I wrote the words "Grade book" in the title of this post, hoping it would get your attention and you would read this! This site is an important component of our class. Read my weekly posts, please!First, we still don't have ALL our class uploaded on our blog roll (hyperlinked list on the right side of our main page)! I can help you, and so can your classmates. Just ask! So, here are the "musts":
- Make a blog, comment your address to my first blog post at the bottom of this page.
- Post your 101 Things or your I Am poem or both.
- Hand in your five full pages (front and back) in your spiral writer's notebook every Friday we meet, unless otherwise stated. (Only five one-sided pages for the Jan. 22 and the Feb 5 dates) This Friday the 5th is our second writer's notebook installment, for a total of 100 points so far!
Our work consists of your ongoing personal writing in your writer's notebook as well as the formal projects we do as a class, inspired by themes I listed in my January 12th post.
- Rough draft of your "object inspired" writing (at least 500 words) is due Friday, Feb. 5th
- Final copy is to be posted by the end of class on Tuesday, Feb. 9th.
- Your object post should have the word "object" somewhere in your post title.
- Your object post should have an image or picture of your object.
Keep writing. Listen in class. Read these posts. Hand in your writer's notebooks every Friday we meet. Post your formal papers. Comment meaningful words to classmates' blogs!
Your object-inspired rough draft is due today. We will be working in the library lab uploading our drafts to our own personal blogs. Once you have yours uploaded, today's focus will be to read and comment with meaningful, complimentary words to at least several other classmates' posts. Include a greeting at the beginning of your comment (like "Hi, Taylor!) and a brief statement of encouragement at the end of your comment (like "Thanks for sharing this!" or "I look forward to seeing more of your work.")
Go beyond a short, generic comment and get specific. As in: "You really got me with that twist at the end--I would have never guessed it was her sister stalking her all along. Creepy!" Or: "Your use of dialogue was effective and pulled me into the story. I never thought a conversation between a little boy and his baseball could sound so natural." Don't cop out and put a rushed, generic comment like, "It was good" or "Nice job." You can also leave a comment on their "I am...".
Your object-inspired rough draft is due today. We will be working in the library lab uploading our drafts to our own personal blogs. Once you have yours uploaded, today's focus will be to read and comment with meaningful, complimentary words to at least several other classmates' posts. Include a greeting at the beginning of your comment (like "Hi, Taylor!) and a brief statement of encouragement at the end of your comment (like "Thanks for sharing this!" or "I look forward to seeing more of your work.")
Go beyond a short, generic comment and get specific. As in: "You really got me with that twist at the end--I would have never guessed it was her sister stalking her all along. Creepy!" Or: "Your use of dialogue was effective and pulled me into the story. I never thought a conversation between a little boy and his baseball could sound so natural." Don't cop out and put a rushed, generic comment like, "It was good" or "Nice job." You can also leave a comment on their "I am...".
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