Tuesday, November 13th

*More practice with commas and conjunctions
*Read:  10m
*Continue Drafting Feature Story

---First Draft Due WEDNESDAY, 11/14 before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Monday, November 12th

*Journal #13:  Commas & Conjunctions
---Read: 10m
------During Reading:  Record a sentence that fits each pattern.
------Couldn't find them?  Write them yourself after reading-time.
---------Leave journal open (2+2+2=6pts for correctness).
*Mentor Text Roundup

---"Let Grow"

---"Farmworker Family"

---"Smiles for Sale"

*TO BEGIN . . . 

---Establish character and setting

---Use imagery and figurative language

*Don't tell the story of the interview; tell the actual story!
*Avoid first person as much as possible.
---Tell THEIR story, not yours.
*Continue Drafting Feature Story

---First Draft Due WEDNESDAY, 11/14 before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Friday, November 9th

*Read: 10m
*Mentor Text Roundup

---"Let Grow"

---"Farmworker Family"

---"Smiles for Sale"

*Finish Prewriting questions & Journal #12 (Here's a model).

*TO BEGIN . . . 

---Establish character and setting

---Use imagery and figurative language

*Don't tell the story of the interview; tell the actual story!
*Avoid first person as much as possible.
---Tell THEIR story, not yours.
*Continue Drafting Feature Story

---First Draft Due WEDNESDAY, 11/14 before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Thursday, November 8th

*Read: 10m
*Mentor Text Roundup

---"Let Grow"

---"Farmworker Family"

---"Smiles for Sale"

*Finish Prewriting questions & Journal #12 (Here's a model).

*TO BEGIN . . . 

---Establish character and setting

---Use imagery and figurative language

*Don't tell the story of the interview; tell the actual story!
*Avoid first person as much as possible.
---Tell THEIR story, not yours.
*Begin Drafting Feature Story

---First Draft Due WEDNESDAY, 11/14 before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Wednesday, November 7th

*Read:  10m
*Housekeeping
---Add Interview to Scrible Sources
------It was first due on 10/26.
---Add all sources to Bibliography
*Demo:  Using Scrible Writer
---Parenthetical Documentation:  When quoting AND PARAPHRASING/SUMMARIZING!
*Finish Prewriting questions & Journal #12 (Here's a model).
*Begin Drafting Feature Story!

*OBJECTIVE: Integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and over-reliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.

Monday, November 5th

*Read:  10m
---Check 12 Marked-up Sources
*Feature Story Prewriting (Becker's Cards)
---Outline Essay as Journal #12.  Here's a model.
*Finished outlining?  Begin drafting . . .

*OBJECTIVE:  Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Friday, November 2nd

*Read: 10m
---Check 8 marked-up sources.
*HW:  12 (total) marked-up sources by Monday
---50%+ from databases.

*OBJECTIVE: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative digital sources.