Wednesday, May 16 2018

Creative Writing:  Wednesday May 16

Objectives/Essential Questions: Can You...

W.3 Construct a narrative in the form of creative Non-fiction
using imagery, engaging details and language.

Homework:  

Select type of non-fiction you would like to write

Begin research for Non-Fiction

Agenda:

1. Calendar/Agenda (2 min).

2. Look at Infographic examples.

3. Writing into the room:

Brainstorm topics for these 3 modes of nonfiction

4. Pick one of 3 to work on:

Infographic

Argumentative piece

Informational piece

5. Write personal interview questions about my topic. Try to go
beyond the 5 W’s (Who, What, When, Where, Why) and the H
(How).

What kind of story is there amongst the data you will share.

6. Look at sample pieces of argumentative/informative/creative/
humorous pieces:

Bananas- Incongruent details

Fern Canyon-

Irreconcilable Dissonance- Parallel Structure, Incongruent
details

Nerd Husbandry- Humor, Incongruent details, recurring joke/
reference, Pop culture allusions

Monday, May 14 2018

Creative Writing:  Monday May 14

Objectives/Essential Questions: Can You...

W.3 Construct a narrative in the form of creative Non-fiction
using imagery, engaging details and language.

Homework:  

Select type of non-fiction you would like to write

Begin research for Non-Fiction

Agenda:

1. Calendar/Agenda (2 min)
2. Writing into the room: DOUBLE SPACE YOUR ENTRY
What is on your mind? What do you want to know more about?
On what topics do you consider yourself to be an expert?
Parallel Structure:
Incongruent details:

2. Begin work on Creative Non-fiction unit (no revisions on this

unit).

Pick one of 3:

Infographic

Argumentative piece

Informational piece

3. Look at sample pieces of argumentative/informative/creative/
humorous pieces:

Bananas- Incongruent details

Fern Canyon-

Irreconcilable Dissonance- Parallel Structure, incongruent details

Nerd Husbandry-

Friday, May 11, 2018

Creative Writing:  Friday May 11

Objectives/Essential Questions: Can You...

W.3 Construct a narrative in the form of creative non-fiction
using imagery, engaging details and language.

Homework:  

Agenda:

1. Calendar/Agenda (2 min)

2. WE ARE PRINTING IN THE LIBRARY AND WILL BE
COMING BACK TO GALLERY WALK. YOU WILL HAVE NO
TIME TO WORK ON IT. (30 min)

3. Begin work on Creative Non-fiction unit (no revisions on this
unit).

Pick one of 3:

Infographic

Argumentative piece

Informational piece

4. Look at sample pieces of argumentative/informative/creative/
humorous pieces:

Bananas

Fern Canyon

Irreconcilable Dissonance

Nerd Husbandry

5. Preview of Final and Poetry Unit

Wednesday, May 9 2018

Creative Writing:  Wednesday, May 9

Objectives/Essential Questions: Can You...

W.3 Construct a narrative in the form of a short story

Using imagery, engaging details and language, and dialogue.

Homework:  

Final draft short story due Friday, May 11 BEGINNING OF
PERIOD.

Agenda:

1. Calendar/Agenda (2 min)

2. Edit and revise neighbor’s rough draft

3. Revise your own short story. Final draft due Friday, May 11,
2018. WE ARE PRINTING IN THE LIBRARY AND WILL BE
COMING BACK TO GALLERY WALK. YOU WILL HAVE NO
TIME TO WORK ON IT FRIDAY.

Monday? May 7 2018

Creative Writing:  Monday, May 7   

Objectives/Essential Questions: Can You...

W.3 Construct a narrative in the form of a short story

Using imagery, engaging details and language, and dialogue.

Homework:  

1. Final draft short story due Friday, May 11.

Agenda:

1. Calendar/Agenda (2 min)

2. Print rough draft in Library

3. Edit and revise neighbor’s rough draft

Friday, May 4 2018

Creative Writing:  Friday, May 4

Objectives/Essential Questions: Can You...

W.3 Construct a narrative in the form of a short story

Using imagery, engaging details and language, and dialogue.

Homework:  

1. Rough draft short story due Monday, May 7.

Agenda:

1. Calendar/Agenda (2 min)
2. Writing into the room- Part I: Summary narration using your short stories
Sonny’s Blues #1--A look at Scenic Narration in “Sunny’s Blues”

3. Continue writing your short story (Finck w/ be conferencing).

YOUR DRAFT NEEDS TO BE “FINISHED” ON MONDAY, MAY 7. WE ARE PRINTING IN THE LIBRARY AND WILL BE COMING BACK TO EDIT. YOU WILL HAVE NO TIME TO WORK ON IT UNTIL WE ARE DONE W/ EDITING.

Wednesday, May 2 2018

Creative Writing:  Wednesday, May 2

Objectives/Essential Questions: Can You...

W.3 Construct a narrative in the form of a short story

Using imagery, engaging details and language, and dialogue.

Homework:  

1. Rough draft short story due Monday, May 7.

Agenda:

1. Calendar/Agenda (2 min)- Move to library
2. Time to work on short story (20 min silent work time)
3. Writing into the room- (10 min for both parts)
Part I: Summary narration using your short stories.

Find an area of transition- characters moving from place to place, or time jumps/compressed time and write your summary narration.

Writing into the room- Part II: Scenic narration using your short stories.

Find an area of you want to expand- characters thinking, observing the world, or where you as a writer are creating imagery or using figurative language and write your scenic narration

3. Continue writing your short story (Finck w/ be conferencing).