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Work Time (45 min)
Friday
You will... ** brainstorm
brainstorm ideas for
draft your story
String Savers (30 min)
Week 18: 1/9-1/13
Monday
You will...
draft your story
Journal--Ordeal by Cheque (10 min)
Read "Ordeal by Cheque" (20 min)
Work Time (50 min)
Tuesday
You will...
draft your story
revise your story
Journal (10 min)
Revision Time (35 min)
Work Time (45 min)
Wednesday
You will...
revise and reflect on pieces from this semester
SSR (20 min)
Journal (10 min)
Work Time (50 min)
Thursday
You will...
revise and reflect on pieces from this semester
Journal (10 min)
Work Time (80 min)
Friday
You will... ** revise and reflect on pieces from this semester
Journal (10 min)
Work Time (80 min)
Week 19: 1/16-1/20
Monday
No School
Tuesday
You will...
define lit terms associated with the writing genres
revise and reflect on pieces from this semester
Journal (10 min)
Exam Study Guide (35 min)
Work in small groups on your section
Jigsaw
Work Time
Wednesday
You will...
revise and reflect on pieces from this semester
SSR (20 min)
Journal (10 min)
Final Exam questions (10 min)
Work Time (50 min)
Thursday
1st Semester Exams

brainstorm ideas for your story
draft your story
Journal (20 min)
Work Time (70 min)
Wednesday
You will... ** brainstorm ideas for your story
draft your story
SSR (30 min)
Journal (15 min)
Work Time (45 min)
Thursday
You will... ** brainstorm ideas for your story
draft your story
Journal (15 min)
Examples (30 min)
Work Time (45 min)
Friday
You will... ** brainstorm ideas for your story
draft your story
String Savers (30 min)
Work Time (60 min)
Week 18: 1/9-1/13
Monday

Week 16: 12/19-12/21
Monday
You will...
include fictional elements in your short story
trim unnecessary information from your story
Journal (20 min)
55 word short story
give example
describe the elements that are included
Work time (50 min)
Tuesday
You will...
describe the elements of fiction
time span, length, work logs, etc. (15 min)
Work time (50 min)
Tuesday
Wednesday
Christmas Gift Exchange
No School--Christmas Break
Tuesday
You will...
brainstorm ideas for your story
draft your story
Journal
Work Time
Wednesday
Thursday

Work time (30 min)
Friday
You will...
gather resources for writing
write collaboratively
String Savers (25 min)
Journal (10 min)
Creative Writing Word Scramble (15 min)
55 Word Short Story with a partner (40 min)
write
revise
share
Thank you notes (10 min)
Week 16: 12/19-12/21
Monday
You will...
describe the elements of fiction
brainstorm ideas for a short story
Journal (10 min)
Elements of fiction (15 min)
What does every good story have to have?
List on board
Elements of fiction sheet and discussion
Short story assignment
time span, length, work logs, etc. (15 min)
Work time (50 min)
Tuesday
Wednesday
Christmas Gift Exchange
Christmas Break
Week 17: 1/3-1/6

You will...
expand significant moments using appropriate details
collaboratively brainstorm
SSR (30 min)
Journal (10 min)
Brainstorming--Scary moments (20 min)
Explode the moment assignment (10 min)
hand out and discuss
Work Time (40(20 min)
Thursday
You will...
use different voices in your writing
Journal (15 min)
Voice lesson (10 min)
Voice practice (20 min)
Elements of fiction (10 min)
Work time (30 min)
Friday
Week 16: 12/19-12/21

PPT
Wednesday
You will...
expand significant moments using appropriate details
SSR (30 min)
Journal (10 min)
Explode the moment assignment (10 min)
hand out and discuss
Work Time (40 min)
Thursday
Friday

Week 15: 12/12-12/16
Monday
You will...
provide appropriate feedback to others
revise your writing for purpose
list purposes for dialogue in fiction
revise using dialogue rules
Revise dialogue practice assignment (30 min)
Work with partner
Rewrite
New dialogue assignment
Review assignment (5 min)
Review dialogue rules and purposes (15 min)
What can we use dialogue for? How does it affect your writing?
Punctuation
Tags
Work time (40 min)
Tuesday
You will...
write dialogue purposefully
explode the moment in your writing (add dialogue, description, etc. to help describe the moment)
Journal (10 min)
Work time on dialogue assignment (30 min)
Revise with a small group
Rewrite
Explode the moment lesson (50 min)
PPT
Wednesday
Thursday

Wednesday
You will...
revise a piece of writing
add appropriate details
make appropriate comments on others' work
SSR (20 min)
Journal (10 min)
Revision time (30 min)
Thursday
Book HatchYou will...
use appropriate dialogue
describe how something is said
write collaboratively
Journal (15 min)
Dialogue
What is the purpose of the lit sketch assignments? To focus attention on description and how to pull details that support an feeling. (2 min)
Dialogue is a part of that--It develops characters and situations, but it should also give a clear sense of the action and purpose of the piece. (1 min)
Writing situations in groups of 3-4 (30 min)
Get in groups
Choose a strip of paper with a situation on it.
Write collaboratively
Share work with full class
Review Dialogue assignments and work time
Dialogue practice sheets (15 min)
Dialogue situation practice (30 min)
Friday
You will...
collect ideas for writing
write fluently
describe a picture thoroughly
Journal (10 min)
String Savers (20 min)
Pass the Paper (45 min)
Draw a picture on a sheet of paper
Pass it around the circle
Each person writes about that picture before passing it on.
Share the responses
Week 15: 12/12-12/16
Monday

Revision time (30 min)
Thursday
Book Hatch
Friday
Week 15: 12/12-12/16

Student returns and guesses object based on descriptions.
Which descriptions were the most helpful?
the sounds (35 min)
Play audio clips. Students describe what they hear and guess what it is.
Notice that some of the best descriptions are comparisons (metaphors and similes)
make sure that your comparisons match the mood/tone that you are going for
Other effects to try--personification, onomotopoeia, repetition, alliteration
more audio clips--try out the comparisons and effects for these
Avoiding Cliches--How can you take the ordinary and describe it in an extraordinary way?
Object Brainstorming--lists (15 min)
Go back to your string savers--Which objects might work?
first 5 objects that make you laugh
first 5 objects that you see every day
first 5 objects that hold significance to you
first 5 objects that puzzle you
first 5 objects that you share with others
first 5 objects that you want
Writing Time (10 min)
Wednesday
You will...
SSR (20 min)
Journal (10 min)
Peer Revision in groups of 3 (30 min)
Read your piece aloud to your group
Group discusses the overall impression of the piece
Group suggests details/examples/etc that could add to that impression
Revision time (30 min)
Thursday
Friday