Friday, Feb. 20 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Prefixes

}Rubric, revision copy from peer, final: paper clipped together; also turn in AoW Reflection

}Research Time

◦Today I need to see:

–Topic written out in sentence/question form (what guides your research) What is it like to be      in   ?

–Research Document started (PUT ALL OF THIS IN THE DOCUMENT AND SHARE IT WITH ME)

–At least five article titles/videos/audio clips and URLs (or show me the articles)

◦If you made your topic choice early, you may be at this point:

–Around 15 (the more you have the better) articles or beginning of notes on three of the articles

–Your goal is to have notes on more than just three (end goal 8-10) and to fully understand the group, situation and place that your question surrounds

Wednesday, Feb. 18 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Theme Definition Review

}“The Sniper” Close Read while reading for details to show theme: When you are done reading and marking the text, write what you believe the theme is at the bottom of the story with 2-3 reasons why you believe this to be the theme

}**Mrs. J theme: War causes people to do things they think are right but that they regret in the end: “cold gleam of the fanatic” “the lust of battle died in him” “bitten by remorse”

}Writer’s Workshop

◦Work on step 7 (revise/edit, work on new draft, revise/edit/peer edit, work on draft, etc)

◦What is the theme of your story? How to reinforce?

◦How to revise for a final –first look through whole paper for anything that is marked or could have been marked dialogue or sentence structure, then think of your theme and other aspects of short stories

}Final Draft due FRIDAY: we’ll have some workshop time tomorrow

}Continue working on draft

}Read your book or write your AoW reflection if you have time left

Tuesday, February 17 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Verb Tense

}Writer’s Workshop

◦SPQ

◦Revising to next draft

◦Should be at step 6 (revise after second draft) after today

◦Look for verb tense agreement; correct compound sentences and other sentence structure; and dialogue format

◦Final Draft due Friday: workshop time Wed and Thurs (maybe full blocks, not both)

}Correct Verb Tense half sheet

SPQ Directions:

}You need a sheet of paper with your name on the top and then the letters S, P, and Q with space next to them for your editor to write comments while reading

–Summarize what the story is about (also identify the conflict, climax)

–Point to sections that worked well –quote the phrases or thoughts (textual evidence)

–Question anything you didn’t understand; what things does it seem like they are missing? Anything you want to say to the author goes here (questions, comments, critiques)

◦If you were given a paper copy and are sure of a mistake, make a correction on the story itself.  If it’s on Google docs, write your suggestion on the SPQ sheet

◦When you get your SPQ sheet back, read it and start making changes (deleting things that don’t work is NEVER a bad thing when working on second or third drafts)

Monday, Feb. 16 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Fragments (notes in editing section)

}Human Experience: how does/will your story show the human experience?

◦It needs to be written in a sentence or two on the top of the document that you shared with me (draft)

}Writer’s Workshop Time

◦What my comments mean

–Dialogue Format, Sentence Structure, Verb Tense Shift, Fluency, Show don’t Tell/more showing

–First Draft Evaluation: Exemplary, Accomplished, Promising, Developing, Beginning

◦Work Time Choices:

–Finish first draft

–Answer: How does your story demonstrate/reflect the human experience? What aspects? In what way?

–Meet with me (if your draft was done by Friday and has comments on it, and you have written how it demonstrates the human experience)

–Revise from first draft to second if you have Comments from me and have met with me

}AoW: Close Read Wed, Reflection Fri

Friday, Feb. 13 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: SSR LETTER DUE –turned into basket

}Dialogue format mini-lesson

}Check WN Entries: explanation of what I need to see

◦During work time

}**Drafting Time –first draft needed by end of class (shared with me), typed, double spaced

}You must share your draft with me on Google Docs or email it to me

◦I will be checking in on your progress throughout class

◦I also need it shared with me so I can comment on it over the weekend

}If you do need a break, read your book rather than cause a distraction (also, don’t go to sites other than those being used for music or research for your story)

Thursday, Feb. 12 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Complex Sentences: definition in glossary

}Writer’s Workshop

}Your short story: story map/plot chart outline

◦Get it checked before beginning First Draft

}POV –first, third limited, third omniscient

}Dialogue –make it sound natural

}Starting out the story –make sure you have all aspects you need to have when you write: this means you need all of the ideas we’ve looked at while reading short stories this year

}**Drafting Time –first draft needed by Friday end of work time {Shared with me, typed, double spaced }, Second draft due at the end of Monday(?)

Google Docs is best choice
SSR Letter due tomorrow!!

Wednesday, Feb. 11 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Dependent Clauses

}Clarification of terms, discussion of revenge

}“Cask of Amontillado” pg 344

◦While reading, take notes in reader’s notebook of details that identify and describe setting and mood (sensory details, repetition, descriptions)

}Questions “What is the mood and what 2-3 details of setting most help establish that mood?” and 8 on pg 353

}Read “Behind the Cask”

◦Answer question 10 pg 353 about “Behind the Cask” on same sheet

◦Turn Sheet in to folder and read own book

}Check your WN for entries: WN check tomorrow or Friday

}Writing your own Short Story

◦Story map/Plot chart due tomorrow, half-way through work time

Monday, Feb. 9 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Precise adjectives- word choice

◦Show Don’t Tell –notes in the craft lesson section

◦Share Show don’t Tell writing with partner

}Character description in Writer’s Notebook

◦Start a story where you show a character (like the beginning of “Pancakes”) through the traits we talked about in the glossary section as well as the idea of Show Don’t Tell.

◦Put the character into a situation (action) and SHOW them

◦Minimum 2 longer paragraphs (most likely need more to do a good job)

}Read own book if finish before we switch activities Reminder: SSR letter due Friday

}In writer’s notebook: How have the two stories we’ve read so far shown the human experience? USE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO ANSWER QUESTION (TIQA paragraph[s])
Link to "Pancakes"

}In Glossary section: point of view (from literature glossary section), Setting, and Mood (pg 302 and 304 in Lit Book)

◦What is setting?

◦How does setting influence: characters, conflicts and symbolism?

◦What is mood?

◦Antagonist, Protagonist defn (in literature book glossary)

Friday, Feb. 6 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Take out T-chart from yesterday (reader’s notebook), turn in AoW Reflection (staple article to reflection) to the folder

}“Pancakes”

◦While reading, notes in Reader’s Notebook (traits)

◦questions 3, 5, and what is the climax (answer question 5 in TIQA format)

◦If you finish before we move on, read your choice book

}Precise adjectives- word choice

◦Show Don’t Tell –notes in the craft lesson section

◦Share Show don’t Tell writing with partner

Thursday, Feb. 5 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Roots

}Review of Compound and Simple Sent.

}New Endings

◦Read partner’s story and highlight or underline any simple sentences (independent clause as own sentence) in one color and compound sentences in the other

}TIQA Paragraph Notes (example in AoW Reflection ex)

◦Time for starting AoW, following example

}Start “Pancakes” in Lit book

◦T-chart on character traits and what we infer from them

}AoW Reflection due TOMORROW

Wednesday, Feb. 4 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: ACT Prep

}Discuss the new version

}Write new version of ending (one page minimum, your complete version, full version due tomorrow, at least a paragraph due in 20 min)

}AoW Discussion

}How to: AoW Reflection

}Character Motivation, Character Traits, in glossary: pg 188 and 190 (both on C page), Definition of Dynamic/Complex Character (D page)

}In writer’s notebook: Perfectionism: What are the pros and cons of having everything perfect in order to be happy (perfectionism)? Is striving for perfection ever helpful or necessary? When would it be difficult to be a perfectionist?

}AoW- reflection Friday; SSR Reading –need to keep reading for the next letter

Tuesday, Feb. 3 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Compound Sentences

}Time to finish “Sound of Thunder”

◦Collect plot chart after lunch?

}Discuss with your neighbor your ideas about “Sound of Thunder” esp. the end: Did you like it? How else could it have ended?

}Another author’s version - Did this version make the changes you would have?

◦What source details?

◦How interpreted/transformed?

}Discuss the new version

Monday, Feb. 2 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Prefixes (ir-, il-, for-, un-, in-)

}Close Reading reminder and AoW (close read due Wednesday): Check this link for directions.

}“Sound of Thunder” pg 36

◦Fill out plot chart while reading and after reading –predict what will happen based on foreshadowing so far.  What do you think the sound of thunder is?

◦Finish reading and filling out plot chart on own, read book or AoW when finish