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Wednesday, November 27

11/27/2019

Objectives: Today I will demonstrate my understanding of this unit's grammar concepts.

Homework: Rest & recharge! Enjoy your time with family away from school.

Agenda:

Have missing/make-up work to turn in? Do so now!
5 minutes to look over your grammar packet and ask me questions
Grammar quiz
- Eyes on your own work
- Ask me questions if you need help!
- Turn in to your class period's tray when you're done
- When finished, independently read or write.

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Tuesday, November 26

11/26/2019

Objectives: Today I will read an analyze a (short) play!

Homework:

Study for the grammar quiz tomorrow.
Missing/make-up work must be turned in by tomorrow!

Agenda:

Finish assigning parts, if we didn't yesterday
Read The Interlopers aloud as a class
Then answer the close-reading questions
- You may work with a partner as long as you both complete your own work!

Monday, November 25

11/25/2019

Objectives: Today I will

reflect on my story
and play a grammar game

Homework:

Study for the grammar quiz on Wednesday
- Grammar Notes
- Study Guide (in your grammar packet!)
Missing/make-up work must be turned in no later than Wednesday

Agenda:

Last Visual Dictionary entries: Draw pictures to represent Run-ons, Subject-Verb Agreement, Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)
Readers' Workshop Projects are in the gradebook now!
- I'm still missing projects/parts of projects
- Double-check Skyward to make sure I got your project & the reflection, especially if you didn't get your project or rubric back today!
Grammar Kahoot
Writer's Workshop Reflection
- Answer each question honestly and in complete sentences.
- Turn in to the turn in bin when you are done!
Assign parts for reading play tomorrow

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Friday, November 22

11/22/2019

Objectives: Today I will

share my writing with my peers
and provide positive feedback to others

Homework:

Study for the Grammar Quiz on Wednesday
Use the study guide (key here) & notes in your grammar packet! In-class review on Monday.
Late work due no later than Wednesday. Work submitted after Wednesday will not be graded.

Agenda:

"Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things -- thoughts, opinions, ideas." --Paulo Coelho
Theme
- Write your strongest theme on the back of your story.
- It's OK if it's a different one than you came up with on Wednesday!
Reflect
- Highlight/put a star next to the paragraph that you are most proud of
Musical Chairs Gallery Walk
- You will be reading one another's stories.
  - Walk around the room until the music stops
  - Find the nearest story and read it!
- Read without talking until it is time to switch
- As you read, look for strengths in the writing. What do you enjoy about the story?
  - Write the things you like on a sticky note & leave it next to the story.
Read your notes
- Take a moment to read the notes people left next to your story
- Be Proud!
Turn it in!
- Turn in your story along with your rubric.
- They do not need to be stapled, but put your name on both!

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Thursday, November 21

11/21/2019

Objectives: Today I will continue to revise & edit my story

Homework:

Final story draft typed & printed due tomorrow!
(If you don't have access to a printer at home, go to the library before class to print your story!)
Study for the Grammar Quiz on Wednesday
Going out of town? See me to schedule a make-up!
- Grammar Notes
- Grammar Study Guide (in the same packet)
- Grammar Study Guide Key
Missing/make-up work must be turned in no later than Wednesday!

Agenda:

Visual Dictionary: Comma, Comma Splice, Comma in a Series
Formatting
- Rubric to earn a "4" for formatting: The story is at least 3 pages long and no longer than 7 pages, double-spaced. Font is 12pt and easy to read. (ex. Times New Roman)

Editing: Remember that revising changes the content or ideas in your writing and editing changes the appearance of your writing
Grammar Editing Checklist
- Read and reread your story for each focus of the checklist, fixing grammatical mistakes as you go.
- After checking for mistakes, check off the boxes!
Work Options:
- Editing - Edit for spelling, capitalization errors
- Revising - Continue revising or changing ideas

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Wednesday, November 20

11/20/2019

Objectives: Today I will

identify motifs and themes in my story
and revise my story

Homework:

Final draft typed and printed due Friday (if you don't have a printer at home, print your story from the library before you come in to class!)
Study for the grammar quiz on 11/27 - one week from today!
- Grammar Notes
- Grammar Study Guide (will not be collected, but will help you on the quiz!)
Missing/make-up work must be turned in no later than 11/27 to get graded before the trimester ends. I will not accept work after 11/27.

Agenda:

Visual Dictionary: Draw pictures to represent peer review, clause, and fragment
Day Twelve - Finding the Motifs & Themes
- Motifs are big ideas that appear throughout a text
  - What ideas appear throughout your story?
  - Examples: friendship, fear, embarrassment, joy, family
- Choose 1-2 motifs from your list that you think are the most important. Write these in the boxes.
- Turn these motifs into themes
  - A theme is a message that the author is trying to convey
  - What are you trying to say about your motifs?
  - Circle your strongest theme statement.
Revision
- Use the feedback you were given by your peers to continue revising and improving your story.
- Your final story will need to be typed and printed
- Remember to plug in laptops when you're done!

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Tuesday, November 19

11/19/2019

Objectives: Today I will help my peers revise their stories

Homework:

Final story draft typed and printed due Friday
Study for the Grammar Quiz on Wednesday, November 27

Agenda:

Have your draft out on your desk!
Visual Dictionary: Draw pictures to represent revison, peer review, editing, and drafting/drafts
Peer Review
- Pass your draft to the person sitting clockwise from you
- Read through your classmate’s draft
- Write down strengths on one side of the table and ways to make the writing stronger on the right
Peer Review: What to look for
- What do you like about the story?
- What do you wish there was more of?
- Moments that would benefit from more IADDs
- What moments are confusing?
Rotate & Repeat
- Write your feedback in the table if it fits, or on the back of the page
Revise
- Read through the feedback you were given
- Start making changes!
- Remember, revision is changing the content of your writing, or the ideas

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Monday, November 18

11/18/2019

Objectives: Today I will

discuss the differences between revision and editing
and continue drafting my realistic fiction story

Homework: Bring a hard copy of your story to class tomorrow. It can be typed or handwritten!

Agenda:

Warm-up: Visual Dictionary
- A narrative is another word for a story
- Draw pictures to represent narrative and transition words
Grammar Review
- Rescheduled to next Monday 11/25, closer to the quiz date!
- You have a study guide for more practice, too!
Revison vs. Editing
- Revision:
  - Changes the content of your writing
- Reasons to revise:
  - To add description
  - To delete unimportant or confusing details
  - To change the flow/order of the story
- Editing:
  - Changes the appearance of your writing
- Reasons to edit:
  - To fix a grammar mistake
  - To capitalize the first letter of the sentence
  - To correct spelling
- How are revision and editing similar? How are they different? Discuss with your table group, and fill in the venn diagram.
Writing
- Independent Writing Time - Stay quiet so others can focus
- Completed Draft Due Tomorrow - Can be typed and printed or handwritten
- Laptops - plug them in when you're done!

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Friday, November 15

11/15/2019

Objectives: Today I will draft my realistic fiction story!

Homework: Work on your story! Completed draft due Tuesday

Agenda:

Warm-up: Visual Dictionary: Draw pictures to represent dialogue, dialogue tags, and quotation/quotes
Transition Words:
- Review the list of transition words in your packet.
- Where have you used transition words in your draft so far?
- Share one example with your table group.
Grammar: Run-ons & Comma Splices
- Run-ons
  - What is a run-on sentence?
  - How can we fix it?
  - Label subjects & verbs.
  - Tell me where the periods should go in the sentences.
- Comma Splices
  - What is a comma splice?
  - How can we fix it?
  - Tell me where to add conjunctions (FANBOYS).
Drafting
- Independent Writing Time! Work on your draft!
- Remember, you need a completed draft by Tuesday

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Thursday, November 13

11/14/2019

Objectives: Today I will

identify clauses and fix fragments
and identify the rules or writing dialogue

Homework:

Work on your story! (Completed draft due Tuesday)
(Optional) Vocabulary Quiz Corrections due tomorrow

Agenda:

Warm-up: Open your Writers' Workshop packet to the visual dictionary and draw a picture to represent IADD (what we worked on yesterday!)
Grammar: Clauses, Fragments, Run-ons, & Comma Splices
- Get out your grammar packet!
- What is a clause?
  - Complete the questions as a class
- What is a fragment?
  - Complete the questions as a class
Grammar Plan
- We'll finish today's grammar lesson tomorrow!
- Grammar review on Monday
- Quiz on 11/27
- The study guide in your packet will not be graded, but will help you!
Day Eight - Dialogue
- What is dialogue?
- Read through the passage as a class
- Answer the questions on your own or with your elbow partner
Punctuating Dialogue - The Rules
- Read through the rules for punctuating dialogue, then glue them into your notebook!
Drafting
- Independent Writing Time! Work on your realistic fiction story!
- You may write in your notebooks or use the laptops
  -- remember! -- the final story will need to be typed.

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