Syylabus & Daily Schedule 2014

Monday, December 15, 2014

Santa!

Mary as Garrison
be Santa -- what would you give someone if you could? 10 min free write in your poetry book

Friday, December 12, 2014

artsncrafts

Garrison -- Brittany
Finish Santa Letters
Affirmation bags
Read novels -- work due next week

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

ho ho ho!

Finish Santa letters -- get printed
Clothes swap organize.

Monday, December 8, 2014

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Jostens overtake

Garrison -- Chris M
Jostens meeting
watch 10 of Life is Beautiful

Monday, December 1, 2014

Welcome back!

Garrison -- Megan VM
Review rest of semester
present PP2

hw: read novel

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Garrrrrrrrrrrison and such

Connor -- garrison

work!
new contests/scholarships presented

read/write/create

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Monday, November 3, 2014

poem -- catish.
work on Mr. Mystery Man by starting 2 page scene

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

chortling

golden ticket presentation

children's stories presentations

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Mr. guy

poem
write about people = changes

work on questions for Mr. Mystery Man -- due Thursday
finish children's stories

Friday, October 24, 2014

quality work!

read and discuss paper books v. ebooks article

children's stories to be presented WEDNESDAY, but no more class time devoted to it.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Monday, October 20, 2014

poem and stories

poem of the day -- with philosophy on life by WK

turn in story board to get your booklet to get started on children's stories. Due Monday

Friday, October 17, 2014

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Finish book talks

finish book talks
plan non party for non move
bring fave children's stories for tomo

Monday, October 6, 2014

CHECK YOUR KHAKI PANTS!

poem == the turkeys

read in library -- novel #1 work and presentation, due Monday next!

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Elegies...

Elegy poem -- Atwood

copy the idea! modify a poem to be like hers (in poetry journals)

work on project -- Due Friday

Review directions AGAIN on novels -- paperwork due Monday, Oct. 13

Monday, September 29, 2014

imagery fest!

poem

work on catalog descriptions -- final project due Thursday

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Gigglefest

Creative non-fiction == create a catalog to sell something!

Review Coldwater Creek and cackle till you tear up. :-)

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Thursday, September 18, 2014

work!

homecoming voting

work on personal projects -- due Monday

Monday, September 15, 2014

Monday

Turn in voice paragraphs and narratives

Begin personal project 1 due next Monday

Friday, September 12, 2014

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poem
voice of the class -- take one of the statements that you agreed with and write a paragraph of why you agreed.

narrative -- due Monday

personal project -- really don't have to start until Monday


Tuesday, September 9, 2014

words for trees

Poem of the day

present crests -- well done, peeps!

choose novel
choose personal project

Monday, September 8, 2014

Monday

No poem -- just get to work!

Crest due tomorrow to present

pick novels

pick projects

pick nose -- no jk just seeing if you're out there... crickets...

if you ARE out there, email me for an extra credit point!

Thursday, September 4, 2014

2fer

Yesterday:
Poem/discussion
work on essays -- due tomo

Today:
turn in essays
poem/discussion
Get directions for Personal Crest -- begin -- due Tuesday next.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

First day

Syllabus/ review of class
hw: 2 essays: Type of reader ( 1 Pg) and Type of Writer (1 Pg) due Thursday

Friday, March 28, 2014

Jump and list!

yesterday: poem, jump for joy essay -- 1 pg

today: poem, lists -- due Monday

Friday, March 21, 2014

One, only one, word

uncomfortable poem of the day

work on One Word project-- due Tuesday

Thursday, March 20, 2014

one worddddddddddddd

Collect Mr. Mystery Man final
work on One Word essay and collage

Monday, March 10, 2014

Get fired up for Reichses' presentation

Poem of the day --
get journals organized -- 15 poems as of today ; Bradbury Quote & journal, one poem of your own

Mr. Mystery Man -- Back story questions presented...
Picture shown...
Finish questions for Wed.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Extra credit point if you comment on this!

Yep -- don't know if anyone even looks at this, so I am offering a point of ex credit just for replying...

poem of the day
finish presentations of personal projects
review Novel #1 directions -- due date: Thursday 2/27

work.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Commit!

Poem of the day
commit to personal projects -- due Wednesday next!
Reading

Monday, February 10, 2014

Tick tock!

Poem of the day
work on reading or personal projects
due: Feb 19 Wednesday

Friday, February 7, 2014

organizE

Poem
Whatcha got there?
novel reminders -- due Feb 26th
personal project commitments

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

keep it coming...

Poem of the day -- focus on tone and inference
Presentation of life maps
personal project commitments and orders if any
novel commitments

hw: READ!

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Tone!

Turn in Life Maps
Tone sheets -- read, absorb
poem of the day -- read, tone, imagery, discussion

List of personal project ideas ~~ start to discuss ideas... orders from Barebooks.com
make decisions!

Friday, January 31, 2014

a little bit o this... and that...

Spartan Nation
Work on life maps
Poem/ garrison
grab one line from poem and write original list poem
Ray Bradbury's advice-- read, glue, respond in journal

life map and journal due Tuesday

Thursday, January 30, 2014

welcome back!

poem of the day
life map questions -- due next Tuesday now.
Voice of the class -- turn in full essays -- read and write a paragraph for each topic, relating to someone else's quote.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

parade day!

Nicknames & parade of sharing fave books

review of hw: 2 essays, 2 sentences

poem of the day -- Garrison

Life map -- focus on lit -- directions and questions -- due Thursday next -- at least the size of a reg. paper

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Welcome!!!

Review of syllabus and daily schedule
assignment: Type of reader essay
type of writer essay -- both due Monday
Send best sentence from EACH to me on email.