October 28, 2010

1. Bell-Ringer:  Students wrote about a painting they were shown -- Charles Burchfield's The Sphinx and the Milky-Way.

2.  We read the rest of the stories in the computer writing lab.

3.  If extra time, -- Dogzilla! and/or student-made Mad-Libs.

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October 26, 2010

1. Bell-Ringer: Students wrote about a picture that could be seen two different ways.

2.  We went to the computer lab to work on our own, and then read each others' short stories.

October 18, 2010

1. Bell-Ringer:  Pick up Composition Book.
a.  Finish composition book check.  If you haven't have another student finish checking your book.
Leave the grading sheet in your composition book.
b.  Label, with today's date, and write about the photo on the overhead: "The Path"-- a poem, a brief story, description, etc.

2. Add sensory description.    List below what you just wrote.
    Share pieces about the photo.

3.  Editing:

4.  Computer Lab 223 to work more on the pieces you've already started, or to type or begin a new one.