Word.

Poem/ garrison

Present words to fellow word nerds. Place on wall

Begin PP3 -- due after break

read novel #3 -- due after break, no speech this time.

Expand the One Word

poem / Garrison

One Word: Due Monday
etymology etymonline.com
one page essay
collage for back wall

Bring poetry to read tomo

snippets continued

poem/ Garrison

Anne Lamott on time.

One Word (for 2013): one page essay for Monday

Poetry Friday!

poem/ Garrison
share poems

hw: finish sestina

olde English!

poem/ Garrison
Review of the hst of English lang.
work on Sestina -- due Monday now.

bring poem for sharing tomo

oh well... fog 2

poem/ garrison

epic fail at Robert Burns audio

fog walk 2

Poem -- fw2, draft 1

brainstorm list of concrete nouns and abstract nouns and nouns as verbs and nouns as adjectives

hw: read novel

poetry sharing!

collect concrete poems

poem/ Garrison

share chosen poems

no hw, READ NEXT NOVEL continually

worka worka

poem/ garrison

work time on Concrete Poetry -- one amazing, completed, publishable poem due tomo
Bring fave poem to read

Tiger, Tiger! Lotsa Poetry!

Poem/Garrison/ "The Tiger"
Book talks
Concrete poems -- brainstorm 3 ideas, choose one. See examples.
One good concrete poem due Friday -- Good enough presentation to make into a class anthology.

book presentations

poem/ Garrison

book talks 2

hw: none :-)

presentations

poem/ Garrison

present PP2-- parade style

Friday

poem/ Garrison

work on pp2

onward...

poem/ Garrison

work on PP2 -- due Monday

the dying fall colors

poem/ Garrison

work on pp2 -- due Monday

pp2!

poem/Garrison

Personal Project 2 begins! Due Monday next. Equivalent of 5 hours of work!

Novel #2... what is your PLAN?

presenting...

Mr Mystery Man! Who is he? You tell me!

poem/garrison

hw: read novels, start PP3

True colors

true colors test
poem/garrison/journal about childhood character/discuss

hw: Mr. Mystery Man due tomo

existentialism -- it is what it is.

poem/ garrison
existentialism definition
CNN 10 good minutes

check Mr. Mystery Man questions
work on 2 page scene -- Due Friday

Barry County.

Elections, Mystery, and Poe

CNN election 10 min.
Poem/ Garrison
Mr. Mystery Man -- questions due tomo
Watch A&E bio of Poe

Hello, my name is...

collect Pit and the Pendulum outline
seating scramble -- meet someone new
poem of the day; Garrison
Neologism from the class
Mr. Mystery man scene -- get handouts, see picture

questions, due WED.
2 page scene, due FRI

Poe whoa whoa

poem of the day
Tim Burton, Vincent Price, and an ascot
continue reading the "Philosophy..."

So quoth the Raven

poem of the day

The Raven -- read, re-read, Allen Parson's Project
"The Philosphy of Composition" -- Poe.

hw: none -- continue reading novel #2

Friday

What did you do with Mr. Kleyn?

Finish "Single Story" essay -- due Monday

a single story

poem of the day
watch "The Danger of a Single Story" -- youtube
discuss
biographical paper -- due Monday

foggy!

collect neologism hw
poem of the day
3 people, one poem, one paragraph... analyze the poem
fog walk
poetry or journal abt fog walk
filling in words for Molly's defs

hw: email me at least one neologism

neologism

poem of the day
share 3 words from Molly's list
make up 5 of own.

HW 5 words, defs, pts of speech

Yeah, children's stories!

present chidren's stories

book talks

read Alex's stories #3 & 4

hw: help someone in need!

today!

poem of the day
book talks
work on children's stories

hw: stories due tomorrow!

Poetry = persuasion

poetry importance article
journal
5 book talks
work time

hw: children's stories due Fri
think about novel 2!!!

crazy town

get article about poetry and then don't read it.
5 presentations
work on children's stories. Get idea board stamped.

save the environment!

environment video and journal
work work work!

hw: Novel #1 due Monday, presentations

Children's stories, due Friday next

Introducing Ricky

Jane Austen and the brain -- listen and journal
review children's stories and schedule
Ricky. NO.
WORK.

what makes for good children's reading?

poem of the day
compile list of what makes a good children's book-- group discussion

deadline review:
children's story: Friday next: Oct. 19

Book #1: all work due: Monday Oct. 15, Speeches start this Friday

Essay: Jump for Joy: Due tomorrow! email or drop box fine.

Jump for JOY!

turn in theme projects

read jump for joy -- analyze for style and voice

write personal jump for joy -- 1 page typed double spaced or handwritten 2 pages, due WEDNESDAY

BRING FAVE CHILDREN'S BOOK FOR TOMO!

Theme theme theme

Wrok on theme projects

thematically thinking

Work on thematic projects -- due Monday

New and improved directions!

Yes, you need to FIND and WRITE one of each... except the art.

claim your 40 acres and a mule in 'Barry.

technology KISD survey

Sell your wares!

Present Menu, Catalog, etc.

Begin Theme Project. Due next Monday. Find and write. Find and write. Find and write.

Genes...

Poem of the day
Work on projects and plan for college!

Catalog, menu, etc. due MONDAY
Spirit Week! Monday: Sports day

imagery in the forest!

poem of the day/ garrison
Work on Projects -- check in with me

Project due Monday

Sell it!

poem/ Garrison
Hear song/ Erika's book
assignment: Catalog,etc.
examples
DUE Monday

90 years worth...

poem of the day
emulate poem
present personal project 1

Friday

Red Wheelbarrow academia!
share some PP1
work on PP1, due Monday

Really, more wheel barrow?

analysis of Red Wheelbarrow
wrap up Crest presentations
work on personal projects

personal project #1 due Friday or Monday
READ! Novel one is hanging out there

Red Wheel Barrow, continued

Author reading the poem
youtube artsy gig
analysis of poem
present crests
time to work on PP1

contests!

present some contests -- see links on right. Due by Christmas Break.
present 5 crests
READ WHEELBARROW!
personal project time

Wow, 35 is far too many to shhhhhhh

Journal: reflect on Friday's speakers
write thank you
present some crests

work on PP1 -- due Monday

Where would you like to go?

GT
Turn in crests
get and glue poem, didn't analyze

Guest Speakers: Neil and Elise Goudy

hw: read your novel and start personal project 1

outside our four walls

journal about living outside the US

work on crests (due tomorrow)
meet with WK

Personal Crest

Journal: Quasi -- conference papers committing to book and pp1

Personal Crest assignment: due Friday

WORK!

9/11

Journal about 9/11
Poem of the day
finish orders for Bare Books
talk about schecule for personal project #1

Garrison... the first day

Journal: Fall
Poem of the day
Brainstorm about personal projects / barebooks.com think about ordering!

Hearing voices...

Voice of the class circle up and read aloud

journal: 2 paragraphs -- turn in

Library 101

Go get books and READ!

Watch your tone!

Ray Bradbury quote/ journal/ discuss

collect essays/ type in sentences

Tone handout KEEP!

Poem "Awake"

HW: 1 page essay: "What sparks my creativity?"

PodCircle!

1. trace hand journal, five memories

2. commit to nicknames

3. circle up, introduce, share hands

4. Get reading lists, begin choosing; commit by Friday

5. 2 essays: Type of Reader who... Type of Writer who...
1 page each; email BEST SENTENCE to me:

jane.wyckoff-kingshott@staff.spartaschools.org

the first of the daze...

1. syllabus/ tentative schedule of the semester 2. schedule of the day/week 3. Journals???

Happy Birthday to me!

Birthday party! Garrison X2 make a table of contents of all you have done this semester count daily poems turn in or finish 150 word personal stories

wrapup

finish book talks present personal project #3 Garrison: Corrie

Plodding on...

Personal project 3 due Monday Novel 2 due Monday

wrapping up poetry!

last thing to paste into green poetry books -- quote! Analyze. turn in Garrison Gruffalo Life is Beautiful!

poetry

garrison emotion poem -- read and emmulate. action verbs, concrete imagery. for Monday one sweet poem written and found each -- annotatino, reaction = put in green poetry folder

poetry continued

Garrison, but no actual poem purple autobio sheet -- write a good poem, respond to it. find a good poem, respond to it. free write "When I am a poet, I ..." all goes into green poetry folder sestina, turned in for points acrostics due for bags tomorrow work in lab.

poemfest!

Garrison "foretelling the end of the year" poem sestina acrostics tulip

sestina!

2 Garrisons Sestina examples and directions -- one due : Thurs. work on classmates' poems Tulip quotes

"Valentine's Bags"

poetry fest for each of our peeps! WRITE WRITE WRITE!

poetry fest

4 timed poems of observation

Garrison poem

poetry week -- day 2

2 concrete poems from weekend
2 "found" poems
1 bonus choice poem
= 5 poems by tomo.
boom.

Where's Jacqi?

focus !  Make videos, plan book

creative presenting!

presentations of personal project #2

poem

Anne Lamott article -- making time to create

life is good.

wholelottagoodthings
poem -- Old Guys
finish personal project 2 -- due tomo!

time for a BREAK!

worka worka on pp#2

yesterday and today

YESTERDAY:
no poem
present children's stories
review schedule
read passage -- zoo-- from "The Glass Castle"
choose personal project -- the next

TODAY:
poem
brainstorm on "contentedness"
write poem
work on personal project

let's create!

poem

JP 's facebook page aesthetic intervention

finish children's books

Thursday, making viral plans

poem
work on chillen's stories -- due Friday or Monday
see Corrie's video link on the right???  CLiCk It!

Monday, it's a sunny-day!

poem
Garrison
first 15 interview McMann
work on children's stories

creatively working in the fresh air -- cue car beeping...

work on children's story

chillen's story

share internet findings
plan stories, due next Friday, 23rd to share

children's lit

what's in good children's lit?  round robin sharing of favorite kids' books, brainstorming
research others' websites about writing for kids -- be ready to share for tomo

Book talks

Share novel #1

Shakespeare's funny!

Finish "Much Ado About Nothing"
Read novels -- presentations and quotes/work due next week!

In Wk's classroom...

poem --

Emulate the poem:  "In _____________'s ______________"
a person/place poem

Work on Character Sketch of Mr. Mystery Man

Jump in!

poem

Mr. Mystery Man -- Sketch assignment

a bazillion kids absent

Back story!

poem
Garrison

Mr. Mystery Man, get the back story created!

Celebrate good projects!

Share projects -- Menus

Poem

Mr. Mystery Man:  Answer all questions by Thursday

Time, the gift...

Poem

Time to work or read.  Menu due tomorrow!

What ARE we learning???

poem --

work on projects

Let the sunshine in!

poem -- ore boats

work on projects or novels

projects due Monday

Nobody

but Mr. Bull!

poem
catalog/menu, etc. assigned and brainstormed.

Celebrate!

Personal project celebrations
(turn them in!)
poem
snowflakes

work on projects!

Poem -- woah!
work on PP1

de Monday!

Knowing for sure...

Molly's blog
write a "sure" poem
work on PP1

No jury duty but sick kid :-( see you Wednesday

email me if you need me!  ms_wyckoff@yahoo.com

No jury duty! see you tomorrow

Graceful, Leah!

Garrison poem
Collect lists
Poetry sharing
Personal Project 3...  email me your plans~!~~ 
jane.wyckoff-kingshott@staff.spartaschools.org

Get some Vitamin D

poem/ Garrison
RAD 101- read /  journal
Oprah -- read / journal

Decide which list you would like to make and make it!  Include 10-15 items.  OR create one of each, 15 total.

Clearly Muddied Poetry

Poetry for the day:  http://mollyspencer.wordpress.com/ 
respond in journal and on Molly's blog
Present Crests
True Colors personality test -- get me your #s!

creatively joyous!

book banning --- journal topic and discussion
poem o the day
Personal Crest -- due Wed.

Team building!

Poem of the day
Voice of the class -- read/respond
Personal Project idea list
Bare Book orders

Feb the first

poem
journal ~~ Winter
email one good line from essays due today

work on autobio paper -- what sparks creativity?  Due tomo.

Day dos

Garrison's first time through -- poem, analysis
journal :  This approach to poetry...
find a book!
Type of reader/writer brainstorm -- due tomo, one page each.

Day 1, the first of many!

Syllabus/ Daily plan overview
Who are you sheets
hand / memories info sheet
type of reader, type of writer == 1 page typed ds, each == due Wed.