Monday 3/17
1. Journal: Write about your
most unique or bizarre memory of growing up.
2. Writer Workshop:
Writing for Publication
a. Share (full class – those who didn’t
share Friday, share today) and turn in your Nostalgia piece.
b. Three of you will be selected to put the
bulletin board together.
1) Two of you go down and make the text
for the bulletin board – capture the flavor of assignment.
2) One of you stay and hang pictures
& writings – leave room for some text.
3. Special Note: You may want to
consider looking ahead to the Interviewing and Giving Characters Life section
as we head into spring break.
Tuesday 3/18
1. Journal: Write a general
description of your collection of pictures.
Focus on the general impressions and emotions you feel as you look at
them.
2. Expectation: you will
write in class. If needed, I will ask
for silence – it’s a BIG class!
3. Writer Workshop: PM –
Writing from Pictures (Teacher
conferencing during workshop)
a. For each photograph, write a scene
describing in detail the event, people, or images present.
1) At least two of the scenes should
focus on setting.
2) At least two should focus on
character.
3) At least two should focus on plot.
4) The rest can be anything you want
them to be.
5) Label each scene by its type.
b. You’ll have today and tomorrow in class
to work on this.
c. Have
pictures and folders checked if needed.
4. Reminders:
a. Revisions
to Personal
Mythology are posted online in bold red.
b. You may want to consider looking ahead to the
Interviewing and Giving Characters Life section as we head into spring break.
1. Journal: none
2. Writer Workshop: PM –
Writing from Pictures (Teacher
conferencing during workshop)
a. For each photograph, write a scene
describing in detail the event, people, or images present.
1) At least two of the scenes should focus on
setting.
2) At least two should focus on
character.
3) At least two should focus on plot.
4) The rest can be anything you want
them to be.
5) Label each scene by its type.
b. Have
pictures and folders checked if you haven’t already.
c. Have
your ten scenes RDs checked if ready.
3. Reminders:
a. Revisions
to Personal
Mythology are posted online in bold red.
b. You may want to consider looking ahead to the
Interviewing and Giving Characters Life section as we head into spring break.
Thursday 3/20
1. Journal: 5 minute free
write
2. Writer Workshop:
Guided Revision
a. Choose one of your setting scenes, hopefully
one you wish to take to final copy. (Remember: You will be
developing two of your scenes into FC form for your scrapbook, to be
accompanied by their pictures. And, keep
all of the pictures and stories because they will be the groundwork the entire
project. They will also go in your scrapbook.)
b. Read it over once.
c. Now, look again at your picture. Study it.
Think about it. Arrive at an
emotion it makes you feel.
d. Write down that emotion in capital letters
under your scene.
e. Close your eyes. The teacher will guide you with a series of
questions to guide your imagery.
f. Open your eyes and quickly write down everything
you experienced in your guided imagery below your emotion.
g. Now, revise your scene with your new
imagery and focus on tone (emotion).
h. If ready, prepare final copy of this
scene or begin revision on another.
i. Have
your ten scenes RDs checked.
3. Reminders:
a. Revisions
to Personal
Mythology are posted online in bold red.
b. You may want to consider looking ahead to the
Interviewing and Giving Characters Life section as we head into spring break.
Friday 3/21
1. Journal: 5 minute open
write
2. Writer Workshop: PM –
Writing from Pictures (Teacher
conferencing during workshop)
a. Revise the other scene you wish to
take to final copy for the scrapbook.
b. Do not forget to have your work peer
read.
c. If
you haven’t already, have your ten scenes RDs checked.
3. Reminders
a. Revisions
to Personal
Mythology are posted online in bold red.
b. You may want to consider looking ahead to the
Interviewing and Giving Characters Life section as we head into spring break.
c. Two
final copy scenes with RRDs for Writing from Pictures due Tuesday, April 1.