December 13-22

All students should have at least one After Reading project completed before Holiday Break. Options are a character poem, letter to me or a classmate or an epilogue.

Monday 13

Independent Reading

Or

Short Story Retake

Tuesday 14

Create Middle or

Climax of Fictional Narrative.

Wednesday 15

Work on the Rule of "So What?"

Ways to include thoughts and feelings and show character change.

Thursday 16

The satisfaction of resolution

in Fictional Narrative

Friday 17

Draft of Fictional Narrative due for editing and revision.

Revised Poems due to White Between the Lines

Enrichment credit given for thoughtful, quality revision submitted to:

tetonstudent@gmail.com

Monday 20

Writing conferences in class.

Tuesday 21

Final revision and printing.

Wednesday 22

Final draft of Fictional Narrative due.

Writing celebration.

November 29- December 3

Homework: Read Short Story: La Guera by Gary Soto.

Complete Short story review due on Friday, December 3rd.

Read

Monday 29

Shared Read: Too Far

(student written short story)

What makes this story work?

How can I apply the principle of dialogue, action and reflection to my own story?

Tuesday 30

Review and discussion of Too Far

Book Marks and Sticky Note Sort by Quality

Assign short story

Independent Reading Time

Wednesday 1

Grammar: Adjectives and Adjective Phrases

Independent Poetry Project #3 due

Write first scene.

Thursday 2

Poetry Revision Workshop with Matt Daly

Friday 3

Poetry Revision Workshop with Matt Daly

December 6-10

Weekly Homework:

1. Read your independent novel and complete your after reading project, if you have not already done so.

2. Adjective Activity due on Friday.

3. You can also work on the creation of your own short story. Remember to focus on using dialogue, action and reflection to construct your scenes. Your short story is due on December 22nd.

Monday 6

Independent Reading Time:

Exit Ticket:

How did this writer use dialogue, action and reflection?

What other author tools stood out to you?

Tuesday 7

Short Story Test

Wednesday 8

Grammar: Adjective Phrases

Plan Fictional Narrative Using

Beginning, Middle and End

Dialogue, Action and Reflection

Thursday 9

Start Red Pony by John Steinbeck as a Shared Read

PEAK students might elect to read both The Red Pony and The Pearl.

Friday 10

Writing Workshop: Create First Scene of Fictional Narrative

November 8, 2010

Weekly Homework: Read your independent novel and add sticky notes as you go! Share your reading goal with your parents. I promise they will help motivate you. Complete "after reading project" when you complete your novel; select reading letter, character poem or new fictional ending. Remember, your reading is your homework! Reading should happen every night.

Monday

Independent Reading

Make three sticky notes!

Book Fair

Tuesday

Review of group two-chunk, new ending and literary terms.

Shared Read: The Way Up to Heaven

Wednesday

Shared Read: "What is the Worst that Could Happen?"

Thursday

In-class Writing

Friday

No school!