Monday, September 23rd

Goals: 

• I can work with a group to use the technique of show/not tell to describe a place.  
• I can use the show/not tell technique in my poem. 

Announcements: 

• Read your choice book to your reading goal by next Monday 
• FANBOYS quiz tomorrow
• Article of the Week due on Friday (annotated and a 1-2 paragraph written response. 
• Turn in notebooks tomorrow
• Join the Skyline bookclub!  We will be reading Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia.  The first meeting is Tuesday, October 8th during both lunches in the main office conference room. 

1. Reading & Book Talk

2. (4th) Poem presentations 

• Silent gallery walk
  • ​Give specific, positive feedback to the poem in front of you on a sticky note. 

3. FANBOYS practice 
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4. Writer's Notebook # 7: 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!