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| 15 *Starting at the end-class contract and expectations, how to get your grade, contact information • Read “How I Started Writing Poetry” by Reginald Lockett • Brainstorm “How I Started…” • Plot it • Elements of Fiction/6 traits • Write Narrative(rm 272) *Free Rice |
16 *SSR(20 minutes) -Graphic novel of Romeo and Juliet or Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian *Read "Being Mean" by Gary Soto *Brainstorm a time you got into trouble (or should have) and Plot it *Review Elements of Fiction and 6 traits *Write Narrative (rm 272) *Free Rice |
17 *Watch Because of Winn Dixie *Brainstorm Summer stories *Review Elements of Fiction and 6 traits *Write your summer story (rm 272) *Free Rice |
18 *SSR(20 minutes)-Graphic novel of Romeo and Juliet or Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian *Rewriting-titles, formatting, and state of being verbs/adding dialogue, setting description and character description (272) *Romeo and Juliet Test |
19 *SSR(20 minutes) -Graphic novel of Romeo and Juliet or Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian *Kinds of sentences and sentence fluency *Finish rewriting your narrative and turn in a copy and email one as an attachment *Free Rice |
| 22 *SSR(20 minutes) *Watch The Odyssey(40 minutes) *Reworking the test *Watch favorite scenes from the play *Review the CIM rubric *Rewrite your narratives *Free Rice |
23 *SSR(20 minutes) *Watch The Odyssey(40 minutes) *Expository Writing-Organization and the 5 paragraph essay *Brainstorm the plot, characters, setting, tone and theme of the book you've been reading independently *Brainstorm why your book is right for a freshman and why it isn't right for a freshman *Write a thesis statement describing the 2 or 3 reasons that make your book right or not right for a freshman reader *After getting thesis checked, write introductory paragraph and topic sentences *Write entire essay |
24 *SSR(20 minutes) *Watch The Odyssey(40 minutes) *Brainstorm what you have learned about Odysseus. What makes him a hero? Is he a hero? *Write an essay explaining the character of Odysseus. |
25 *SSR(20 minutes) *Watch The Odyssey(40 minutes) *Choose one of your essays and extend your support, using specific, concrete examples. *Follow information to correct your convention errors |
26 *SSR(20 minutes) *Watch The Odyssey(40 minutes) *Writing workshop- Complete your requirements or rewrite another piece to receive a grade. Have a great summer!
You've already accomplished a lot! |