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Thursday, January 16th

1/16/2020

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Goals:

I can explain how to add a participle to a complete sentence.
I can closely read a mentor text in order to understand how the author's techniques contribute to the author's purpose. /

Hope says:

Article of the Week due on Friday.
Participle Quiz on Friday
No Blog This Week!
Final Draft due on Friday
I got an article of the week response emailed me from Trina Falen? Whose was this?

1. Reading

2. Participle/Grammar Practice on No Red Ink

3. Workshop

Writing Center & Writing Groups

Moth Story

Multiple Scenes (speeding up and slowing down time)
Action & Emotion
A Purpose
- Show Not Tell
- Slowing Down Time
- Thoughts and Feelings
- Imagery
- Dialogue
- Introductions (hook)
- Conclusions (clincher)
- Vivid Verbs

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Wednesday, January 15th

1/15/2020

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Goals:

I can explain how to add a participle to a complete sentence.
I can closely read a mentor text in order to understand how the author's techniques contribute to the author's purpose. /

Hope says:

Article of the Week due on Friday.
Participle Quiz on Friday
No Blog This Week!
Rough Draft of Moth story due on Wednesday, January 15th
Final Draft due on Friday
I got an article of the week response emailed me from Trina Falen? Whose was this?

1. Writing/Reading Workshop: Moth Stories

3rd--Writing Center at 11:45
5th--Writing groups at 2:00

Moth Story

Multiple Scenes (speeding up and slowing down time)
Action & Emotion
A Purpose
- Show Not Tell
- Slowing Down Time
- Thoughts and Feelings
- Imagery
- Dialogue
- Introductions (hook)
- Conclusions (clincher)
- Vivid Verbs

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Tuesday, January 14th

1/13/2020

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Goals:

I can explain how to add a participle to a complete sentence.
I can closely read a mentor text in order to understand how the author's techniques contribute to the author's purpose. /

Hope says:

Article of the Week due on Friday.
Participle Quiz on Friday
No Blog This Week!
Rough Draft of Moth story due on Wednesday, January 15th
Final Draft due on Friday
I got an article of the week response emailed me from Trina Falen? Whose was this?

1. Reading & Book Talks

2. Writer's Notebook #9: Participle Practice

3. Writer's Workshop: Moth Stories

Moth Story

Multiple Scenes (speeding up and slowing down time)
Action & Emotion
A Purpose
- Show Not Tell
- Slowing Down Time
- Thoughts and Feelings
- Imagery
- Dialogue
- Introductions (hook)
- Conclusions (clincher)
- Vivid Verbs

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Monday, January 13th

1/10/2020

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Goals:

I can explain how to add a participle to a complete sentence.
I can closely read a mentor text in order to understand how the author's techniques contribute to the author's purpose. /

Teddy says:

Article of the Week due on Friday.
Participle Quiz on Friday
No Blog This Week!
Rough Draft of Moth story due on Wednesday, January 15th
Final Draft due on Friday

1. Reading & Book Talks

2. Participle Practice

3. Moth Story & storyboarding: Ms. Feliks Demo

Most important scene
Purpose

4. Writer's Workshop: Moth Stories

Moth Story

Multiple Scenes (speeding up and slowing down time)
Action & Emotion
A Purpose
- Show Not Tell
- Slowing Down Time
- Thoughts and Feelings
- Imagery
- Dialogue
- Introductions (hook)
- Conclusions (clincher)
- Vivid Verbs

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Friday, January 10th

1/9/2020

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Goals:

I can explain how to add a participle to a complete sentence.
I can closely read a mentor text in order to understand how the author's techniques contribute to the author's purpose. /

Teddy says:

Article of the Week due on Friday.
Blog #4 due on Friday (free blog!)
Moth story due on Wednesday, January 15th

To retake quiz: Practice this week with No Red Ink
- Class Code is clean frame 6
Schedule a time (during reading, before school or after) to retake the quiz.

1. Reading & Book Talks

2. Discuss Article of the Week
Discussion Norms

3. Writing Workshop

Begin drafting/brainstorming for your Moth story.
- Look to Writing Territories
- Draw a neighborhood map or write off the page to brainstorm.
- Start storyboarding your story (Ms. Feliks demo).
Work on Blog #4
Retake FANBOYS Quiz/Get help on FANBOYS

Moth Story

Multiple Scenes (speeding up and slowing down time)
- What is the MOST important scene in this story? Why?
Action & Emotion
A Purpose.
- What is this story about?

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Thursday, January 9th

1/8/2020

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Goals:

I can explain how to add a participle to a complete sentence.
I can closely read a mentor text in order to understand how the author's techniques contribute to the author's purpose. /

Teddy says:

Article of the Week due on Friday.
Blog #4 due on Friday (free blog!)
Moth story due on Wednesday, January 15th

To retake quiz: Practice this week with No Red Ink
- Class Code is clean frame 6
Schedule a time (during reading, before school or after) to retake the quiz.

1. Reading & Book Talks

2. Moth Story

Multiple Scenes (speeding up and slowing down time)
- What is the MOST important scene in this story? Why?
Action & Emotion
A Purpose.
- What is this story about?

3. Listen to more stories (assignment on Google Classroom)

4. Begin drafting/brainstorming for your Moth story.

Look to Writing Territories
Draw a neighborhood map or write off the page to brainstorm.
Start storyboarding your story (Ms. Feliks demo).

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Wednesday, January 8th

1/8/2020

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Goals:

I can explain how to add a participle to a complete sentence.
I can closely read a mentor text in order to understand how the author's techniques contribute to the author's purpose. /

Teddy says:

Article of the Week due on Friday.
Blog #4 due on Friday (free blog!)
Moth story due on Wednesday, January 15th

To retake quiz: Practice this week with No Red Ink
- Class Code is clean frame 6
Schedule a time (during reading, before school or after) to retake the quiz.

1. Reading & Book Talks

2. Writer's Notebook #8 (5th Hour)

Do you have a story about a lie? Or about telling the truth?
Do you have a story where you had to make a decision that had a big consequence?

3. Grammar

Practice Participles & FANBOYS
With a partner, write a paragraph that has a FANBOYS sentence, a participle sentence and uses imagery.

4. Moth Story

Multiple Scenes (speeding up and slowing down time)
- What is the MOST important scene in this story? Why?
Action & Emotion
A Purpose.
- What is this story about?

5. Listen to more stories (assignment on Google Classroom)

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Tuesday, January 7th

1/7/2020

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Goals:

I can explain how to add a participle to a complete sentence.
I can closely read a mentor text in order to understand how the author's techniques contribute to the author's purpose. /

Patrick's cat says:

Article of the Week due on Friday.
Blog #4 due on Friday (free blog!)
Moth story due on Wednesday, January 15th

To retake quiz: Practice this week with No Red Ink
- Class Code is clean frame 6
Schedule a time (during reading, before school or after) to retake the quiz.

1. Reading & Book Talks

2. Grammar

Practice Participles.

3. One Liar's Beginning

What writing techniques do you notice?
How is this different from a vignette?

4. Writer's Notebook #8

Do you have a story about a lie? Or about telling the truth?
Do you have a story where you had to make a decision that had a big consequence?

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Monday, January 6th

1/5/2020

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Goals:

I can explain how to add a participle to a complete sentence.
I can closely read a mentor text in order to understand how the author's techniques contribute to the author's purpose. /

Manny says:

Article of the Week due on Friday.
Blog #4 due on Friday (free blog!)
Moth story due on Wednesday, January 15th

1. Reading & Book Talks

2. Discuss retaking FANBOYS quiz

Practice this week with No Red Ink
- Class Code is clean frame 6
Schedule a time (during reading, before school or after) to retake the quiz.
Learn a new grammar concept: Participles.

3. Add to Writing Territories

In 1 -2 write two things you did yesterday
3 – 4 write two things you like that others might not
5 - 6 write two conversations you have had recently
7 -8 write two things you don’t like that others do
9 – 10 write two things you don’t think you could live without

After creating this list do a writing sprint: choose one topic at time to write about quickly.

4. One Liar's Beginning

What writing techniques do you notice?
How is this different from a vignette?

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