Thankfully it's the Thursday Before Spring Break!

We made it! Here we are the start of Spring Break!!! I hope that all of you have a restful and relaxing time - get out and enjoy the rain :) I'll see you all on Tuesday April 2nd!!

Block A: Looks like a lot of great ideas out there for your short story projects! I read through your writing guide in class today - to check your progress and am pleased with what I'm seeing so far! I am not assigning anything specifically over Spring Break - but if you want to get ahead - then read and start your book talk!

Block B: Today was kind of a catch up day. Most people have completed and handed in the questions for chapters 13 and 14. There is NO homework over the break - we'll continue the novel when we get back!

Block D: Thank you for handing in the majority of your final project today - if you still have your literary analysis - hand that in when we get back. Today we got the chance to do some creative writing - looking forward to reading your efforts! I am not assigning anything specifically over Spring Break - but if you want to get ahead - then read and start your book talk!

Wondering about Wednesday?

Block A: Great work on editing your chosen paragraph today! Tomorrow - make sure you hand it ALL in. The rough drafts and the peer editing sheet, with the double-spaced typed or written in pen good copy on top! We also had a look at the final project - write your own short story! This is NOT homework. We will work on it tomorrow - and after break. Work on your good copy tonight.

Block B: If you didn't finish the questions for chapter 13 and 14 you will have time to complete them in class tomorrow!

Block D: Ok - so there was A LOT of anxiety in class today about the project. You talked me into letting you hand in the plot summary and the creative task tomorrow - which means that I'll let you hand in the literary analysis after the break if you need more time! Do you have a nice teacher or what?!

Talk about Tuesday:

Block A: A lot of very busy writers today in class! Tomorrow, please bring: all 4 rough drafts: expository, descriptive, persuasive and narrative, along with their blue peer assessment sheets. You will be choosing your best work to be edited and polished into good copy. ALL work MUST be handed in on Thursday along with the double-spaced good copy.

Block B: No homework tonight! We will read and complete the questions for chapters 13 and 14 in class tomorrow.

Block D: Please have your rough draft of part 4 ready for peer editing tomorrow in class tomorrow. The whole project is due on Thursday.

Make it Count Monday!

Block A: Today we examined the narrative paragraph, and its structures. For homework tonight - you are to complete the brainstorm and the storyboard outline for tomorrow's class.

Block B: Back into the novel today! We read chapters 11 and 12, there will be time in class to complete the questions tomorrow. If you didn't finish the hierarchy of needs triangles for yourself, Chris Garner and Eddie Slater please do so for homework tonight!

Block D: Work on the final short story project continues - the rough draft of your literary analysis paragraph is due on Wednesday for peer editing. I handed back the "Saturday Climbing" paragraph today - please use the feedback provided to improve your writing!

Fun-times on Friday!

Block A: Why are theme statements so hard to write?!!! Due on Monday: your entire short story package. Use the green sheet for your cover page, include all 5 story maps in order, followed by all 5 tasks in order. Your back page should be the 5 awesome theme statements; one for each story.

Block B: Hope you enjoyed the movie! I sure did. Great work on the succeses and needs of the characters we discussed. We will finish up the triangles on Monday, then back to the novel.

Block D: Ongoing continuous final project. You will be getting time in class next week to work on your project. The rough draft of your chosen literary analysis paragraph is due on Wednesday for peer editing. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting your work done.

Thoughts on Thursday:

Block A: Great work today in your small groups answering the questions for "Penny in the Dust." We will continue our work on theme statements tomorrow.

Block B: Hope you are enjoying Pursuit of Happyness. Make sure you are completing your chart on the characters in the movie. We will finish up the movie and related activities tomorrow.

Block D: Thank you for handing in your "Saturday Climbing" literary analysis theme paragraphs today! Everyone successfully signed out a text book to complete their literary analysis final project. The entire project will be due on Thursday of next week. I will not be assigning additional work during this time - so you should have lots of class time to complete the work. Remember you need to complete a plot summary, a creative task, and a literary analysis paragraph.

Tuesday Tasks:

Sorry for the late post today!

Block A: the rough draft of your descriptive paragraph is due tomorrow.

Block B: There will be time in class tomorrow to complete the questions for chapters 9&10 of our novel.

Block D: Keep wrestling with this thing called theme. The rough draft of your literary analysis theme paragraph for "Saturday Climbing" is due tomorrow for peer editing.

Mega-Sunny Monday!

Block A: I will be completing a homework check on the brainstorm and outline for your descriptive paragraph tomorrow in class.

Block B: Thanks for completing your questions for chapters 7 and 8. On to the next section tomorrow. If you handed in your questions - no homework tonight!

Block D: Gah! Why are theme statements so hard?! Second literary analysis paragraph assigned today in class. Explain the theme of "Saturday Climbing" there are a couple of different ways to tackle this big question. Figure out your entrance into this question and complete your outline and brainstorm due tomorrow.

Fun-times Friday!

Block A: There was some great work in class today on your setting haiku poems for "The Veldt" if you did not complete the three poems from class today - they are homework for Monday.

Block B: Thank you for handing in the questions for chapters 4-6. There is no homework this weekend!

Block D: My poor voice could not hold-out for another block, and so there was no literary analysis today. Instead you worked on the 4 discussion questions for "Saturday Climbing." If you did not complete them in class - please do so for homework this weekend!