Creative Notes Week 2

Plan next week and term overview

Finish Blog Portfolio guidelines

Monday, November 23

Benchmarks
11.4.3.3 Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama

11.4.5.5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.

Activities

  • Students present It's All About the Words
  • Discuss "Finding Luminescence"
  • Hand out Descriptive Writing Handout
  • How to Write Effective Descriptions from Readings for Writers
  • Hand out student sample — Livia's essay
  • Work on thesis and outline in class

Assessment

  • discussion of "Finding Luminescence"
  • student presentations
  • thesis and outline work

Tuesday, November 24

Benchmarks
11.4.5.5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.

11.7.3.3 d. Use precise words and phrases, telling details, figurative and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.

Activities

  • Thesis workshop
  • Work on Outline and then when that is checked off, start your rough draft
  • Outlines are due by the end of the hour today

English lab is reserved today

Assessment

  • Thesis workshop discussions
  • Outlines

Wednesday, November 25

Lumberjack schedule today
Benchmarks
11.7.3.3 d. Use precise words and phrases, telling details, figurative and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.

Activities

  • Work on Rough Drafts — due by the end of the hour today

English lab reserved today

  • Discuss possible blog names

Assessment

  • check in with students on the progress of their rough drafts

Thursday, November 26

NO SCHOOL — THANKSGIVING BREAK

Friday, November 27

NO SCHOOL — THANKSGIVING BREAK

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