Monday 5/5
1. Journal: 10 minute open
write.
2. Writer’s Workshop:
Grammar B
a. Go over Grammar B handout
packet.
b. If you are ready, feel free to start
applying these techniques to your revisions.
Remember, theme is the first grade criterion in our scoring guide for
the project.
c. If you still have writing to do, keep
these in mind so you can use them as you go and as you revise.
d. Revise and draft remaining PM
writings as needed.
e. Have any late work checked.
3. Reminder: Your Interview-Based Character Sketch and Capturing Moments
Personal Narrative and Descriptive Essay should be in the drafting and revision
stages. RRDs due Friday; FCs due next Tuesday.
Tuesday 5/6
1. Journal: Go back to any
old journal. Rewrite it using one of the
Grammar B techniques we reviewed yesterday.
2. PM Workshop: Focus and
Writing
a. Review what is now underway:
1) Interview
is done and you are drafting a Character
Sketch.
a) Remember the Bill Clinton
example but realize you can do it in many different ways.
b) However, this is a character sketch and not a straight narrative of the
questions and answers: definitely avoid that!
c) The final copy of this character sketch (due
next Tuesday) will appear in your final scrapbook with pics and
collages, and your interview notes; the
RD/RRD of this is due Friday.
2) Your
4 Capturing Moments visit/observations are done and you are drafting/revising a
Personal Narrative or for one and a Descriptive Essay for another.
a) You began one of these last
Wednesday.
b) Do not forget that in addition
to the links to each scoring guide above, there are samples of these on the Writing Sample Library
page of the site.
c) The RDs/RRDs of these pieces are due Friday
with the Final Copies due next Tuesday.
d) All 4 visits/observation notes with pics/cut-outs plus the Personal
Narrative and Descriptive Essay final copies with the same goodies will appear
in your scrapbook.
b. Go over any Grammar B
techniques we missed yesterday.
c. Complete writings as needed – use your
Grammar B techniques to revise – let’s see some creativity!
3. Be sure you have all your late work in and/or checked.
Wednesday 5/7
1. Journal: none
2. PM: Writer Workshop
– Finishing our writing (media center computers)
a. Draft, peer read, and revise Character
Sketch.
b. Draft, peer read, and revise Capturing
Moments Personal Narrative.
c. Draft, peer read, and revise Capturing
Moments Descriptive Essay.
d. The
RDs/RRDs of these pieces are due Friday with the
Final Copies due next Tuesday.
3. Have you decided how you are going to put together your scrapbook?
Thursday 5/8
1. Journal: none
2. Special note: It was apparent yesterday that some of you don’t realize
I am grading your in-class work ethic for all three days we are in the media
center. Don’t blow those points again.
3. PM: Writer Workshop
– Finishing our writing (media center computers)
a. Draft, peer read, and revise Character
Sketch.
b. Draft, peer read, and revise Capturing
Moments Personal Narrative.
c. Draft, peer read, and revise Capturing
Moments Descriptive Essay.
d. The
RDs/RRDs of these pieces are due Friday with the
Final Copies due next Tuesday.
e. No RRD will be accepted without evidence of a thorough peer
read!
4. Have you decided how you are going to put together your scrapbook?
Friday 5/9
1. Journal: none
2. Yesterday was much better. Do it
again and I’ll erase the low scores from Wednesday!
2. PM: Writer Workshop
– Finishing our writing (media center computers)
a. Have all drafts peer read.
b. Revision of all drafts.
c. Have
all RRDs checked! Remember: No RRD will be accepted without
evidence of a thorough peer read!
d. FCs due next Tuesday.
3. Have you decided how you are going to put together your scrapbook?