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2/5/18 - 2/9/182/10/2018 This week, we continued with our creative writing unit. -We continued our discussion of storytelling elements and techniques. -We read and discussed a model short story: LINK TO STORY -Students responded to the following questions: “Ruthless” by William de Mille
-Students then began the prewriting step of the creative writing assignment (attached below). -If you have finished with your prewriting, you may begin working on the rough draft of your story. The prewriting is due on Tuesday (2/13), and the rough draft will be due on 2/20.
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1/29/18 - 2/2/182/5/2018 This week, we began our unit on creative writing. First, we read and analyzed a short story, "Lamb to the Slaughter," by Roald Dahl. This story acted as a model example to learn from. We read it together as a class and analyzed the ways in which Dahl incorporated the basic elements of successful storytelling. Then, students worked on the response questions, and we discussed them together as a class. The story and questions are attached below. Next, we completed an idea-generation exercise for our own creative writing. Students wrote to four images to help come up with ideas that could potentially be developed into a short story or screenplay idea. Lastly, I handed out the creative writing assignment (attached below), and discussed the requirements of the assignment. For homework, students are to brainstorm ideas that they might like to turn into a short story or screenplay. The idea for the short story/screenplay can be drawn from any previous quickwrites, from our idea-generation activity, or simply from the imagination. We will begin working on the prewriting steps of the assignment next week.
1/22/18 - 1/26/182/5/2018 This week, students worked on the final drafts of their literary analysis essays on Of Mice and Men.
-We discussed the issues/room for improvement present in a large portion of the rough drafts. -We had an in-class peer critique session. -I gave students one-on-one support and essay feedback as requested. The final draft of the essay is due Tuesday of next week (1/30). 1/8/18 - 1/12/182/5/2018 This week, we discussed the following: -Essay structure and organization -The purpose of a good thesis statement -How to introduce and explain textual evidence in a literary analysis essay -The reflection portion of a concluding paragraph -The works cited page The rough draft of the literary analysis essay on Of Mice and Men is due on Friday 1/12 by email. During meeting week, students should begin editing their rough drafts into final drafts. I have attached a short guide to help with this. We will have a peer feedback session next week to continue our editing.
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