New Assignments

After you finish your story (make sure it is peer-edited and revised), please work on the following:

1. Go through your work from this marking period and choose your best piece to revise. Add to it, change it, fix it, etc. Make sure to add the new date and the words post-assessment to it. Save this and we will print it after the printer is repaired.

2. When you are done with this, go through these links and choose a prompt that jumps out at you. Start writing!

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com/
http://www.writersdigest.com/prompts
http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~creativewriting/Prompts.php
http://www.litbridge.com/creative-writing-prompts/

Please see me with questions! My goal for you is to be caught up with all missing work by the end of the week!

Exploring Character

Bell Work

1. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, "Action is character." What did he mean?
2. What is an adjective?

Note: Those who had lessons on Monday should print their character profile sheets when they print their bell work.

Essential Question: How do I write a creative short story using complex characters?

Arts Standards

 

Standard 1: Creating, Performing and Participating in the Arts

Students will actively engage in the processes that constitute creation and performance in the arts (in this case, theater) and participate in various roles in the arts. 

Standard 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources

Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for participating in the arts in various roles.

Agenda

Whole Group Time

1. Discuss today's bell work questions.
2. Go over Identifying Character Traits sheet and chart.
3. Complete chart using the list of character traits provided to you. (Short Story Planning)

With a Partner

1. Share your class work with a partner.
2. Give your partner feedback and suggestions.

Closure
1. Share out
2. If you have been absent or are behind, please come to class with your completed character profiles and setting descriptions tomorrow. (I am available during lunch and Advisement for extra help!)

Ticket Out the Door

Turn in your completed charts for credit!

Have a great afternoon!

 

Designing Characters and Setting

Bell Work: What is a setting? Why is it important for characters to have a setting in a story?

Essential Question: How do I write a creative short story using complex characters?

Whole Group Time

 

1. Discuss setting

2. Essential Question

4. Arts standards

*Note: If you missed yesterday's character profile lesson, you must complete at least 20 of the questions provided to be prepared for class tomorrow.

Arts Standards

 

Standard 1: Creating, Performing and Participating in the Arts

Students will actively engage in the processes that constitute creation and performance in the arts (in this case, theater) and participate in various roles in the arts. 

Standard 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources

Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for participating in the arts in various roles. 

Work Time

 

1. Choose a setting and describe it on an index card.

2. Discuss with classmates.

3. Decide if we want to swap with a partner or not.

Closure 

1. Write down homework if you do not finish today's task.

2. Clean up your space, log off your computers and push in your chairs. 

Homework

Finish your character profiles and/or setting descriptions to be prepared for tomorrow's lesson.

Have a great day!

Designing Characters

Good Morning! Today is the first day of our new unit, Exploring Character.

Bell Work: What is a character? Why are characters important to have in stories?

Essential Question: How do I write a creative short story using complex characters?

Arts Standards

 

Standard 1: Creating, Performing and Participating in the Arts

Students will actively engage in the processes that constitute creation and performance in the arts (in this case, theater) and participate in various roles in the arts. 

Standard 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources

Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for participating in the arts in various roles. 

Agenda:

1. Discuss characterization and why it is important to write good, complex characters with back stories.

2. Design our own characters.

3. Use this questionnaire to design a character for your (or a classmate's) next story:



Here is a link with more questions:
http://www.creative-writing-now.com/writing-character-profiles.html

Printing Press

Good Morning/Afternoon,

Once you finish up your poetry books, I would like you to work with the printing press interactive at this website:

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/Printing_Press/

The interactive Printing Press is designed to assist you in creating newspapers, brochures, and flyers.

Your Task:
Chose from the templates on the printing press interactive tool to publish a newspaper, informational brochure, or flyer.

You may choose any topic you would like. Just remember it should be informative. Think travel, school, events, etc. Be creative and have fun!