Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Agenda, October 5

Due Tomorrow: Bring your personal book
Due Tomorrow, 10/6: Freewrites 11 - 17, Pre-writes 7 - 16
Due Friday, 10/7: Two week packet, typed, fiction is double spaced.

1) Have we talked about NaNoWriMo in here?
2) Freewrite #16: Write about a character who breaks a rule.
3) Pre-write #15: Not to Be: Revise the three following sentences without any forms of the verb "to be" - is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being, plus contractions.
  • It was awfully cold.
  • There are too many kids in the halls.
  • He's very athletic.
4) Work time. You need a teacher conference before the end of the day on Thursday.
Today's goal: I can use peer review and teacher feedback to improve the quality of my writing.
Unit Goal: I can write using inventive structures, with a satisfying beginning, middle, and ending.  

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