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1/14 1) Winter Break Interview and reconnect 2) Student generated journal topics (2 each) 3) Silent Journal #1 Writing on Student topic (Characterization and Developing Characters) |
1/15 1) Journal #2—Free Choice/Describe the self the world sees and the self that is hidden 2) Read Writing is a Communal Act (Natalie Goldberg books) 3) Complete Show not Tell Assignment in class Homework: Interesting Dialogue Keep in notebook. Due Friday. Write down 20 interesting pieces of dialogue that you hear around you. Examples: “I never said that.” “I love Mondays!” |
Wed. 1/16 1) Journal #3 Make a list or describe some of the most important events in your life 2) Read an autobiographical story 3) Go over assignment: Can be based on your life (non-fiction) or fiction. Due on Monday Jan. 28th. Polished, typed or neatly written. 4) Answer Questions in notebook 5) Write a one page rough draft of autobiographical story in your notebook Thursday 1/17 1) Journal # 4 Make a list of all the toys/games you remember from childhood 2) Read Legos, Paper, Scissors Rock 3) In your notebook, write a one page non-fiction or fictional story about a toy or game. |
1/18 1) Journal #5—Free Choice/Dreams for the future 2) Share interesting dialogue/for credit 3) Homework: People Description: Describe 5 people, how they look, act, talk, dress, etc. in a detailed paragraph for each person. No names are necessary. SHOW not TELL. 4) Reflect on MLK in notebook—one page reflection |
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No School |
1/22 1) Journal # 6 What is Freedom? 2) Share homework 3) Read about Narratives 4) Read Journey to Nine Miles 5) Listen to Bob Marley—Reflect on music—1/2 page 6) Reflect on story—1/2 page *All this work continued on Block |
1/23 Wed. 1) Journal # 7 Write a list of characters you might be interested in writing about or describe a few in detail (a child lost in the woods, a rabbit, an evil hacker, a starlet who steals, etc.) 2) Character profile/paste into your notebook 3) Book check Thursday 1/24 1) Journal #8-- 2) Characterization Exercise #1, 2 and 3 Use character from your profile or make up a new one/Paste into notebook 3) Continue working on character profile. |
1/25 1) Journal # 9 Free Choice 2) Watch Indie Films: (1) The Make (2) The Strange Person (3) Blue City (4) Amy Observations on Character development For each short film write a brief paragraph describing the character, explaining how they grow, or change or develop. |
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1/28 1) Journal # 10 2) Autobiographical Story due. 3) Get into groups. Share stories. |
1/29 1) Journal #11—Where would you travel to if you could go anywhere? 2) Read Popular Mechanics 2) Write one page from the perspective of the man or woman |
1/30 1) Watch Road Scholar 3) Respond to questions in your notebook. About 1-1 1/2 pages. |
2/1 1) Journal #12—Free Choice 2) Point of View exercises 3) Word Vocab. |
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2/4 1) Journal #13 Write from the viewpoint of an object 2) Get with a partner and use your characters from your character profile to write a 2 page story in class. The characters must have a conflict of some kind. |
2/5 1) Journal # 14 Describe an adventure in an unusual place 2) Go over Master Plots 3) Go over short story project 3) Write a one page story using the setting I give you and incorporate the secret item into your story. |
2/6 1) Journal # 15—Philosophy of life 2) Hills Like White Elephants 3) Describe how the man feels in this situation and then describe how the woman feels 4) Go over dialogue punctuation 5) Write a dialogue (a conversation between two people) |
2/8 PB video Handout for plot |
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2/11 No School |
2/12 1) Finish plot work for PB film Bring books on Block |
2/13 1) Journal # 16 The Sleeping Gypsy 2) Care Package :Due Next Block 3) Setting: five senses |
2/15 1) Journal # 17 Free Choice 2) “Woman of the Sea” 3) Plot line |
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2/18 No School |
2/19 TBA |
2/20 1) Journal Write down all the fairytales and folktales you remember 2) Share Care Package 2) Read fairytales 3) In pairs students write 2 page modern fairytale |
2/22 1) Journal # Free Choice 2) Homework: Bring your favorite children’s books on Block |
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2/25 1) Journal # When I woke up this morning everything was different |
2/26 1) Journal # Kid’s cartoons/shows 2) Evaluate a kid’s show in notebook. 3) Children’s show |
2/27 1) Journal 2) Students read and evaluate children’s books (Students can bring in their own favorite children’s books) |
3/1 1) Journal 2) Short Stories due 3) Read Stories in groups: Others read your work and evaluate your own work. |
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¾ TBA Random Acts of Kindness—in notebook |
3/5 TBA |
3/6 TBA |
3/8 TBA |
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3/11 |
3/12 |
3/13 Book Presentations |
Book Presentations |
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3/18 Mentors |
3/19 Mentors |
3/20 Mentors |
3/22 Mentors |
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3/29 No School Good Friday |
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