Sunday, August 31, 2014

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Notice new seating charts!

Scribble:  Ben O.   (Write in your composition book under "Scribbles.")
Ben read from the beginning of Beyonders. (torture)










Important Note from Ms. Dorsey:  When you have finished writing or correcting one of your pieces, and have published it on your blog, you must notify Ms. Dorsey that it needs to be regraded.  Make sure you have completed  and carefully revised and edited the assignment before you notify Ms. Dorsey.
  • from winners of  the 2013 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest for BAD FICTION
    As the sun dropped below the horizon, the safari guide confirmed the approaching cape buffaloes were herbivores, which calmed everyone in the group, except for Herb, of course. — Ron D Smith, Louisville, KY




  • There once was a nasty, evil troll who lived beneath a bridge and took pleasure in collecting gold from the unsuspecting users of the infrastructure; however, no one used the bridge because an evil troll lived under it so the troll didn’t do much of anything. — Rachel Flanigan, Honolulu, HI

Lessons in Writing and Editing:
In your Scribbles section, list the qualities that make a well-written story.
. . . .  and the qualities of a poorly written story.   

Make two columns for your lists
Qualities of Good Writing
Qualities of Bad Writing

makes sense
sentence fluency
climax (es)
description
effective dialogue
easy to follow
sometimes funny -- humor
good plot
character development
problem
variety of sentence lengths
shows feeling and thoughts
action -- something happening
you can identify with it
sarcasm  -- some, not too much
conclusion



doesn't make sense
"boring"
too much dialogue
  dialogue that doesn't get you anywhere
misspelling --- conventions
no hook
too much pointing out of the obvious
nothing is happening
too random
repetitious
not specific



See the following examples, then add to your lists.

See the examples "The Redwoods" and "Mouse Alert."http://cavemanenglish.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/52271632/D20387-01TraitsLessonsIdeas.pdf



 Computer Lab 223: 
To do in computer lab:  This is the link to our Kidblog.
1.  Write an “If I Were in Charge Poem” and publish it in a post on your blog.  Make sure you follow the format/pattern on the handout.  If you need to, you can come back to edit later.
2.  If you have extra time, create a post titled “My Favorite Words,” and start listing some of your favorite words. For example, I really like “Jacuzzi”  and “Zimbabwe.”
Bulbous Bouffant
3.  If you still have time, work as needed on your post about your Writing Process.

4. If you have finished all of the above three, expand on and publish (on your blog) any of the pieces you've written in response to prompts so far this year.




3. Me-Bags   None today. 
Today:
NONE 
Next Time will be Thursday, September 4
Jakob L.
Kaitlyn L.
Indigo M.
Manuel M.
Hunter M.
Benjamin O.


About Scribbles: 

See the class calendar if you don't remember when your day is to present the scribble.
        
Scroll down to find the calendar at the bottom of this page.

Ideas for Scribble Prompts


About Me-Bag Assignment:  

Me-Bag Assignment


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