Creative Writing
J#18 "Wise men talk because they have something to say, fools, because they have to say something." Plato (429-347 BC)
Think, Pair, Share, Discuss- 3rd block record group members names and examples, due to not following teacher directions. Continue to do it this way from now on. Teacher will call on you to share group members' examples.
Exit Slip Question recorded: Have I made improvement in writing from the first writing assessment with my English teacher? What is my data that shows me?
Mini-Lesson: Ms. Batten reteaches choosing weakest and strongest strand, reviews FCAT strand packet, reviews article "Does Modern Society Make us Fat", jigsaws students by strengths and weaknesses
Work Period: Turn in exit slip from conferences (last class), conference with teacher if you haven't already, finish individual questions (10 Questions, 5 weakest strand, 5 strongest), jigsaw into groups by strengths, proofread all questions and narrow it down to the 5 best questions for each strand, type questions, answer questions, sort by strand, work on FCAT explorer timeline if time
Assessment: exit slip, FCAT questions (10 per person), Group typed questions (20 questions sorted by strand)- turn in together
Homework: Explorer pretest if not finished, individual questions if not finished
Yearbook
6th J#20, 11/5 new faculty contacts due, finish conferences with teacher regarding faculty contacts and ads. Ad deadline 1- 10 contacts or $250 contracted by Nov 24.
Caption notes started, pg 9, write a Lead In for the picture, due by the next class.
7th-Write an identification, basic and expanded caption for the displayed picture. Ad conferences with Ms Batten finished. Ad Deadline 1- $250 or 10 contacts made by Nov 24. Start reviewing copy section, manual.
