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Quarter 2, Week 9/10 of 10

Next Two Weeks:
Let's get the website ready!
Monday, December 11
Due Today: update website or print publication
Learning Target: W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.W.11-12.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  2. After: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  3. During: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  4. Next:  Update teacher on web/print production
Target Practice: The web and/or print publication is proficient or better and ready for distribution to the public. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Task designated by webmaster or copy editor
  • Dream Journal must be completed by Friday, December 15. The dream journal must include: 
    1. Day, Date, and Time (morning, night, nap...specific time is not required) 
    2. Description: focus on sensory details, not analysis 
    3. Analysis: write a sentence or two about what you think the dream was about 
    4. Reflection: write a sentence or two about what you think precipitated the dream, why you might dream something like this, or what larger meaning it might have.
Tuesday, December 12
Due Today: update website or print publication
Learning Target: W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.W.11-12.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  2. After: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  3. During: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  4. Next: Update teacher on web/print production
Target Practice: The web and/or print publication is proficient or better and ready for distribution to the public. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Task designated by webmaster or copy editor
Thursday, December 14
Due Today: update website or print publication
Learning Target: W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.W.11-12.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  2. After: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  3. Then: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  4. Next: Update teacher on web/print production
Target Practice: The web and/or print publication is proficient or better and ready for distribution to the public. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Task designated by webmaster or copy editor
  • Leave Composition Book for grading 
Looking Ahead...Continue web or print publication!
Monday, December 18
Due Today: update website or print publication
Learning Target: W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.W.11-12.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products.
Classwork

  1. Do Now: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  2. After: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  3. During: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  4. Next:  roles for web-presence and (if needed) print edition
Target Practice: The web and/or print publication is proficient or better and ready for distribution to the public. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Task designated by webmaster or copy editor
Wednesday, December 20
Due Today: update website or print publication
Learning Target: W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.W.11-12.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  2. After: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  3. Then: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  4. Next: Update teacher on web/print production

Target Practice: The web and/or print publication is proficient or better and ready for distribution to the public. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Task designated by webmaster or copy editor
Looking Ahead...Be inspired over the break! Next quarter's theme: discovery!
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Quarter 2, Week 8 of 10

Major Project scoring in-class this week!
Student-directed time to create website and/or work on next print edition!
Monday, December 4
Due Today: none
Learning Target: W.11-12.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Introduce webmasters, copy editors, managing editors
  2. After: group meetings to determine course of web and print productions
  3. During: Teacher-scoring of major project
  4. Next:  roles for web-presence and (if needed) print edition
Target Practice: I know my role in the class publication. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Task designated by webmaster or copy editor
  • Dream Journal Reminder: For the class, you are expected to keep a dream journal for 5 consecutive days. This will not be assessed until the last week of the quarter. So, you have time. Feel free to do more if you feel it is a valuable activity! The dream journal must include: 
    1. Day, Date, and Time (morning, night, nap...specific time is not required) 
    2. Description: focus on sensory details, not analysis 
    3. Analysis: write a sentence or two about what you think the dream was about 
    4. Reflection: write a sentence or two about what you think precipitated the dream, why you might dream something like this, or what larger meaning it might have.
Tuesday, December 5
Due Today: know role for web/print publication
Learning Target: W.11-12.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  2. After: Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  3. During: Teacher-scoring of major project
  4. Next: Update teacher on web/print production
Target Practice:  I can work on my task assigned by the webmaster or copy editor. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Task designated by webmaster or copy editor
Thursday, December 7
Due Today: revised major project
Learning Target: W.11-12.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: In your journal reflect on the Japanese idiom yojijukugo (literally, "ocean thousand, mountain thousand"). Use the entire time provided to WRITE!
  2. After: Continue Web/print publication time (directed by copy editors and webmasters)
  3. During: Teacher-scoring of major project
  4. Next: Update teacher on web/print production
Target Practice: I can work on my task assigned by the webmaster or copy editor. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Task designated by webmaster or copy editor
Looking Ahead...Continue web or print publication!
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