Hello!
I hope you all had a good first day back to school yesterday and getting back into the routine…
*Reminder: “To Kill a Mockingbird” Test on Thursday January 5th
Narrative/Descriptive Writing:
-Story starters: You are to choose one of the story starter topics below. You will have 20 minutes to do a free write on the topic that you choose…remember to use descriptive details in your writing.
- You come home from school to find a box on your porch. What’s inside?
- There is a magic swing at the park that will take you to…
- You become a character in your favorite video game, and…
- At the mall, you walk by a mannequin that looks just like you. Something odd is happening…
- You find an old photo of your grandmother, and see that she was a famous actress…
-Descriptive writing: describe the attached famous photo….you can be creative and write a “story” to go with the photo.
-Inquiry: Pathways to a theme. !Taking a look at “To Kill a Mockingbird”…you are to choose an inquiry question (or two!) and connect the novel to the inquiry we’ve worked on over the semester.
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