Agenda:
finish listening to the rest of the story – p. 14 (my numbers)
start working on the questions – in the short story tab of the blog
questions #3, 4, 5, 6 (the T-chart) are due tomorrow
#1 – 10 of the Parallel structure due tomorrow (Chomp, Chomp #1)
Agenda:
Wednesday
Scales today… prompt is in the Experimental writing tab
continue working on your Drabble
continuation of assessment discussions
Tuesday
instruction and discussion of the Zine Solarpunk Drabble
if time, we will begin the assessment discussion today
Agenda
homework check for Ch. 26 Parallelism – review
new parallelism work will be assigned
we will listen to the short story – Horses of the Night by Margaret Laurence
materials for the story are in the Short Story Tab of the blog
Agenda:
Wednesday
Homework Check for the Gandalf connections assignment
READ the notes again on the story during the homework check:
Discussion of the In-class Write and the Graphic organizer – all materials are in the SS tab of the blog
Tuesday
Homework check for page 1, 2 of the Grammar Package on Parts of Speech
Review and reminder of the Gandalf assignment, which is due tomorrow at the beginning of class – Wednesday, February 21 discussion of the writing composition for The Friday Everything Changed
Agenda:
Scales – Free write – 10 minutes; however, incorporate a grammatical writing technique that is new to you: Sentence Variation for Creative Writing
discuss the Drabbles assignment/examples
Start thinking about your own Solar Punk Drabble – play around with:
world building language – futuristic stuff
Solarpunk characteristics (see resources): community, diversity, tech + nature…
Speculative fiction: what thread from today extends into a ‘possible’ future reality that reveals awareness of a potential dystopian future, but focuses on solutions instead – Solarpunk?
what conflict will your drabble explore: personal? universal?
Read this Reddit essay to understand conflict in Solarpunk: What is the Conflict in Solarpunk
For Tuesday:
be prepared for your face-to-face assessment discussion
show evidence of Solarpunk drabble writing – remember the final drabble will only be 100 words
Agenda:
Hand-in your paper draft with the annotations for editing
finish discussion of Hopepunk examples – begin with ‘Assemble”
discuss how the short story we will be reading is an allegory – see materials in the SS tab of the blog
introduction to Parallel Structure – all materials are in the Writing and Grammar Tab of the blog – open the document called Ch. 26 on Parallelism
Homework: complete the 8 phrases and the sentences that are not parallel for Tuesday
Agenda:
Grammar – review the practice quiz and work on page 1 and 2 of the package
DUE Tuesday at the beginning of class
Gandalf connections assignment – document is in the Short Story TAB of the blog
this will be due to TEAMS at the end of Tuesday’s class, so use your time accordingly
Agenda:
Scales – prompt in the Experimental writing TAB
Continue discussion of Solarpunk and Drabbles – materials in the Short Story TAB
reminder that the Poetry assignment is due tonight and you should prepare for the face to face assessment discussion, which will begin next week: Creative Writing 12 Poetry Assignment Reflection for Assessment
Agenda
Reminder that the final edited copy of your essay is due to TEAMS tonight
upload a Word Document NOT a link
the paper draft that you edited yesterday is due tomorrow, stapled to the checklist
Continue with the intro to the short story unit – all materials are in the Short Story tab of the blog
Agenda
Play Free Rice – link in the RED TAB
review and discuss the theme statements using the rules of writing theme statements – see the Short Story tab for the Grade 9 Short Story Terms –
Grammar – parts of speech handout