Quarter 3, Week 4 of 10

Proposal letters must be printed on Monday! They must also be submitted electronically on Google Classroom! If you're not sure, check Google Classroom or Infinite Campus.

Monday, January 29

Due Today: open mind

Learning Target: W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. L.11-12.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Classwork

1. Do Now: In your journal, complete the 60 second word challenge: E words. The goal is 30 words or more!
2. After: 5 minute story using unrelated words...
3. Then:  Individual time to think and revise
4. Next:  Share stories and discuss how this kind of practice helped with writing today

Target Practice: I can continue drafting my 5th major project. Fist-5?

Homework

• continue drafting your next major project

Wednesday, January 31

Due Today: updated draft proposal letter

Learning Target:  W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. L.11-12.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Choose a writing warm-up from the list at the right. The activity should not take more than 5 minutes from choice to finish.
2. After: Read this article from the Victoria and Albert museum. Then, choose ONE of the strategies to use while revising today.
3. During: Use chosen strategy from previous step to revise today. If you don't find it valuable, or it's value was to reveal that you're 'good' on that particular part of your writing, choose a different strategy.
4. Next: Discuss how this revision strategy helped with writing today

Target Practice: I can continue drafting my 5th major project. Fist-5?

Homework

• continue drafting your next major project

Looking Ahead...finish a draft of your next major project! Check the due-date!

Quarter 3, Week 3 of 10

Proposal Letters are Due THIS WEEK!

Monday, January 22

Due Today: draft proposal letter

Learning Target: W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. L.11-12.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Classwork

1. Do Now: In your journal, complete the 60 second word challenge: D words. The goal is 30 words or more!
2. After: Individual student-teacher meetings
3. During: drafting MP #5
4. Next:  Publication Option Discussion

Target Practice: I can begin/continue drafting my 5th major project. Fist-5?

Homework

• continue drafting your next major project
• update proposal letter

Tuesday, January 23

Due Today: updated draft proposal letter

Learning Target:  W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. L.11-12.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Choose a writing warm-up from the list at the right. The activity should not take more than 5 minutes from choice to finish.
2. After: Individual student-teacher meetings
3. During: drafting MP #5
4. Next: Publication Option Discussion

Target Practice: I can begin/continue drafting my 5th major project. Fist-5?

Homework

• continue drafting your next major project 
• update proposal letter

Thursday, January 25

Due Today: final draft proposal letter

Learning Target: W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. L.11-12.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Choose a writing warm-up from the list at the right. The activity should not take more than 5 minutes from choice to finish.
2. After: Individual student-teacher meetings
3. During: drafting MP #5
4. Next: Publication Option Discussion

Target Practice: I can continue drafting my 5th major project. Fist-5?

Homework

• continue drafting your next major project
• print, sign, and submit final proposal letter

Looking Ahead...finish a draft of your next major project! Check the due-date!

Quarter 3, Week 2 of 10

Website has not gone live! There is still time...

Wednesday, January 17

Due Today: finished written draft of structural poetry project

Learning Target: W.11-12.3.D Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters. 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, complete the 60 second word challenge: Descriptive words for this image.
2. After: 5 minute stories- personification and monologue practice
3. Then: self-directed brainstorming time for Major Project 4- discovery themed
4. During: individual meeting time to discuss Major Project 4- discovery themed

Target Practice: I can use personification and descriptive language to create meaningful dialogue in a short story. Fist-5?

Homework

• Arrive to next class with no more than three Major Project #4. The thematic focus for this quarter is 'discovery.'
• Continue drafting the proposal letter

Thursday, January 18

Due Today: narrowed topic-focus to 3 ideas

Learning Target: W.11-12.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, 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: In your journal, complete the 60 second word challenge: coolest things ever. 
2. After: 5 minute stories: Automatic Writing Prompt (choose from this list)
3. Then: self-directed brainstorming time for Major Project 4- discovery themed
4. Next: individual meeting time to discuss Major Project 4- discovery themed

Target Practice: I know what my topic will be for Major Project #4 themed around discovery. Fist-5?

Homework

• Arrive to next class with a final idea for Major Project #4. The thematic focus for this quarter is 'discovery.'
• Arrive to next class with a draft of the Major Project #4 proposal letter.

Looking Ahead...There is no success without failure! Work through ALL of your ideas. Whatever is left, will be your topic!

Quarter 3, Week 1 of 10

Final chance to update the website before it goes live!

Monday, January 8

Due Today: revisions to website and print publication

Learning Target: L.11-12.4.B Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech. W.11-12.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Draw section divider in journal for Quarter 3's thematic focus: discovery.
2. After: In your journal, complete the 60 second word challenge: A words.
3. Then: Questions about Dreams publication and website launch
4. Next:  Follow the directions below or click here for printable version
• Create a song/poem in your notebook that follows this structure:
  

  Stanza 1: I want to write… One that… With… I want to write...	Stanza 2: I want to… One that… So when… I want to...	Stanza 3: I want to build… One that… So any… I want to...	Last Stanza: Repeat Stanza 1	Refrain (couplet): Everything I need… And…
  Note: you may create more stanzas, if you wish. They should continue to follow the structure. Be creative with Line 3, as this one varies dramatically from stanza to stanza. Be sure to finish the song/poem by repeating Stanza 1.

Target Practice: I understand and can explain the thematic focus on 'discovery' for Quarter 3. Fist-5?

Homework

• Finish a draft of your poem/song for next class
• Begin thinking about your next major project

Tuesday, January 9

Due Today: finished written draft of structural poetry project

Learning Target: W.11-12.3.D Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters. 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, complete the 60 second word challenge: B words.
2. After: Whole-class share of structural poem
3. During: small group meetings for revision- focus on sensory details and rhythm
4. Next: self-directed revision time for poem

Target Practice: I can use sound devices and sensory details to enhance meaning in my poetry/song writing. Fist-5?

Homework

• Think about what you would like to do for Major Project #4. The thematic focus for this quarter is 'discovery.'
• Revised structural poem using the structure from last class.

Thursday, January 11

Due Today: structural poetry project

Learning Target: W.11-12.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, 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: In your journal, complete the 60 second word challenge: C words. 
2. After: Finish Structural Poetry project by typing and submitting in Google Classroom
3. Then: Finish any last changes for website launch or publication of Dreams
4. Next: Create Proposal Letter for Major Project #4

Target Practice: I am happy with my product that will be published in Dreams and the class website. Fist-5?

Homework

• Continue working on ideas for Major Project #4 and drafting the proposal letter. The theme must focus on the idea of 'discovery.'

Looking Ahead...Let's break-away from our comfort zones and write in a new genre for Discovery!