Tuesday, Oct. 8 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Look through your notes and story map, create a list of the information that you have that you feel could be universal/common in other situations
• Collaboration time
• Grab Universal Big Ideas for Themes sheet from your Reader’s Notebook
• Book Blind Date
• Look through all 7 packets; read the sections of the book provided; rank the packets on a blank sheet of paper (1=most want to read)
• Writer’s Workshop: turn on computer
• Narrative Lead suggestions (shared)
• Begin writing your rough draft; consult your notes for details and remember the requirements we talked about!!
• If you want to look at examples, I have four stories linked on my blog: http://mrsjohnson715.edublogs.org 
• By the beginning of class tomorrow you should have at least 1/3 of your draft done
• Work on your first draft.  Remember to think of Universal Theme!!