|
Date |
Assignments &
Activities |
| 6/16/10 |
Happy Graduation! |
| 6/15/10 |
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| 6/14/10 |
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Last Week of School! |
| 6/11/10 |
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| 6/10/10 |
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| 6/8, 9/10 |
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| 6/7/10 |
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Happy June! |
| 6/4/10 |
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| 6/3/10 |
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| 6/1, 2/10 |
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Happy June! |
| 5/28/10 |
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| 5/27/10 |
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| 5/25,
26/10 |
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| 5/24/10 |
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Happy May! |
| 5/21/10 |
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| 5/20/10 |
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| 5/18,
19/10 |
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| 5/17/10 |
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Happy May! |
| 5/14/10 |
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| 5/13/10 |
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| 5/11,
12/10 |
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| 5/10/10 |
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Happy May! |
| 5/7/10 |
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| 5/5/10 |
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| 5/3/10 |
Writer's Almanac.
Writing time for Dave Barry style assignment. Artistic
Rhapsody production. |
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Happy May! |
| 4/26 -
30/10 |
Begin creative essay
unit. Dave Barry style assignment. Artistic Rhapsody
planning. |
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Happy April! |
| 4/19 -
23/10 |
Prepare for the poetry
slam. |
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Happy April! |
| 4/12 -
16/10 |
Continue working on
group slams and prepare for the poetry slam. |
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Spring Break! No School
March 29 to April 9! |
| 3/15 -
3/19/10 |
New groups.
Protest/Make it Right/Criticize Slam #5. |
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| 3/12/10 |
Commemoration/Ode/In
Honor of... Slam #4 (In Groups) More slam examples of group
performances. |
| 3/11/10 |
| 3/10/10 |
| 3/8/10 |
| Happy
March! |
| 3/5/10 |
Commemoration/Ode/In
Honor of... Slam #4 (In Groups) More slam examples of group
performances. |
| 3/4/10 |
| 3/3/10 |
| 3/1/10 |
| Happy
March! |
| 2/26/10 |
Class picture. Writing
conferences. |
| 2/25/10 |
Writing conferences, writing time. |
| 2/24/10 |
Writing time. Writer's Almanac. Author's chair. |
| 2/22/10 |
Continue Slam assignment #3. |
| Happy
President's Day! |
| 2/19/10 |
Writing Game. |
| 2/18/10 |
Writing time. Focus on slam #3
or work on revisions. Writer's Almanac. Author's chair. |
| 2/17/10 |
Memorable Moments Journals.
Slam assignment #3. |
| No
School 2/12 and 16! |
| 2/11/10 |
Journal and Slam
Assignment #2. Benny & June/Characterization. Writing Time
and Writer's Work Shop. |
| 2/10/10 |
| 2/8/10 |
| Happy
February! |
| 2/4/10 |
Slam Assignment 1 is due today. |
| 2/3/10 |
Writing Time. Writer's
Almanac. Slam Poems: Writer's Workshop. |
| 2/1/10 |
Review the last Friday's slam poems
and assignment. Writing Time. |
| Happy
February! |
| 1/29/10 |
Slam poems: "If I had the Money"
& "I could be a Poet." Journal
& Slam Assignment #1. Collect "Do
Over" poem.
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| 1/28/10 |
Make up author's chair.
Writing time. Artistic Rhapsody posters. |
| 1/27/10 |
Writer's Almanac. Slam poems:
"I wana hear a Poem" and "Love type love." Student slam:
"Bleep." Adjective wall. Make up Author's Chair. "Do
Over" prompt. Writing Time. |
| 1/25/10 |
"Do Over" class
pre-writing and journal. "Do Over" poem due Friday. |
| Semester
II Begins! |
| 1/22/10 |
Finals periods 5 &
6. |
| 1/21/10 |
Finals periods 3 & 4. |
| 1/20/10 |
Finals periods 1 & 2.
Completed children's story kit, text with illustrations due today. |
| 1/19/10 |
Jr. Exhibition: no school. |
| Finals
Week! |
| 1/15/10 |
NO SCHOOL! |
| 1/14/10 |
Last writer's
workshop for 3 final poems. |
| 1/13/10 |
Writing
time: Work on 3 final poems. SSR. Writer's
A. Work on Artistic Rhapsody planning. |
| 1/11/10 |
Writer's work shop
#2 children's story. Work on illustrations. |
| Happy
January! |
| 1/8/10 |
Children's story
text due today. |
| 1/7/10 |
Writing day. Journal
check. |
| 1/6/10 |
Sound
devices. Writing time. SSR. Writer's
Almanac. Writer's workshop. |
| 1/4/10 |
2010
Journal. Children's
Story Assignment. |
| Happy
New Year! |
| 12/18/09 |
Screen Play Writing.
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| 12/17/09 |
| 12/15, 16/09 |
| 12/14/09 |
| Winter Break 12/19 - 1/3. |
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11/18/09 |
Short story draft due. Writer's workshop. |
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11/16/09 |
Writing Day: short story focus. |
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| 11/13/09 |
Character/short story: Chico. Writing time: short story focus. |
| 11/12/09 |
Writing Day: short story focus. |
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| 11/4/09 |
Journal: Characters. Writer's almanac. Dialogue.
Short Story: Hills Like White Elephants. |
| 11/2/09 |
Tortilla Flat. Work on characters. |
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Happy November! |
| 10/30/09 |
Characterization Questions. The inner and outer life. |
| 10/29/09 |
Short Story Assignment Instructions. |
| 10/28/09 |
Journal: Point of view exercise. Read "Through the Tunnel."
Discuss elements of plot. |
| 10/26/09 |
Journal writing: Point of view exercise. |
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Happy Halloween! |
| 10/23/09 |
Songs
of the Day. |
| 10/22/09 |
Songs
of the Day. |
| 10/21/09 |
Songs
of the Day. Extended metaphor poem due today. Writer's
workshop. |
| 10/20/09 |
Songs
of the Day. Extended Metaphor: On Time. |
| 10/19/09 |
Songs
of the Day. |
| Breaking
Down the Walls: Now block Days this Week! |
| 10/16/09 |
Songs
of the Day. |
| 10/15/09 |
Journal.
Journal Check today. Writer's Almanac. Songs
of the Day. Extended Metaphors. Writing
Time. |
| 10/14/09 |
Songs
of the Day. |
| 10/12/09 |
Songs
of the Day. |
| PSAT
on Wednesday 10/14! |
| 10/9/09 |
Love
poem due today. |
| 10/8/09 |
Writing
time. Tortilla Flat chapter 4. |
| 10/7/09 |
Writer's
Almanac. Tortilla Flat chapter 3. Writer's workshop: 2
lyrical poems. Metaphor exercise. Writing
time. |
| 10/5/09 |
Love
week begins. Journal. Discuss journal writing vs. poetry
and creativity vs. cliché. |
| Happy
October! |
| 10/2/09 |
Tortilla Flat chapter 2. Writing Time. |
| 10/1/09 |
Sonnets are due today. Writing time: focus on lyrical poems.
Writer's workshop. Share sonnets with the class. |
| 9/30/09 |
Journal: emotion & theme words. Writing Time. Lyrical
poems. Journal check. Writer's Almanac. Tortilla
Flat prologue and chapter 1. |
| 9/28/09 |
Grades
and make up work due dates. Journal check tomorrow. |
| Car
Show Fund Raiser Next Saturday! |
| 9/25/09 |
Plan
fund raiser. Sound Imagery Journal. |
| 9/24/09 |
Read
and discuss Sonnets. |
| 9/23/09 |
Imagery
journal prompts. Writer's workshop: memoirs. Memoirs are
due typed on Friday. Villanelles are due typed on
Thursday. Sonnets. Simile/Metaphor
exercise. Writing time. Writer's Almanac. |
| 9/21/09 |
Imagery
journal prompts. Continue Villanelles. |
| Continue
working on your memoir. |
| 9/18/09 |
Imagery
journal. Villanelles. |
| 9/17/09 |
Turn
in cinquains. Simile exercise: Match random nouns to
create similes. |
| 9/16/09 |
Writing
time for the memoir. Writer's almanac. Writer's workshop
with cinquains. Share cinquains. Final
copy of cinquains are due tomorrow typed. |
| 9/14/09 |
Journal: stream of consciousness writing.
Drain your brain. 5 minutes. Discuss
the experience. Final copy of Haikus due today.
Finish cinuquains. Memoir draft will be
due Monday, 9/21. |
| Thee
weeks till the first progress report! |
| 9/11/09 |
Organize AR officers, car rally, back to school night. Cinquain
writing time. |
| 9/10/09 |
Read more vacation mad libs.
Haiku writing time. Share Haikus. Introduction to Cinquains. |
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9/9/09 |
Read more
vacation mad libs. Read memoir example #2. Literary
devices quiz. Journal. Writer's Almanac. Artistic
Rhapsody Announcements & Organization. Check Literary devices
quiz. Poetry forms: Haiku and |
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No School Monday 9/7! Happy
Labor Day! |
|
9/4/09 |
Journal
writing. Read more vacation mad libs. Reminder about 4
pages of journal being checked on 9/9.
Memoir:
Drug Store Story. |
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9/3/09 |
Journal writing.
Read move Vacation Mad Libs. Anonymous pen pal reveal!
Writer's Workshop. |
|
9/1, 2/09 |
Journal: Write about your show
and tell childhood object. Class S & T about childhood
objects. Random bag objects story starter. Connect the
three objects in a beginning of a short story. Continue
anonymous pen pall letters. |
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8/31/09 |
Anonymous pen pall letters given
out. Review syllabus. |
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The countdown to graduation begins! |
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8/28/09 |
Vacation Mad Libs. Five films
that represent you mixer. Writer's Almanac. |
|
8/27/09 |
Adjective Roll. The Maze Game. |
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8/26/09 |
Adjective Roll. Collect pen
pall letter. Make Vacation Mad Libs. |
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8/25/09 |
Adjective Roll. Scategories.
Wite an anonymous pen pall letter. |
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8/24/09 |
Read "Talking to
Strangers" by Paul Auster. Download
Syllabus Here. Class Introductions. Adjective
Roll. |
