Writing

Must see Mrs. T. for the larger essay packets as files are too big for wiki.


 * week of 12/8 **
 * Counterclaim prompts/how to introduce a quote in your essay **
 * How to "UNPACK" your evidence**
 * Essay EXEMPLARS**
 * character analysis RUBRIC**


 * week of 12/2/14 **
 * **Breaking lines, stanzas, punctuation**
 * **Cut to the Bone**
 * week of 11.17.14 **
 * Where I'm From Poem
 * Rubric


 * 11.12.14 **
 * "My Name Is..." Poem & Rubric

WRITING FOLDER

 * 11.20.14 & 11.21.14 **

  2 MENTOR texts on How to Structure a Body Paragraph
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10.22.14 & 10.23.14 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Students created folder for LA in their google drive "Grade 7 LA folder"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Students created/named document "Telltale Char. Analysis"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">set up for MLA STYLE
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Typed in Claim and worked on drafting body paragraph based on mini-lesson on body paragraphs


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10.15.14 & 10.16.14 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Three Little Pigs Mentor Text
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">List of char. Traits
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Boxes & Bullets Essay Structure
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Literary Language
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Analyze or Elaborate Evidence (UNPACKING OUR EVIDENCE)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">Went over how to improve our claim & we rewrote it on new white-lined paper
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 1.5;">WROTE 1st sent. of 1st body paragraph

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**09.29.14** Writing folder: and self-assess character analysis paragraph on narrator from "Heart" (did this in C & D block on **10.15.14**)


 * <span style="color: #ed1616; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">WRITER'S NOTEBOOK **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11.12.14 finish entry #7 **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Seeing Patterns; start **entry #8** Push Our Thinking


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">week of 11/3 entry #6 **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">gathering evidence on character's actions, appearance, thoughts, feelings, etc./start **entry #7**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10.29.14 & 10.30.14 **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">ENTRY #5 Write LONG and write DEEP...Write for 40 minutes your initial response to the char. you chose from one of our short stories. Use prompts & questions to help you get to deeper understandings.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**10.21.14** ENTRY #4 gather evidence of Figurative Expressions in "Telltale Heart" & "Gift of the Magi" using boxes & bullets format. Find at least 5 examples in each story. Group by technique.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**09.23.14** Entry #3 Evidence of narrator's thoughts, feelings, actions, what they say

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**09.19.14**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**09.08.14** entry #1 I Remember... Poem (LESSON on)


 * <span style="color: #ed1616; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">MULTI-GENRE WRITING **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Multi-Genre Writing Response (MWRs) Choices

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Multi-Genre Writing Response RUBRIC

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">HOW TO WRITE

LAST YEAR'S HANDOUTS <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">entry #7 (choose from Ideas and Questions section) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">entry #8 (choose from either section Ideas & Questions or Story Elements)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Writing Folder
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">12/3 & 12/4

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students need to DRAFT 3 types of leads & Multi-genre Writing Response Reflection Instructions

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11/20 & 11/21

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11/15 How to Find the So What?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11/13 & 11/14 ideas packet (see Mrs. T),, , ,

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11/5 & 11/6, ,

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10/21 & 10/22 Multi-genre Response to Reading (choose to write or )

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Reading Response BLOG instructions on how to set up Blog

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">HOW TO WRITE

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Multi-Genre Writing Response (MWRs) Choices <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">wanted poster examples <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">cd (see choices link above)