Midterm Monday

Items Due Today: GREGARIOUS vocab page; Basic outline (bullets are fine) of Children's Story Essay (see requirements in previous post)--handwritten, on regular (NOT COMP BOOK) paper.

Future Due Dates:

• Wednesday, 09/21: "Varying Sentence Openers" rewrite (see below)
• Thursday, 09/22: "AQUA" and "HYDR" vocabulary pages.  VOCAB QUIZ TODAY!!
• Tuesday, 09/27: Group Children's Story presentation, during 8th, in Cardinal Theatre
• Thursday, 09/29: Children's Story Individual Essay, via Edmodo (more info to come) by MIDNIGHT.

Coming Up: Vocab Quiz (25 words, see Quizlet link to the right), Thursday, 09/22; Storyteller guest presenter, Monday, 09/26 during COHORT;  Computer Lab 211, Tuesday, 09/27 to type Children's Story Essay.

Today's Bellringer: none today

What we did today: Discussed rigor and necessity of following proper format and paying attention to detail.  Worked on "Varying Sentence Openers" rewrite activity.

"Varying Sentence Openers" Original (and awful) story prompt:

• In your Comp Book, rewrite, using proper grammar conventions; fixing any errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and clarity; expanding the story to include more sensory and realistic details; including proper formatting for dialogue.
• Remember, these are common mistakes I have observed in your writing thus far.  Let's fix them now!
• You do not have to know anything about the Robin Hood story to complete this task.
• You should use more than just one page in your Comp Book, but no more than three, please.
  
• Due Wednesday, 09/21.

Robin Hood was hungry.  He was voracious.  He got his friend’s together.  He thought its a good day for donuts.  His friend, Friar Tuck, said “Lets go to Disney World”!  He said “Sound’s good!”  Lets go!  So they got in a car; and drove through the forrest to find food at Disney World.  His girlfriend was mad cause he wanted to go to, Maid Marian.  She broke up with him than.  Tenacious he begged her.  He loved food more than her, but it was hi’s decision to leave

See Lowther's model here.

Skills: Punctuation,  grammar, mechanics, editing, complex sentences.

ELA Common Core Standards covered:

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2.d: Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3.d: Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.