Agenda, April 28

Unit Two: Structure - Beginnings, middles, endings, and placing words purposefully on the page. 

• Due at the end of class today: Final Draft of Packet 2.
• Due at the end of class today:Learning Target Poster #2

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use technology to improve and to share my writing.

Agenda: 

1. Type like the wind.
2. Learning Target Poster: Type ONE learning target at the top of a page of paper. Find evidence in your final draft that you have met that learning target. Copy that evidence onto that same sheet of paper. Type your name below. Format your document so that your writing is as large as possible but it still fits on one page. You may use any font and any size. Print your poster.

Agenda, April 27

Unit Two: Structure - Beginnings, middles, endings, and placing words purposefully on the page. 

• Late: Rough draft of two poems or at least two pages of fiction focusing on structure.
• Coming Thursday: Laptops for final drafts. 

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can explore foreshadowing.
• I can work with a peer to make an excellent draft excellenter. 

Agenda: 

1. Pre-write #29: Foreshadowing, your clue to quality literature.
2. Work time

Agenda, April 26

Unit Two: Structure - Beginnings, middles, endings, and placing words purposefully on the page. 

• Late: Pre-writes 11 -26
• Late: Rough draft of two poems or at least two pages of fiction focusing on structure.
• Coming Thursday: Laptops for final drafts. 

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can write an effective title.
• I can work with a peer to make an excellent draft excellenter. 

Agenda: 

1. Pre-write #28: Titles
2. Work time

Agenda, April 25

Unit Two: Structure - Beginnings, middles, endings, and placing words purposefully on the page. 

• Late: Pre-writes 11 -26
• Due Now: Rough draft of two poems or at least two pages of fiction focusing on structure. This should be a document separate from my freewrites or pre-writes.  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can write using active verbs.
• I can see multiple possibilities in a story.
• I can work with a peer to make an excellent draft excellenter. 

Agenda: 

1. Freewrite #19: What if?
2. Pre-write #27: To Be or Not to Be
3. Work time

Agenda, April 22

Unit Two: Structure - Beginnings, middles, endings, and placing words purposefully on the page.

• Due Friday: Pre-writes 11 -26
• Due Monday: Rough draft of two poems or at least two pages of fiction focusing on structure. This should be a document separate from my freewrites or pre-writes.  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can develop an idea into a draft. 

Agenda:

1. What happened next?
2. Pre-write #26: What happened next?
3. Drafting time

Agenda, April 21

Unit Two: Structure - Beginnings, middles, endings, and placing words purposefully on the page.

• Due Friday: Pre-writes 11 - ?
• Due Monday: Rough draft of two poems or at least two pages of fiction. This should be a document separate from my freewrites or pre-writes.  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can employ an innovative structure. 

Agenda:

1. Freewrite #18: "Beyond the curve of the sky ..." Or "Don't forget ..."
2. Pre-write #24: Shifting POV
3. Pre-write #25: Mad Libs

Agenda, April 20

Unit Two: Structure - Beginnings, middles, endings, and placing words purposefully on the page.

• Due Friday: Pre-writes 11 - ?
• Due Monday: Rough draft of two poems or at least two pages of fiction. This should be a document separate from my freewrites or pre-writes. 
• Late: Freewrites 6 - 14  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can employ an innovative structure. 

Agenda:

1. Freewrite #17: 10 similes to loosen your brain muscles
2. Pre-write #22: First Line / Last Line
3. Pre-write #23: Reverse Poems

Agenda, April 19

Unit Two: Structure - Beginnings, middles, endings, and placing words purposefully on the page.

• Late: Freewrites 6 - 14  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can employ an innovative structure. 

Agenda:

1. Gimme a word!
2. Freewrite #16: "I have seen ..." OR Write about a character who tends to work too hard.
3. Pre-write #21: 13 ways of looking, part 2
4. Structural trick: "Hero of War"
5. Pre-write #22: First Line / Last Line

Agenda, April 18

Unit Two: Structure - Beginnings, middles, endings, and placing words purposefully on the page.

• Late: Freewrites 6 - 14  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can employ an innovative structure. 

Agenda:

1. Freewrite #15: "Behind the fence ..." OR "The ticking clock ..."
2. Pre-write #20: 13 ways of looking, part 1
3. Pre-write #21: 13 ways of looking, part 2

Agenda, April 15

Unit Two: Structure - Beginnings, middles, endings, and placing words purposefully on the page.

• Due Now: Freewrites 6 - 14  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can employ an innovative structure. 

Agenda:

1. 8 ways to mess with structure
2. Freewrite #14: "When she picked up the phone ..." OR "They say ..."
3. Pre-write #19: Effective Repetition

Agenda, April 14

Unit Two: Structure - Beginnings, middles, endings, and placing words purposefully on the page.

• Due Friday: Freewrites 6 - 14  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can develop a killer first line into a story. 

Agenda:

1. Freewrite #13: "Down in the basement ..." OR Use your Mamet Story Starter (PW #17)
2. Pre-write #18a: Killer First Lines Handout
3. Pre-write #18b: Killer First Lines Story

Agenda, April 13

Unit Two: Structure - Beginnings, middles, endings, and placing words purposefully on the page.

• Late: Final draft of two poems or at least two pages of fiction. Does anybody remember the late work policy?
• Late: Learning target poster  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can use line breaks to add meaning and emphasis to a poem. 

Agenda:

1. Freewrite #12: "The crack in the mirror ..." OR "Through the trees ..."
2. Pre-write #16: Lining Poems
3. Pre-write #17: David Mamet Story Starter

Agenda, April 12

Unit Two: Structure - Beginnings, middles, endings, and placing words purposefully on the page.

• Late: Final draft of two poems or at least two pages of fiction. Does anybody remember the late work policy?
• Late: Learning target poster  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets: 

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can analyze the techniques a poet uses to communicate meaning through structure.
• I can use line breaks to add meaning and emphasis to a poem. 

Agenda:

1. Freewrite #11: What if?
2. Pre-write #14: Visual Poetry
3. Pre-write #15: Five Finger Poems

Agenda, April 8

Unit One: Figurative Language, Word Choice, Mood, and Setting 

• Late: Final draft of two poems or at least two pages of fiction. Does anybody remember the late work policy?
• Late: Learning target poster  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can share my writing with my classmates.
• I can actively listen to my classmates.
• I can provide positive and constructive feedback.

Agenda:

1. Sharing guidelines
2. Sharing time

Agenda, April 7

Unit One: Figurative Language, Word Choice, Mood, and Setting 

• Due at the end of class today: Final draft of two poems or at least two pages of fiction..
• Coming Friday: Sharing day!  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can use technology to improve my writing.
• I can provide evidence of my learning.

Agenda:

1. Typing Time
2. Learning Target Poster: Type ONE learning target at the top of a page of paper. Find evidence in your final draft that you have met that learning target. Copy that evidence onto that same sheet of paper. Type your name below. Format your document so that your writing is as large as possible but it still fits on one page. You may use any font and any size. Print your poster.

Agenda, April 6

Unit One: Figurative Language, Word Choice, Mood, and Setting 

• Coming to class Thursday: Laptops for typing final drafts.
• Coming Friday: Sharing day!  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can use figurative language and setting to create a clear mood.
• I can work with a peer to make excellent writing even better.

Agenda:

1. Pre-write #13: The Mood Paragraph
2. Work Time - use it wisely

Agenda, April 5

Unit One: Figurative Language, Word Choice, Mood, and Setting 

• Late: Pre-writes 1-10
• Late: Completed rough draft of two poems or at least two pages of fiction for packet one. This should be a document separate from your freewrites and pre-writes.
• Due Wednesday in Advisory: Completed, signed forecasting sheets. Don't forget to enter it into StudentVue. Sooner is better. 
• Coming to class Thursday: Laptops for typing final drafts.
• Coming Friday: Sharing day!  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can appeal to the senses.
• I can work with a peer to make excellent writing even better.

Agenda:

1. Pre-write #12: The Dominant Sense
2. Work Time - use it wisely

Agenda, April 4

Unit One: Figurative Language, Word Choice, Mood, and Setting 

• Late: Pre-writes 1-10
• Due at the BEGINNING of class on tonday: Completed rough draft of two poems or at least two pages of fiction for packet one. This should be a document separate from your freewrites and pre-writes.
• Due Wednesday in Advisory: Completed, signed forecasting sheets. Don't forget to enter it into StudentVue. Sooner is better. 
• Coming to class Thursday: Laptops for typing final drafts.
• Coming Friday: Sharing day!  
• OCPoWriMo continues! Send me a poem and I'll publish it here.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can "show."
• I can work with a peer to make excellent writing even better.

Agenda:

1. Freewrite #10: "When the sun shines ..." OR "My best friend ..."
2. Pre-write #11: Show, Don't Tell
3. Work Time