Sunday

Quarter 1, Week 7 of 9

Check with your editor about due-dates! Remember that your project must have an approved letter-of-intent, draft, and final by the end of next week!
Monday, September 18
Due Today: check editor deadline(s)
Learning Target: 11-12.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. W.11-12.3.C Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole and build toward a particular tone.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Title to day's entry Visualizing My Writing Struggles. Do it- visualize them! For today's entry, you may sketch AND write your response. It is not about volume of writing today. Rather, the DO NOW is about using the 10 minute time to think about your writing struggles and put them down on paper using BOTH words and images.
  2. After: Looking at a high school literary magazine- In your groups look at both the website and print versions of the magazine. Below your DO NOW, write the title Things I Want in Our Literary Magazine. As you discuss, list the parts of the magazine you like and explain why.
  3. Then: Individual work-time
  4. Next: scheduled meetings with editors
Target Practice: I am able to meet my editor's deadline expectations. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Continue drafting your second major project. Remember not to lose-sight of this quarter's them of exploration!
Wednesday, September 20
Due Today: check editor deadline(s)
Learning Target: W.11-12.3.C Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole and build toward a particular tone. L.11-12.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Title today's journal entry Caveat Lector (let the reader beware). In the time provided, write about your interpretation of this phrase and how you think it relates to your current writing. Remember: this IS ABOUT WARMING-UP. Write for the ENTIRE TIME.
  2. After: Tone vs. Mood (click to see the chart)
  3. Then: Individual work-time
  4. Next: scheduled meetings with editors
Target Practice: I am able to meet my editor's deadline expectations. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Continue drafting your second major project. Remember not to loose-sight of this quarter's them of exploration!
Drafts due...Finals to follow shortly!
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