week 6: creative writing ms. moran. tuesday, october 13, 2015 0 welcome to class! 0 today our desks...
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Week 6: Creative Writing
Ms. Moran
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
0Welcome to class!0Today our desks should look like this
(groups of 4)
Do Now0Should Columbus day be celebrated as a
holiday?0Think, pair, share.
What’s up this week?0Homework: By Friday all stories finished
0Tuesday: 2 pages- Something you can’t deny0Wednesday: 2 pages- What got left behind0Thursday: 2 pages- When you felt
compassion unexpectedly0Friday: Poems
What’s up today?0Write a story about something you
can’t deny0Free Write0Vocabulary0Reading0Story Plot0Ticket to Leave
Free Write
0What is something about yourself that you can’t deny is true? Or What is something you have lost about yourself that you would like to regain?
Today’s Vocabulary:derive
0 to get/obtain something from a specific source
Today’s Vocabulary:depict
0 to show or describe using a drawing, painting, or other art form
Model Reading
0As we read0 HIGHLIGHT: information
you think is interesting or language you think is exciting
0 CIRCLE: words you do not know
0 WRITE: four comments or questions in the margins
Writing 2 Pages
0 What got left behind?0 The day everything changed0 Finding a new home0 A death0 The day you were no longer a child0 A change (school, country, opinion, hair style, etc)
0 What is something you cannot deny about yourself0 A time someone broke a stereotype for you0 A time you were a stereotype0 How you are different from most people0 Something you know by heart
Ticket to Leave
0Swap your rough draft with a friend.
0Do they have a clear message?0Write at least 3 comments in the margins about their
use of dialogue, description, and grammar
Please move the desks back to rows
Thursday, October 15, 2015
0Welcome to class!0Today our desks should look like this
(groups of 4)
Do Now
0Correct the following sentences by adding commas. 0 Her sister Maria stole her dress to wear to prom which
was at the boat club.
0 I went to visit Sarasota Florida with my sister Jen and her friend Abby.
0 The best player in basketball Rajon Rondo acts like a fool sometimes before games.
What’s up this week?0Homework: By Friday all stories finished.
0Tuesday: 2 pages- Something you can’t deny0Wednesday: 2 pages- What got left behind0Thursday: 2 pages- When you felt
compassion unexpectedly0Friday: Poems
What’s up today?0Write a 2 page story about a time you
felt compassion
0Free Write0Vocabulary0Model Reading0Writing Story0Ticket to Leave
Free Write
0 If you could swap places with any animal for a day, which animal would it be and why? Describe what you would do for a day.
Today’s Vocabulary:detract
0To reduce or take away the worth or value of something
Model Reading
0As we read0 HIGHLIGHT: information
you think is interesting or language you think is exciting
0 CIRCLE: words you do not know
0 WRITE: four comments or questions in the margins
Writing 2 pages
0When have you felt unexpectedly compassionate?
0Write about…0 Someone who was a true teacher for you0 An encounter with a stranger (bus, bench, train, etc)0 A gift given or received0 Where home is for you0 Apologizing or not apologizing0 Giving someone some help
Ticket to Leave
0What do you have to finish tonight?
Please move the desks back to rows
Friday, October 16, 2015
0Welcome to class!0Today our desks should look like this
(groups of 4)
Do Now
0Vocabulary Quiz: Use each word in a sentence
0 Connotation0 Credible0 Deficient0 Detract0 Depict
What’s up this week?0Homework: By Friday all stories finished.
0Tuesday: 2 pages- Something you can’t deny0Wednesday: 2 pages- What got left behind0Thursday: 2 pages- When you felt
compassion unexpectedly0Friday: Poems
What’s up today?0Write a poem based on a famous first
line0Revise free write0Poem writing0Poem Reading0Ticket to Leave
Free Write
0Choose one free write to revise or rewrite.
0We will share these!
Free Write
0What’s the most important lesson for a young child to learn?
Poem Writing
0With a partner, you are going to write a poem based on the first line of a famous poem:
“We real cool.”
Reading
0We real cool by Gwendolyn Brooks
Ticket to Leave
Please move the desks back to rows