Dear John

  Dear John,

I  want  a  man  who  knows  what  love  is  all  about.  You are  generous,  kind,  thoughtful.  People  who  are  not  like  you  admit  to  being  useless  and  inferior.  You  have  ruined  me  for  other  men.  I  yearn  for  you.  I  have  no  feelings  whatsoever  when  we  are  apart.  I  can  be forever  happy.   Will  you  let  me  be  yours?   Gloria

 

Dear John,

I  want  a  man  who  knows  what  love  is.  All  about  you are  generous,  kind,  thoughtful  people  who  are  not  like  you. Admit  to  being  useless  and  inferior.  You  have  ruined  me.  For  other  men  I  yearn.  For  you  I  have  no  feelings  whatsoever.   When  we  are  apart  I  can  be forever  happy.   Will  you  let  me  be?  Yours,   Gloria

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Bell-Ringer:  Students worked on learning how to punctuate direct quotations.

Punctuate these statements or bits of conversation (dialogue):

1.   The teacher said   In this class there will be no talking, chewing, breathing, unnecessary eye movements, or tap dancing

2.  I questioned   Are you up on the furniture again  you bad dog  Get down now

3.  I just finished reading The Lost Hero   she remarked

     So what did you think of it    I asked

     It was excellent    she exclaimed

     I agreed    I loved it too 

4.  I wish today were Friday     she said     I’ve been looking forward to it for months now

     How come   he asked

     Because finally I’m supposed to get my braces taken off.   At least that’s what my orthodontist promised     

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Computer Lab 223
They worked on their books for the elementary children, and if done or if they had left what they needed at home, they were to write to the Creative Writing  prompts on My Access.

Please check your grades on Skyward to see if there is anything you haven't done that you should have!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Bell-Ringer:  Punctuation exercise to show the importance of punctuation.  What a difference punctuation makes!   Download the worksheet with this link:  Dear John Student Worksheet.doc


Computer Lab 223
We worked on the children's books and those with extra time wrote to prompts on MyAccess.

January 9, 2008

January 9, 2008
Today students shared their ideas for new punctuation marks. They came up with lots of good ideas! For instance, : ) this mark would show that you should read this sentence with a happy sounding voice. This mark <> would show you should get quieter as you read the sentence.

Ask your student about the history of the punctuation marks we all use.

We shared a couple of the tall tales, and students worked in the computer lab, typing their tall tales and class finals (Advice for Writers).

The tall tales were due today, though they may still be handed in next time. The class final is due Friday (the last day of the term).

January 3, 2008

January 3, 2008
Today students wrote about their Christmas vacation experiences. We shared some of them.
1. We learned about some fascinating and true facts about punctuation.
Assignment: Create a new punctuation mark. We will share these next Wednesday, the 9th.
2. Tall Tales -- We read two tall tales: Paul Bunyon, and The Swamp Angel. Students are to write their own Tall Tale -- due next Wednesday, January 9. We will have time in the computer lab on Monday and Wednesday.
Reminder: Don't forget to return your progress reports -- sent home before Christmas vacation.

You need: two tape-ins for punctuation, and the assignment sheet for the Tall Tale.

September 18

September 18

* We will be in the computer lab next time to revise, edit, and publish the personal narratives/memoirs.

Self-Starter: Punctuate a letter.
Do your best to correctly punctuate this letter without adding, subtracting or changing any of the words.

Dear John,
I want a man who knows what love is all about you are generous kind thoughtful people who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior you have ruined me for other men I yearn for you I have no feelings whatsoever when we are apart I can be forever happy will you let me be yours Gloria


Writer's workshop/ Peer and teacher reviews.