Quickwrite 9/30

in September 1985, Dr. Robert Ballard made an amazing discovery!
Seventy-five year after the ocean liner Titanic had sunk in the North Atlantic
Ocean, ballard and his team founded the ships remains about 350 miles from
newfoundland, canada. Nearly a year later, Ballard used a submersible craft
named alvin and an underwater robot called Jason Jr. To explore the reck.

POP QUIZ!

Set up a blank piece of paper in MLA format. Call it "Mood." Number it 1-2.

Watch the following clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic

1. How would you describe the MOOD in the clip?

2. What did the filmmakers do to influence the MOOD?

Quickwrite 9/28

For today's quickwrite, write a few sentences telling me what the word MOOD means.

Quickwrite 9/27

Have you read a book by Lemony Snicket! Lemony Snicket is not a real persons name. Its and imaginary name used by the author of the A Series of Unfortunate Events books. In those books, which were first published in Septemer of 1999, readers follow Violet Klaus, and Sunny as they attempt to protect their fortune from greedy count olaf. The identity of Lemony is secret. but he communicates thru his representative, Daniel Handler.

9/26 to 9/30 UPDATED

Monday 9/26:
1. BR/Calendars
2. Finish FB Article/Begin Prewriting
HW: Part 1 & 2 of Persuasive Essay Packet

Tuesday 9/27:
1. Quickwrites
2. Elements of Fiction Review GAME
HW: Study for Elements of Fiction Test

Wednesday 9/28:
1. Quickwrites
2. Mood "The Tell-Tale Heart" Play
HW: Study for Elements of Fiction Test

Thursday 9/29:
1. Quickwrites
2. Mood "The Tell-Tale Heart" Play
HW: Study for Elements of Fiction Test

Friday 9/30:
1. Collect Quickwrites
2. Elements of Fiction TEST
HW: NO HW!

9/26 to 9/30

Monday 9/26:
1. BR/Calendars
2. Finish FB Article/Begin Rough Drafts/Thesis Statements
HW: Finish Rough Drafts

Tuesday 9/27:
1. Quickwrites
2. RD Peer Editing
HW: Final draft due Monday 10/3

Wednesday 9/28:
1. Quickwrites
2. Foreshadowing
HW: Final draft due Monday 10/3

Thursday 9/29:
1. Quickwrites
2. Mood ("Skellig")
HW: Study your Elements of Fiction Vocab sheet; TEST tomorrow.

Friday 9/30:
1. Collect Quickwrites
2. Elements of Fiction TEST
HW: Final draft due Monday 10/3

1. Get out your Words to Know/Story Pyramid worksheet. Make sure your name is on it.

2. Get out your Simple Predicates/Verbs worksheet. Make sure your name is on it.

Instead of a quickwrite today, do this:

1. Get out your Words to Know worksheet from "Raymond's Run." With your partner, fill out the Rising Action and the Falling Action parts on the back.

1. Update your binder reminders or calendars.

2. Open your textbooks to "Raymond's Run." Find the place where we left off on Friday.

3. Get out your "Raymond's Run" vocab worksheet.

4. If you're done with all three of these tasks, volunteer to help me pass back work.

HAPPY MONDAY! :)

Quickwrite 9/20

The story of Johnny Applesede has become some thing of a legend. But did you know that their is a real men behind the Johnny Appleseed myth. John Chapman, who was born in Massachusetts on September 26, 1774 planted apple orchards as he traveled west with the setlers. He own 1,200 acres of orchards from Pennsylvania to Illinois. Some people say Johnny wear no shoes a coffee sack for a shirt and a tin pan as a hat!

9/19 to 9/23

Monday 9/19:
1. BR/Calendars
2. Pass Back Work
3. Finish "Raymond's Run"
4. RR Vocab/Story Pyramid
HW: Finish RR Vocab

Tuesday 9/20:
1. Quickwrites
2. Simple Predicates
3. RR Vocab/Story Pyramid
4. Start Scope/Facebook Article
HW: Finish Grammar/Simple Predicates

Wednesday 9/21:
1. Quickwrites
2. Simple Predicates
3. Continue Scope/Facebook Article
NO HW!

Thursday 9/22:
1. Quickwrites
2. Thesis Statements
3. Start Facebook Essay Outlining/Brainstorming
HW: Finish your outline

Friday 9/23:
1. Grammar Quiz: Complete Sentences, Subjects, Predicates
2. Facebook Essay Rough Drafts
HW: Finish your RD

1. Get your quickwrites from last week and this week ready for me to collect. They should all be on the same piece of paper.

2. Get your HW from last night out (Simple Subjects) so we can check it.

When we're done checking HW and collecting quickwrites, you will take your quiz.

Happy Friday!

Quickwrite 9/13

Edgar Rice Burroughs is born on September 1 1875, in Chicago, Illinoi. As a seller of pencil sharpener, he was always looking through magazines to spot adds for his sharpener's. He read many storys in those magazines as he look through them. He knew that he could write even better tails than the ones he read in those magazines! Some of Burroughs' famous works include Tarzan of the apes and The Land That Time Forgot.

9/12 to 9/16

Monday 9/12:
1. BR/Calendars
2. Complete Sentences
3. "Raymond's Run" Anticipation Guide
HW: Finish Grammar

Tuesday 9/13:
1. Journals
2. Discuss AG
3. "RR" Vocab
HW: RR Vocab

Wednesday 9/14:
1. Journals
2. Simple Subjects
3. Begin "Raymond's Run"
NO HW!

Thursday 9/15:
1. Journals
2. Simple Subjects
3. Continue "RR"
HW: Finish Grammar

Friday 9/16:
1. Journals
2. Sentences QUIZ
3. Finish "Raymond's Run"
NO HW!

Quickwrite 9/8

Labor Day is celebrate each year on the first Monday of September. The first Labor Day was probably celebrated on September 5, 1882 when a parade too honor worker's took place in new York City. Over the next ten years, many states established Labor Day holidays. Then, in 1894, president Grover Cleveland made labor day a holiday through out the land. Did you know that Canada also celebrates Labor Day on the first Monday in September.

No quickwrite today . . . we are going to get down to work on our C. and H. project.

IF YOU WERE ABSENT LAST FRIDAY, YOU NEED TO GIVE LAST WEEK'S QUICKWRITES TO ME!

Please fill out your calendar or binder reminder for this week. While you're doing this, I'll come give you EXTRA CREDIT if you can show me all of August filled out. :)

9/6 to 9/9

Tuesday 9/6:
1. Binder Reminders/Calendars
2. Character Motivations
3. Continue C. & H. Project (Partners)
HW: Study Elements of Fiction Notes

Wednesday 9/7:
1. Quickwrite
2. C. & H. Project (Partners)
HW: Study Elements of Fiction Notes

Thursday 9/8:
1. Quickwrite
2. Turn in C. & H.
3. Start Complete Sentences/Verbs
HW: NO HW!

Friday 9/9:
1. Quickwrite
2. Elements of Fiction Quiz
3. Continue Complete Sentences/Verbs
4. Anticipation Guide: "Raymond's Run"
HW: NO HW!

Quickwrite 9/2

For today's quickwrite, please write a paragraph describing what you plan to do this weekend. Remember, no school on Monday! Happy Labor Day!

Quickwrite 9/1

On september 7 1533 king Henry VIII and his wife, Anne Boleyn, welcomed a daugter into the world. Twenty-five years later, that daughter was crowned Queen Elizabeth I of england. Elizabeth was a strong and admired queen. Her mother wasnt so lucky. Not long after Elizabeths birth, King Henry grew tired of Anne Boleyn and accused her of cheating on him. Henry had her beheaded. Elevan days later, Henry married agan.