Monday, August 31st Warm Up Read Aloud Read over the “Greek Alphabet” worksheet. Complete the assignment at the bottom. Set up spiral Workshop (don’t worry about this yet~~you don’t know what it means, BUT YOU WILL!) Check yourself before you wreck yourself! Are you? reading independently (10 pgs./day) keeping up with your vocabulary? writing your reading reactions (2/6 weeks) keeping up with your process paper? keeping up with your journals? keeping up with your spelling? finishing any warm ups you need to finish?

SPELLING WORDS: They will be given to you every other week Your Name Date Period WARM-UP SECTION SPELLING WORDS: They will be given to you every other week Grammar Exercises Any additional warm-up activities that I want you to complete

Independent Reading Section You have your choice of book. It must be in your independent reading level. 10 pgs. per school day (50 pgs. per week) You may read outside of school or during your workshop time of the period. You will do three important things with your independent reading: Annotated Bibliography (these are turned in three times each six weeks 2, 4, and 6 Reading Reaction (there is one due week 1, 3, 5)

Reading Reactions Reading Reactions You will find a quote from that week’s independent reading that stands out to you. You are looking for a personal connection to the text, something that you like, don’t like, or just find important. You will need to make an assertion/opinion about your quote. An assertion is something you believe to be true and can prove with evidence. You write: 1. title of the book 2. the quote properly documented in MLA format 3. Then, write a ten sentence reaction to the quote making sure to give an opinion and explain why you think this. You must also bring in personal experiences that connect you to the novel. What am I learning? to find significance in literature to make an assertion to defend an opinion to use MLA format

Your Name Date Period Reading Reaction Title of Book by author’s name “This is how to properly document your quote using MLA format (p #).” Pg # where quote was found. This is inside the end mark of punctuation. Ten Sentence Reaction Begins Here. Remember, Assertion/Opinion Evidence/Examples/Personal Stories, etc. to prove your assertion/opinion How many do you write and how often? Every other one WEEK

Reading Log/Annotated Bibliography What is it? 1. Bibliography citation MLA format 2. Summary of pages read Prove you’ve read with specific details in your summary 3. Personal Reaction to pages read personal connections to plot, characters, etc. recommendations about the target audience for the book: gender, age, etc. did you like the book? Why/why not? How does it count? Turned in three times each six weeks: wks2, wks 4 & 6 wks Remember . . . The bib citation must be accurate. The summary must be original and have enough details to prove you’ve read the pages. The personal reaction must be original and prove you’ve read the pages.

Annotated Bibliography Your Name Date Period Annotated Bibliography Bibliography citation Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 2007. Summary of pages read Your summary should include VERY specific details to the novel (character names, incidents, even quotes). Your whole point in your summary is to PROVE you have really read. Your summary should cover ALL the pages you have documented on your reading log. Personal Reaction to pages read Things you may include: qualified personal opinion of the book (qualified means you back up your opinion) suggested target audience (gender, age, ethnicity, occupations, etc.) personal connections between you (or people you know) and the characters or plot

Vocabulary Section FIVE vocabulary words will be given to you every other week. You will complete a Frayer Model for each word. A Frayer Model includes: the word the definition characteristics examples non-examples This section will be graded every two weeks.

Vocabulary: Frayer Model Your Name Date Period Vocabulary: Frayer Model WORD DEFINITION CHARACTERISTIC Glassy, clear, evenly shaped, sparkle A solid made of atoms arranged in an ordered pattern. VOCAB WORD CRYSTAL examples Non examples Metals, rocks, snowflakes, salt, sugar Coal, pepper, lava Etymology

Listen today as I cover everything related to WRITING in this class! Tuesday September 1st Read Aloud Warm Up Stay Tuned for Workshop Check Yourself before you Wreck Yourself! Are you? reading independently (20 pgs./day) keeping up with your vocabulary? writing your reading reactions (1/week?) keeping up with your process paper? keeping up with writer’s notebook? keeping up with your group journal? finishing any warm ups you need to finish? Listen today as I cover everything related to WRITING in this class!

Journal Section In the writer’s notebook, you will write 5 pgs., each six weeks, front only, left margin to right margin, top margin to bottom margin What will you write? You have some options here. attempt to imitate the styles of writing that you are reading or to which you are introduced. use this section as a journal section to record your thoughts, opinions, ideas, etc. use this section to form your ideas, thoughts, opinions, etc. on specific questions, prewriting prompts, quotes, etc. use this section as an emotional outlet for your own individual written expression

Due by the Friday of Week 5 Journal Section But, Miss, how often do we have to turn in these 5 pages front and back? Once Each Six Weeks Due by the Friday of Week 5

Man, Y we gotta be riting all dis stuf, man!? You are doing this to develop fluency in your writing. You will learn to move from sporadic, short entries to more thought out, longer writing entries with fewer topics. And, you’re doing this so your writing won’t look like and sound like his!

Process Paper Section Brainstorm (get it out) Outline 1st draft (get it out) Peer Editing (cleaning up content and mechanics) Teacher Conference Final Draft (turn it in) Grading Conference with me

8 Steps to Writing Papers In This Class Begin to brainstorm – write it down Create an outline Write your 1st draft. Read it to a peer. Conference with me. Using the suggestions and feedback from your peer and me, correct your 1st draft. Write your final draft. Conference with me to get your final. Always complete these steps in this order.

Paper Outline I. Opening paragraph/Paper topic 1. support one 2. support two 3. Support three Reason/Support One 1. Elaboration one 2. Elaboration two 3. Elaboration 3 Reason/Support 2 Reason Support 3 Closing