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Monday. Warm Up: Description Techniques Lesson: Red Kayak Menu/Individual Writing Conferences with Teacher Activity: Read / Use laptops to research Menu activities HW: Reading Contract due Wednesday, Edit and polish rough draft of short story due on Friday. Camera Method.
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Monday Warm Up: Description Techniques Lesson: Red Kayak Menu/Individual Writing Conferences with Teacher Activity: Read / Use laptops to research Menu activities HW: Reading Contract due Wednesday, Edit and polish rough draft of short story due on Friday.
Camera Method Focus your camera on the surfer and describe what you see from the inside out as you widen the lens. Focus your camera on the shark and describe what you see from the outside in as you widen the lens.
Tuesday • Warm Up/Lesson: Description Activity- The Curtain Method • Activity: Individual Writing Conference with Teacher/ Work On Final Draft of Short Story • Activity: Red Kayak Menu if time allows • HW: Reading Contract Due Tomorrow/Short Stories due Friday
Curtain Method! Describe the object in the same ways a curtain can open: • Left to Right • Right to Left • Top to bottom • Corner to Corner • Inside to Out • Outside to In
Left to Right • Right to Left • Top to bottom • Corner to Corner • Inside to Out • Outside to In
Wednesday • Warm Up: The Potatoes! • Lesson: Writer’s Toolbox • Activity: Red Kayak Menu-Laptops • Individual Writing Conferences with Teacher • HW: New Reading Contract Due October 19th, Final Draft of Short Story due Friday
Description! • Did you include the potatoes?
Thursday • Warm Up: Parts Of Speech • Lesson: Notebook Check Expectations • Activities: • Complete Notebook Check • Red Kayak-Finish Book and Menu • Work on Final Draft of Short Story due Tomorrow!!! • HW: Reading contract due 10/19, Final Draft of Short Story Due Friday!
Parts of Speech Warm Up • Sort Verbs, Nouns, Adjectives, Pronouns Boy Swim Brilliant He Jennifer Throw Gorgeous Was Feel President Friendship Sad She
Friday • Warm Up: Verb Tense • Lesson: Did your story make it over the river? A self evaluation technique/ Writing Rubric • Activity: Self Evaluate Short Story • Assessment: Open Book- Red Kayak Test if we finish book this week-doubtful! • Library: DEAR-Drop Everything and READ! • HW Reading contract due 10/19