1. BELL WORK 8/13
On the 1st page of your notebook (using COLOR) list the stages of the Writing Process and describe what you know about each one.
Prewriting
Drafting
Revising
Editing
Publishing

2. I.N. Table of Contents PAGE # Assignment DATE 1
Title Page (Writing Process)
8-13
2-5
Table of Contents
6-7
Syllabus & Procedures-Contract
8-8 8
Student Writing Survey
8-9 9
“I” brainstorm with free write on the back
8-10

3. How do I pre-write? (Take notes under “I” on page 9)
Select a topic
Personal narrative story
Gather Details
Free write
Timeline
5 W’s (who, what, when, where, why)
Add a Focus Statement
Write one sentence that sums up the importance of the experience to you.

4. BELL WORK 8/14 Write on the top of I.N. page 10.
What should every good story have?
(answer in at least 3 sentences)

5. Language Arts BELL WORK 8/15
What does this poem mean to you? (top of I.N. page 11)
(Write at least 3 sentences)
Memory 
Memory is a tape recorder
And there’s one in every head
Storing
we’ve ever seen,
Or felt, or heard, or said.
The word, remember, simply means
We’re playing back a part
Of all that’s been recorded there
Sad thing, sweet thing,
Whatever it be,
The calling it back is a
Memory.
--Mary O’Neill

6. Language Arts BELL WORK 8/16
On PAGE 12 of your I.N.
Which of these writing habits do you struggle with the most? Why? (paragraph, 5 sentences)
Be patient
Expect to get stuck
Remember writing is really rewriting
Talk to other writers
Study the responses to your writing
Read, read, and read some more
Don’t fear mistakes

7. 5 W’s page 12 of I.N.
WHO
Describe at least 3 characters and why they are a part of your story.
WHAT
What happens? What is the main conflict?
WHEN
When does it happen?
WHERE
Tell about the setting? Describe the place using all your senses.
WHY
Why do you want to tell this story?