| Date |
Activities and Assignments |
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1/20/09
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No School on Friday, January 23!
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| 1/22/09 |
Finals. Periods 5 &
6. |
| 1/21/09 |
Finals. Periods 3 &
4. |
| 1/20/09 |
Finals. Periods 1 &
2. Author's Chair. End of the Year Reflection. |
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No School on Monday, January 19!
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| 1/16/09 |
Four final drafts due in
your portfolios today. |
| 1/15/09 |
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| 1/13/09 |
Writer's workshop.
Journals due. |
| 1/12/09 |
Journal. |
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One More Week Till Finals!
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1/9/09
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| 1/8/09 |
Last two poetry drafts
due. |
| 1/6/09 |
Journal.
Writer's almanac. Writing time and conferences. |
| 1/5/09 |
Journal:
Realizations. |
|
Happy New Year! Merry
Christmas! Happy Hanukah!
|
| 12/19/08 |
Author's
Chair. Short Story Drafts are due. |
| 12/18/08 |
Writing
time. Conferences. Final draft of memoir--copy for your
portfolio. |
| 12/16/08 |
Journal.
Writer's almanac. Word of the week. Writing Time.
Conferences. |
| 12/15/08 |
End of
the semester reminders. Writing Time. |
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One Week Till Winter Break!
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| 12/12/08 |
Journal. Writer's Almanac. Haiku. Debrief on
yesterday's presentation. |
| 12/11/08 |
Presentation in the Gym. |
| 12/9/08 |
Peer
review of short stories. Haiku review and assignment. |
| 12/8/08 |
Journal writing day. |
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Happy December!
|
| 12/5/08 |
Screenplay project. |
| 12/3/08 |
Screenplay project. |
| 12/2/08 |
Screenplay project.
Short story draft due today. |
| 12/1/08 |
Journal writing. |
|
Thanksgiving Break! No School
11/24 - 11/28!
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| 11/21/08 |
Author's Chair. |
| 11/20/08 |
Similes and metaphors. |
| 11/18/08 |
Similes and metaphors. |
| 11/17/08 |
Figurative language. |
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One more week till Thanksgiving
Break!
|
| 11/14/08 |
Writing and conference day. |
| 11/13/08 |
SSR. Journal writing.
Word of the Week. Narrative Poetry. Writing and conference
time. |
| 11/11/08 |
NO SCHOOL! |
| 11/10/08 |
Finish "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
imagery project. |
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No school on Veterans Day, 11/11!
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| 11/7/08 |
William Carlos William's copy change
due. Imagery poem due. |
| 11/6/08 |
SSR and silent writing time--30
minutes. Imagery posters for "Rime of the Ancient Mariner."
|
| 11/4/08 |
SSR. Journal. The
Writer's Almanac. Discuss narrative poetry: "Rime of the Ancient
Mariner." |
| 11/3/08 |
Sound imagery journal. |
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Happy November!
|
| 10/31/08 |
Game Day. |
| 10/30/08 |
SSR & journal writing
day. |
| 10/28/08 |
Journal. SSR.
The Writer's Almanac.
Word of the Week: Gallimaufry. Read and discuss imagery poem
posters. |
| 10/27/08 |
Journal: tactile imagery
activity. The Writer's Almanac. |
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Get ready for Halloween!
|
| 10/24/08 |
Author's Chair.
Prepare for Festival of the Arts. |
| 10/23/08 |
Children's
Stories are due today. |
| 10/21/08 |
Journal. SSR. The
Writer's Almanac.
Word of the Week. Last day to
work on children's stories. |
| 10/20/08 |
Imagery journal: visual imagery.
Continue working on Children's stories. |
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Homecoming Week!
|
| 10/17/08 |
Author's Chair. |
| 10/15/08 |
Work on children's stories. |
| 10/14/08 |
Imagery journal: pictures. SSR. The
Writer's Almanac.
Word of the Week.
Work on children's stories. Conference with students. |
| 10/13/08 |
Discuss Imagery in poetry.
Read Gary Soto Poems. |
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Wednesday, 10/15, school begins at
10:30 for Seniors.
|
| 10/10/08 |
Author's Chair.
Word of the week: allusion-an indirect reference
to a historical, literary, or artistic work.
|
| 10/9/08 |
Read & work on
children's stories. |
| 10/8/08 |
Instructions for
children's story assignment. |
| 10/7/08 |
Journal. SSR.
The Writer's Almanac. Grades. |
| 10/6/08 |
Author's Chair. |
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Happy October!
|
| 10/3/08 |
More children's stories.
Writing time. |
| 10/2/08 |
Journal. Childhood
memories. More children's stories. Writing time. |
| 9/30/08 |
Journal. SSR.
The Writer's Almanac.
Word of the Week. Childhood
memories. Children's
stories. Writing time. |
| 9/29/08 |
Journal writing.
Check journals for points. |
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Happy October!
|
| 9/26/08 |
The Author's Chair. |
| 9/25/08 |
Writing & Conferencing.
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| 9/23/08 |
Journal writing. SSR. The
Writer's Almanac.
Word of the Week. Read E.A. Poe
Short Story and discuss foreshoadowing. Short Story planner.
Writing time. Conference with students. |
| 9/22/08 |
Short Story: point of
view--2nd person perspective. |
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Get ready to read this Friday:
Author's Chair.
|
| 9/19/08 |
Group feedback groups. Turn in
draft for the week. |
| 9/18/08 |
Draf of Memoir is due.
|
| 9/16/08 |
Journal writing. SSR. Te
Writer's Almanac. Word of the Week. Dialogue part
2: Read the Vigilante. |
| 9/15/08 |
Discuss Back-to-School Night
plans. Feedback/writing time. Dialogue
recap. |
|
Don't be afraid to write badly. You can always
revise it!
|
| 9/12/08 |
Discuss Dialogue in short
stories. Read "The Wooing of Ariadne." Turn in draft for
the week. |
| 9/11/08 |
Election speeches for Artistic
Rhapsody. Feedback/Writing time. |
| 9/9/08 |
Journal writing. The Writer's
Almanac. Word of the Week. Discuss the
elements of plot. Read "Through the Tunnel." Writing
time. |
| 9/8/08 |
Example #2 of the personal memoir
assignment. Feedback/writing time. |
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Remember: 4 pages of journal writing per week is due
each block day.
|
| 9/5/08 |
I believe poem draft
due. |
| 9/4/08 |
Journal writing.
Characterization notes. Personal memoir example, "He
Knew." Discuss characterization. Writing time.
|
| 9/2/08 |
Journal writing. The Writer's
Almanac. Word of the Week. Review class
syllabus. Personal memoir assignment, due by September
19. Italy example. I believe poems. Writing
time. |
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No School Monday, September 1!
|
| 8/29/08 |
Finish "Mad Mad Libs."
Continue personal stories. |
| 8/28/08 |
Continue personal stories. Mad
Mad Libs. |
| 8/27/08 |
Brief personal stories with a
twist. |
| 8/26/08 |
Scategories. |
| 8/25/08 |
Class introduction. Class Q
& A. |
