Agenda, June 5

Unit 4: Writing believable, properly formatted dialogue

• Due at the end of class today: Goodbye Poem

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can properly punctuate dialogue.
• I can capture character with dialogue.
• I can say goodbye.

Agenda:

1. Goodbye Poem

Agenda, June 4

Unit 4: Writing believable, properly formatted dialogue

• Due at the end of class today: Dialogue Slide Show

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can properly punctuate dialogue.
• I can capture character with dialogue.

Agenda:

1. Dialogue Slide Show

Agenda, June 1

Unit 4: Writing believable, properly formatted dialogue

• Due Friday: Freewrites 28-38 and Pre-writes 37-45

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can properly punctuate dialogue.
• I can capture character with dialogue.
• I can format dialogue in poetry.

Agenda:

1. Freewrite #38: Write a letter to your future self OR Write about a character quitting his job.
2. Comic Strip Dialogue
3. PW #45: Dialogue in Poetry

Agenda, May 31

Unit 4: Writing believable, properly formatted dialogue

• Due Friday: Freewrites 28-? and Pre-writes 37-?

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can properly punctuate dialogue.
• I can show using dialogue

Agenda:

1. PW #42: Improv #2: Dinner for Two
2. PW #43: Showing with dialogue
3. PW #44: Three character conflicts

Agenda, May 30

Unit 4: Writing believable, properly formatted dialogue

• Due Friday: Freewrites 28-? and Pre-writes 37-?

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can properly punctuate dialogue.

Agenda:

1. Freewrite #37: "Just because you're a senior ..." OR Write about coming home late for curfew.
2. Tag Lines
3. PW #42: Improv #2: Dinner for Two

Agenda, May 29

Unit 4: Writing believable, properly formatted dialogue

• Late: Packet 3, stapled in this order: Green sheet, final, rough
• Late: Select a line from your packet that best shows a concrete, believable character in action. Print it on a single sheet of paper, in a font as large as you can make it.

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can chat with a new friend.
• I can properly punctuate dialogue.

Agenda:

1. Freewrite #36: "I've told you a thousand times ..." OR Write about a spat between siblings.
2. Pass a note
3. PW #40: 4 lines of dialogue
4. PW #41: Improv #1: The last cookie

Agenda, May 25

Unit Three: Writing believable, concrete characters

• Late: Packet 3, stapled in this order: Purple sheet, final, rough
• Late: Select a line from your packet that best shows a concrete, believable character in action. Print it on a single sheet of paper, in a font as large as you can make it.

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can listen actively.
• I can provide positive and constructive feedback.

Agenda:

1. Freewrite #35: "I can't believe ..." OR Write about a conversation you wish had gone differently.
2. Writer's Workshop
3. Distillation