1) IN A CLASS DISCUSSION WE RECALLED LEARNING, RE-INFORCING, OR PRACTICING THE FOLLOWING:
Terms for Reading/Writing
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
alliteration
vague/vivid verbs
sensory details
poetic license
poet laureate
Computer Skills
Taking quizzes on-line - quizlab.com
Accessing class information on class web site
Practicing games on quia.com
using passwords to acces sites
search engines
E-mail for information/ turning in assignments
Editing sentences
capitalization
sentence structure (subjects, predicates, run-ons, fragments)
punctuation (appositives)
rules for writing numbers
rules for letter writing
Word play
ink pink, etc.
Critical Thinking skills
Notebooks -
Goal Setting
observations
quickwrites - writing fluency
freewriting
quotes
sketches
decorating/naming notebooks
lists
proverbs
Reading for pleasure and to develop comprehensions skills
in class
library
sharing in class what we are reading
keeping a reading log
Vocabulary study
ology
aqua
scrip-scribe-graph
terr
geo
hydra
Parts of speech
verbs
nouns
adjectives
Visual literacy - watching, responding to , and discussing a film
Dictionary work - word origins
Cursive handwriting
Poetry
living anthology
self portrait poems
read and analyze a variety of poetry
Middle school behaviors
listening
responsibility
sharing
discussion
following directions
respect
promptness
attendance
preparation
organization
study skills
locker etiquette
self discipline
2) WE DECIDED THAT OUR LONG LIST FELL INTO THE FOLLOWING FOUR CATEGORIES:
reading
writing
computer skills
middle school behaviors
3) WE FOLLOWED UP WITH THE FOLLOWING QUICKWRITES:
1 min. - Think about all the things we have done since school started. Write for one minute about the thing that you have enjoyed doing the most.
1 min. - Think about all the things we have done since school started. Write for one minute about the thing that you have enjoyed doing the least.
1 min. - Write about what you wish we would do more of.
3 min. - Our list of topics is long. This long list seems to fall into four categories: Reading, Writing, Computer skills, and Middle School behaviors. Choose one of the categories and summarize what we activities and lessons we have had in that category since school started.
1 min. - Write about one thing you learned in the above category that you did not know before school this year.
1 min. - Writing about one thing in the above category you would still like to learn.
4) IN CLASS we developed the following outline of our paper:
Paragraph #1 - Introduction
Paragraph #2 - on one of the areas we have learned about this year
Paragraph #3 - on one of the areas we have learned about this year
Paragraph #4 - on one of the areas we have learned about this year
Paragraph #5 - Conclusion
5) ON YOU OWN - Write a rough draft following the outline above. In a rough draft you should write just to get your thoughts on the paper. I am NOT grading spelling, handwriting, etc. DO NOT type the rough draft. Do not worry about corrections at this time. We will work on that later.
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