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Friday, December 20th

12/20/2019

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Goals:

Announcements:

Turn in notebooks on Friday
We are going to do a Gallery Walk on Friday to present ONE final draft piece of writing.
Skyline Book Club
- Early Lunch, we will be reading The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline.
- Late Lunch, you will be reading An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green.
  - Book Club is on Tuesday, January 21, so you have plenty of time to read!

1. Grammar Quiz

2. Reading

3. Article of the Week Discussion

What is interesting to talk about in this article? Come up with one QUESTION, PROBLEM or AGREEMENT that you could share with the class.

4. Gallery Walk

When the music stops, please sit down at a piece of writing.
Write the number of the piece and your name on the feedback form and write thoughtful, specific feedback (PRAISE) for the piece.
Turn in your feedback stapled feedback forms. You will be graded on your feedback:
- Is it specific, honing in on a specific technique or line?

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Thursday, December 19th

12/18/2019

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Goals:

Announcements:

Quiz over sentence errors and FANBOYS on Friday
Read your choice book to your reading goal by next Monday
Article of the Week due on Friday (annotated and a 1-2 paragraph written response.
Turn in notebooks on Friday
We are going to do a Gallery Walk on Friday to present ONE final draft piece of writing.
Skyline Book Club
- Early Lunch, we will be reading The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline.
- Late Lunch, you will be reading An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green.
  - Book Club is on Tuesday, January 21, so you have plenty of time to read!

1. Reading

2. Grammar

Review Definitions of Comma Splice, Run-on, Fragment, FANBOYS.
Practice: FANBOYS or Not

3. Writing Workshop

Finish Blog #3 and submit
Revise a piece of writing and submit to Google Classroom.
Finish your Article of the Week homework for tomorrow
Read your choice book

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Wednesday, December 18th

12/17/2019

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Goals:

Announcements:

Quiz over sentence errors and FANBOYS on Friday
Read your choice book to your reading goal by next Monday
Article of the Week due on Friday (annotated and a 1-2 paragraph written response.
Turn in notebooks on Friday
We are going to do a Gallery Walk on Friday to present ONE final draft piece of writing. We will meet with Writing Groups on Wednesday for revision.
Skyline Book Club
- Early Lunch, we will be reading The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline.
- Late Lunch, you will be reading An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green.
  - Book Club is on Tuesday, January 21, so you have plenty of time to read!

1. Reading

3. Grammar

FANBOYS or Not

4. Independent Workshop

Finish Blog #3
Pick a piece to revise for publication on Friday to bring to your Writing Group.

5. Writing Groups

Everybody share Docs with all group members.
Take turns reading your piece aloud.
After author reads, each group member:
- Praise:
  - Name the best, most vivid imagery
  - Use of another specific technique that really works.
  - A line or detail that you could connect/relate to.
- Suggest/Question
  - One specific place that the piece could use more detail.
  - One question you have about the piece
  - One word that could be replaced for a more powerful word.
- Give time for the author to write down the groups' feedback before they move on to the next author.

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Tuesday, December 17th

12/16/2019

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Goals:

Announcements:

Quiz over sentence errors and FANBOYS on Friday
Read your choice book to your reading goal by next Monday
Article of the Week due on Friday (annotated and a 1-2 paragraph written response.
Turn in notebooks on Friday
We are going to do a Gallery Walk on Friday to present ONE final draft piece of writing. We will meet with Writing Groups on Wednesday for revision.
Skyline Book Club
- Early Lunch, we will be reading The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline.
- Late Lunch, you will be reading An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green.
  - Book Club is on Tuesday, January 21, so you have plenty of time to read!

1. Writer's Notebook # 6 1001 Awesome Things by Neil Pasricha (Vignette)

Try one out in your Writer's Notebook (Write for 10 minutes)
Review it--change a line, a word. Add a new description.
Share!

2. Reading

3. Grammar

Correct sentence or Not? Review
FANBOYS

4. Workshop
Blog #3: Revise your vignette (or write a new one)
Pick a piece to revise for publication!

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Monday, December 16th

12/13/2019

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Goals:

Announcements:

Quiz over sentence errors and FANBOYS on Friday
Read your choice book to your reading goal by next Monday
Present ONE piece of writing in a gallery walk on Friday. Meet with Writing Groups on Wednesday.
Article of the Week due on Friday (annotated and a 1-2 paragraph written response.
Turn in notebooks on Friday
Skyline Book Club
- Early Lunch, we will be reading The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline.
- Late Lunch, you will be reading An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green.
  - Book Club is on Tuesday, January 21, so you have plenty of time to read!

1. Reading

Reading Check-in form on Google Classroom

2. Correct sentence or Not?

Activity
Notes

3. Writer's Notebook # 6 1001 Awesome Things by Neil Pasricha (Vignette)

What are the characteristics of this genre?
What are some good topics for this genre?
Try one out in your Writer's Notebook (Write for 10 minutes)
Review it--change a line, a word. Add a new description.
Share!

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Friday, December 13th

12/12/2019

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Goals:

I can explain what I notice in how a poem is written and develop some logical theories for WHY it is written that way.
I can "Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters"

Announcements:

Friday: Blog Post #2 Due.
Friday: Article of the Week #1 Due
If you would like your pet to be featured in the daily agenda, send me a picture to [email protected]

1. Book Talk & Reading

2. Creative Writing Portfolio

3. The Journey--Mary Oliver
What is the purpose of this poem? How do you know? What specific writing choices support that purpose?

4. Writer's Workshop

Take one of your pieces from your notebook to expand and revise, or draft a new piece
- Use imagery
- Include Show/Not Tell
- Think about your PURPOSE as a writer (the so what)--what idea or feeling do you want to convey to your reader?
- Submit it on your Blog.

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Thursday, December 12th

12/12/2019

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Goals:

I can explain what I notice in how a poem is written and develop some logical theories for WHY it is written that way.
I can "Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters"

Announcements:

Friday: Blog Post #2 Due.
Friday: Article of the Week #1 Due
If you would like your pet to be featured in the daily agenda, send me a picture to [email protected]

1. Book Talk & Reading

2. Show not Tell: Review

3. Writer's Notebook #5: Writing Territories & taking an idea from your Writing Territories to make into a poem.

4. Writer's Workshop

Take one of your pieces from your notebook to expand and revise, or draft a new piece
- Use imagery
- Include Show/Not Tell
- Think about your PURPOSE as a writer (the so what)--what idea or feeling do you want to convey to your reader?

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Tuesday, December 10th

12/9/2019

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Goals:

I can say at least 5 of my classmates' names.
I can explain what I notice in how a poem is written and develop some logical theories for WHY it is written that way.
I can "Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters"

Teddy says:

Friday: Blog Post #2 Due.
Friday: Article of the Week #1 Due
If you would like your pet to be featured in the daily agenda, send me a picture to [email protected]

1. Book Talk & Reading

2. Writer's Notebook #4: "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening"--Robert Frost

What do you notice? Mark down at least 5 different things (lines, phrases, techniques) that you notice.
- How would you describe the mood in the poem? Why?
- What promises do you think that the speaker might have to keep? Why might the speaker repeat the final line?
Reread the poem and pay close attention to the rhyme scheme. Write an emulation of this poem where you mimic the rhyme scheme.
Or, rewrite the poem in a different season.
Or, describe a place in a way that conveys an emotion or mood.

3. Notes: Imagery, Metaphor, Simile

Imagery: Using description from the 5 senses to create a picture in the reader's mind.
Simile: Comparing two things using like/as
Metaphor: Comparing two things without a word of comparison.
Activity: With your group, describe the location that I gave you WITHOUT saying the location, but WITH imagery. Bonus for including simile & metaphor.

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Monday, December 9th

12/8/2019

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Goals:

I can say at least 5 of my classmates' names.
I can explain what I notice in how a poem is written and develop some logical theories for WHY it is written that way.
I can "Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters"

Teddy says:

Friday: Blog Post #2 Due.
Friday: Article of the Week #1 Due
If you would like your pet to be featured in the daily agenda, send me a picture to [email protected]

1. Book Talk & Reading

Calculate your reading rate:
Number of pages you can comfortably read in 10 minutes X 12=your goal for the week.

2. Writer's Notebook #3: Dear Basketball by Kobe Bryant

3. English 9A pre-test

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Friday, Dec. 6th

12/5/2019

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Goals:

I can say at least 5 of my classmates' names.
I can explain what I notice in how a poem is written and develop some logical theories for WHY it is written that way.
I can "Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters"

Announcements:

Friday: Blog Post #1 Due.

1. Book Talk & Reading

2. Revising your work
Go to one of your entries in your Writer's Notebook, and revise to
Show more detail
Change to more specific and interesting words
Change to add imagery.
Example: The pride of winning the game.

3. Blog #1

Step One: Computer Rules
Step Two: Join Google Classroom.
Step Three: Set up a Blogger Account.
Step Four:
- Select one thing from your Writer's Notebook to add to/revise to publish in a blog.
  - Revise by adding more detail.
  - Revise by adding more specific words.
  - Revise by creating imagery.

Step 5: Submit the URL to your Blog on Google Classroom.

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