (quizzes next week)


1:05:  Vocabulary-Building, Reminder

1)         Click on the link on my blog, and join my CPR quizlet site:

2)         Study these words—they will show you how much of our modern language has been influenced by Greek culture, including mythology:

3)         Study these words—they will make you a more learned person, more prepared for college and the workplace:







Welcome to Creative Writing!  J
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013

When You Come In (Before Tardy Bell Rings)
1.      Please initial next to your name on the clipboard.

Writing Lesson Review:  Avoiding Clichés
1.      Pages 12-13—are there any others I need to elaborate on, explain?
2.     Okay, so, to review, WHY do we avoid clichés in our writing?
a.     They are boring.
b.    They are trite.
c.     They are predictable.
d.    They’re overused.

Collaborative Writing Assignment:  Cliché Story
Ø  Model—Begin with the End in Mind!
Ø  “Damsel in Distress”

Directions for Cliché Story Prep: (15 minutes)
1.      Create a new google doc called "Cliché List".
2.     Go on a cliché hunt.  In the next fifteen minutes, browse EACH of the following sites for clichés.
3.     When you find a cliché that particularly strikes you (imagery, accuracy, humor) copy and paste it into a google doc titled "Cliché List".
4.     Number each one as you go.
5.     You need at least fifteen at the end of fifteen minutes.  (Do you know how to automatically number your list?)

www.newswriting.com/groaners.htm
http://www.kristisiegel.com/cliches.html
http://clicheweb.cambiaresearch.com/clicheweb/classiccliches/cliche_list.html
http://www.moviecliches.com
http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/examples/clich.html
http://www.sportscliche.com

KW:  Make writing partners; do some CW grading.



NOTE:  What we are about to perform is an exorcism:
Ø  An exorcism:   “the expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.”
Ø  To exorcise:  “drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit) from a person or place.”


Writing Workshop Time:  Cliché Story
1.      One person in the pair CREATE a new google doc.
2.     Share it with your partner AND with me (“Kerrie Willis”).
3.     Drag your story in the “Cliché Pair Story” in our class Creative Writing folder.
4.     Rename your doc this:  Your Two Last Names—Cliché Story
5.     Read each other your list of fifteen clichés.
6.     Mark any clichés on pages 12-13 you might want to use.
7.     Talk about a possible conflict, or a character.
8.     Start typing your story!

Cliché Trio Story Requirements/Grading
1.      Yes                        No       We used as many clichés as possible to create a fictional story.
2.     Yes                        No       We boldfaced the clichés so they stand out from the story.
3.     Yes                        No       We used least four sentences of dialogue in quotation marks.
4.     Yes                        No       Type between one and one and a half pages.
5.     Yes                        No       We doublespaced our story.
6.     Yes                        No       We used paragraphs to indicate shifting ideas.
  
HOMEWORK

Vocabulary-Building:  Free Rice
1.      You need a big vocabulary to write precisely.  This term, we’re going to work specifically on building your vocabulary.
2.     Go to my blog, and click on the “Creative Writing Free Rice” link on the right side of the blog.
3.     Do you see our class group name above your bowl of rice?  That’s the only way to know for sure you’re in the group.
4.     You need to donate 5,000 grains by Thursday, November 7th.
5.     Guess what free rice has to do with diction?!

When You Play, Every Time
1.      Go to “Change Level”, and change it to two levels below your best.
2.     Do NOT start over from “1” every time.  You will use hours out of your life!  L

Directions for Cliché Story Prep: (15 minutes)
1.      Create a new google doc called "Cliché List".
2.     Go on a cliché hunt.  In the next fifteen minutes, browse EACH of the following sites for clichés.
3.     When you find a cliché that particularly strikes you (imagery, accuracy, humor) copy and paste it into a google doc titled "Cliché List".
4.     Number each one as you go.
5.     You need at least fifteen at the end of fifteen minutes.  (Do you know how to automatically number your list?)



NOTE:  What we are about to perform is an exorcism:
Ø  An exorcism:   “the expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.”
Ø  To exorcise:  “drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit) from a person or place.”


Writing Workshop Time:  Cliché Story
1.      One person in the pair CREATE a new google doc.
2.     Share it with your partner AND with me (“Kerrie Willis”).
3.     Drag your story in the “Cliché Pair Story” in our class Creative Writing folder.
4.     Rename your doc this:  Your Two Last Names—Cliché Story
5.     Read each other your list of fifteen clichés.
6.     Mark any clichés on pages 12-13 you might want to use.
7.     Talk about a possible conflict, or a character.
8.     Start typing your story!

Cliché  Story Requirements/Grading
1.      Yes                        No       We used as many clichés as possible to create a fictional story.
2.     Yes                        No       We boldfaced the clichés so they stand out from the story.
3.     Yes                        No       We used least four sentences of dialogue in quotation marks.
4.     Yes                        No       Type between one and one and a half pages.
5.     Yes                        No       We doublespaced our story.
6.     Yes                        No       We used paragraphs to indicate shifting ideas.




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