Weekly Agenda 2/1 - 2/5

Monday 2/1
-Tell stories to preschool children
HW - None

Tuesday 2/2
-Tell stories to preschool children
-Write story, part A
HW - None

Wednesday 2/3
-Write story, part B
HW - Type story - combine Part A and B
(250 words combined, 1 sentence of 100 words, 1st person)

Thursday 2/4
-Creating plot with events
-Read stories
HW - Read Sedaris, "See You Again Yesterday"

Friday 2/5
-Short story assignment
-Character tree
HW - Read Sedaris, "Me Talk Pretty One Day"
-Character tree

Weekly Agenda 1/25 - 1/29

Monday 1/25
-Peer edit story boards
HW - Final copy story board
-Bring materials for book tomorrow

Tuesday 1/26
-Work on book
HW - Final book due Monday

Wednesday 1/27
-Work on book
HW - Final book due Monday

Friday 1/29
-Work on book
HW - Final book due Monday

Weekly Agenda 1/19 - 1/22

Wednesday 1/20
-Read children's books
-Fill out plot structure
-Vocab review game
HW - Study Vocab

Thursday 1/21
-Vocab quiz
-Brainstorm conflicts
-Storyboard
HW - Work on storyboard

Friday 1/22
-Work on storyboard
HW - Storyboard due Monday

Weekly Agenda 1/11 - 1/15

Monday 1/11
-Read Cameron excerpt
-Discuss
-Create and write about a side character
HW - Finish side character writing exercise

Tuesday 1/12
-Think like someone else activity
HW - Work on journals

Wednesday 1/13
-Read Curious Incident and Perks excerpts
-Discuss technique
-Writing from child's perspective
HW - Journal topic - Imagine you are five years old. Describe your first day of kindergarten.

Thursday 1/14
-Read journals
-Children's Book Project
HW - Bring in your favorite children's book

Friday 1/15
-Collect journals
-Read your children's book
HW - Create a character for your children's book. Include character tree and picture.
-Vocab worksheet

Weekly Agenda 1/4 - 1/8

Monday 1/4
-Finish Film Guide
-Read "A Shiner Like a Diamond"
-Finish Interior Monologue
HW - See above

Tuesday 1/5
-Discuss Sedaris
-Create conflict between characters with dialogue
HW - Read "Inter-Office"

Wednesday 1/6
-Work on conflict dialouges
-Performances
HW - Finish dialogues
-Reread "Inter-Office"

Friday 1/8
-Letter narration quiz
-Write letter about meeting character
HW - Write letter in response
-Read excerpt of Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You by Peter Cameron, pages 3-9 ****I will bring copies to class. You do not have to read this for homework****