Tuesday, February 1

Bell-Ringer: Write in response to the painting prompt by Brian Kershisnik: Flight Practice with Instruction 

Brian Kershisnik: Flight Practice with Instruction

Computer Lab 223

Directions for February 1:

Read this:

Some Tips for Everyone on Memoir  for B3

Some Tips on Memoir for Everyone for B4 

 See these same directions on the wiki (perhaps with something added).  

Then

1. If you haven't written your three new leads for your memoir, and if they are not at the top of the page, complete that assignment.
2. Carefully revise and edit your memoir.  Look for suggestions from Ms. Dorsey on your page or in a comment box.  Revision and Editing Guidelines
3. If you have extra time, begin writing a fictional story. Fill out the chart before you write your story.  You may use one you have already written and paste it on your Fiction page.  You will still fill in the chart.   See the folder for fiction in the Navigator box to the right, and find your own page by first name, alphabetically arranged. 

Go to our class wiki at
http://cavewriting2011b3.pbworks.com
or
http://cavewriting2011b4.pbworks.com

Favorite Words

Start thinking about what your favorite words are.  Jacuzzi?  Blubber?  A favorite word of one of my daughters is "woozy."  It's fun to say!  And my very favorite word to feel in my mouth  as I say it is Zimbabwe.

Here are some staff favorites from dictionary .com

 prodigy,  protocol,  propaganda,  praxis,  hustle,  mantra,  conversation,  macho,  convection,  pagan,  tiara,  delirium,  cysts,  manipulation,  teeter,  meringue,  martyr,  dram,  ditto,  diplomacy,  toucan,  tweet,  trifle,  moxie,  hallucination,  myopia,  meperidine,  twittering,  mulling,  corrals 

Watch this for inspiration: Bulbous Bouffant  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uuCNAwXGaQ

Presidential Extra Credit

(5 points each)
Be the first (and maybe second and third) to tell me about this fact: 

From Brian P. Cleary

Fact You Once Learned, But Probably Forgot: Although we call President Obama the 44th President of the US, he's really only the 43rd person to hold the office. Grover Cleveland is both the 22nd and 24th Presidents because he served non-consecutive terms (with Benjamin Harrison in between).

 or Recite one of the presidential quotes at the top of the  right hand column on this blog.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Bell-Ringer: Bingo Prompt -- B3 had the Bingo Square B1, B4 has the E3  Bingo Square
2. Me-Bags
3. Samples of Memoirs -- LEADS


Computer Lab 223
Memoir -- Revision -- Write three possible leads, the revise and edit.
If time, student choice

Computer Lab 212
Go to our class wiki at
http://cavewriting2011b3.pbworks.com
or
http://cavewriting2011b4.pbworks.com

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Bell-Ringer: Picture Prompt

B3 write to this prompt:

Picture Prompt -- Magritte La Voix. . .

B4 write to this prompt:

Picture Prompt A

Me-Bags
More about Memoirs with Samples -- "Redwoods" and "Mouse Hunt"

Computer Lab 212
Go to our class wiki at
http://cavewriting2011b3.pbworks.com
or
http://cavewriting2011b4.pbworks.com

Poem if not done.
Work on Memoir -- Create a draft of the whole story (This doesn't have to be polished, but just as good as you can get it by the end of class.) By the way, if you start a story and it isn't working, begin a new one.

Composition Book -- what you should have so far

You need a composition book.  On the front of it you should write your name and class period.
You will leave it in the black crate for your class at the front of the classroom.
Inside the book, you should have the following:

Leave a page or two at the beginning blank.
Write at least 1/2 page unless otherwise specified for a particular assignment. 

Tape in your
1. Headline story on a half sheet of paper. 
2. Writing Prompt Bingo
3. Prompts for Telling About Your Own Experience handout
4. In Collecting Your Writing Territories, Consider. . . . 
 (These first four items do not have to be exactly in order.  Make sure you can easily find your Writing Prompt Bingo.)
5.  Written in the book, or taped in, you should have the half page or more your wrote in answer to bingo prompt E2 for period B3  or bingo prompt A4 for period B4

As of January 24.

6. Picture Prompt  -- Write at least 1/2 page.
B3 write to this prompt:  Picture Prompt -- Magritte La Voix. . .
B4 write to this prompt: Picture Prompt A
7. Bingo Prompt -- B3 had the Bingo Square B1, B4 has the E3  Bingo Square -- Write at least 1/2 page.

January 24, 2011

 Bell-Ringer: Bingo Prompt for class B3 Bingo is E2, and for class B4 Bingo is A4.
Me-Bags --  Present on the day you signed up for.
Sample of Memoir -- from Living Up the Street by Gary Soto

Computer Lab --
Receive passwords and user names for your class's wiki.
Follow the directions on your wiki FrontPage.
Poems -- Follow the directions on the wiki
Memoirs -- If you have extra time, begin a memoir.

Links to wikis:
 B3
http://cavewriting2011b3.pbworks.com

B4
http://cavewriting2011b4.pbworks.com