Thursday, March 9th

*Review:  Journal Scoring Guide

*Read:  10m

*Write:  Journal #3:  Free Response 

---Use at least one em dash to "tag on" or interrupt.

*Study:  Imagist Poems

*Craft:  Journal #4:  Imagist Poems

---Pull an image, 2, or 3 from your book and combine them in to a short poem) . . . OR

---Write your own (inspired by the book).

*Share:  Elect a "best at table."  Someone--not the author--prepare to share it with the class.

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze an author's choices in fiction--including imagery.

Wednesday, March 8th

*Enter current pace & goals (through G-Classroom)
*Turn in Dumbshow Summary Grid
*Read:  10min
*Study:  Em dash
*Craft/Write:  Journal #2:  Em Dash
---In your journal, write three sentences in which you interrupt yourself—like this—or tag on additional details by using the em dash—like this.
*Share:  "Trade" your favorite sentence with a neighbor (such that you now have 4 sentences total).

*OBJECTIVE:  Discover and practice with the em dash.

Tuesday, March 7th

*Read:  Introduction to Workshop
*Discover Current Pace
*Set Weekly / Daily Goals
*Journal #1:  Opening Moves
---What SHOULD a story's opening moves DO?  What DOES your author do with your book's opening moves?  Evaluate:  What do YOU think of the opening moves?  HOW do they work on you as a reader?  If you find them somehow lacking, how and why?
*Share
---4-tops:  Make 2 duos, trade books with partner
---3-tops:  Pass books once
---Read partner's book's opening page, discuss

*OBJECTIVE:  Understand the differences between workshop learning and more traditional models;  Analyze the impact of an author's choices in the opening moves of his/her story.

Monday, March 6th

*Speedbooking
---E-book Options
*Take Survey through Google Classroom
*Time?  Start your book!

*OBJECTIVE:  Choose a book you think you'll love!

Friday, March 3rd

*Hamlet Essay Test
*You may have out . . .
---paper to write on
---play.
---prewriting (no drafts, just notes)
---essay prompt
*Reminders
---No intro/conclusion
---Attach, punctuate, document quotes
---Review scoring guide
*Monday:  Meet in library to select your book.

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze character development in a drama.

Thursday, March 2nd

*Watch Act V
*Multitask?
---Finish Preparing for Timed-write
---Write TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze different versions of a play.  By prewriting, we will prepare to compose well-organized essays.

Wednesday, March 1st

*1st Hour:  Leftover Dumbshow
*Sorting:  Which characters are more dynamic/developed in the play (and, thus, might be more interesting to write about)?
*Prewrite for Timed-Write Essay
---Friday

*OBJECTIVE:  By prewriting, we will prepare to compose well-organized essays.