Introduction- can use any one of the following:

Interesting fact Quote Anecdote Main idea Question

Body- each one will be a paragraph

StrengthsInterestsFuture

Conclusion- can use any one of the following:

Summarize main idea Quote

WRITING PROCESS

1. BRAINSTORMING-get ideasClustering/outline/freewrite/listing

2. ROUGH DRAFT-writing ideas

3. REVISE-Changing/moving/deleting/adding sentences/paragraphs/words

4. EDIT- writing conventions Grammar/spelling/punctuation/capital etc.

5. SHARE

Essay about me

Outline:Theme1.TopicA.subtopicB.subtopicC subtopic

2. TopicA. subtopicB. subtopicC. subtopic

Encounter with the bushbuck Encounter with the leopard

Critique Final Drafts

Focus Positive Improvement In. 1.

2.

3.

P picturesO organizationS summaryT titlesI indexesT themes

Grading of the EssayPre-writing (brainstorming)

Rough Draft

Final Copy-content/conventions

POINT of VIEW1. first person- (I, we, us, me)

2. second person- (you, your)

3. third person- (he, she, it, them, Josh, Maddie)

Coordinating Conjuctions

,F - for,A - and,N - nor,B - but,O - or,Y - yet,S - so

I don’t know what I am going to be as I grow older but I like fixing stuff.(Compound Sentence)(;)

Journal 1-Is conflict necessary?

Types of Conflict:Man vs. ManMan vs. HimselfMan vs. SocietyMan vs. Nature

Journal 1:

Write about a situation in which you felt peer pressure.Journal 2:

Write about your thoughts on John Proctor-(use evidence from the text).

Journal 2- write about the 3 conflicts in the story. What was learned from each conflict?

Short Answer-(10 lines)

What message do you think the author is trying to convey? Explain your answer and support it with evidence from the text.

Written Version Film Version

Persuasive Techniques

Ethos-ethicsPathos-feelings

Logos-logic

Journal-Act 2Write about a time

when you or

someone you know was judged unfairly.

JournalWrite about a time-

when jealousy caused a problem

JOURNALWrite about a time- when your emotions

clouded your judgment

So what did you learn about from Act

2?Write a 1 pager using textual

support for your answer.

Nature

I love the smell of the early morningAnd the way the air feels

I love the sound of the twittering birdsAnd chirping of crickets

The sunrise is so gloriousIt brings hope for the new day

The sunrise is so powerfulColors on a cloudy day

Nature calms me

Lily Wooley 2014

VOCABULARY

Theme- author’s point of view about topic-The narrative poems all had a similar theme about loss.Simile Exact rhymeMetaphor slant rhymeParadox end rhymePersonification internal rhymeAlliteration rhyme schemeCouplet free verseOnomatopoeia blank verseNarrative paraphraseMeter poetic formFeet diction

Cell phone research

Use your cell phone to look up 5 examples of an ironic

situation-write them in your notebook 

Journal- Write about a time you were…bothered by blatant lies someone was telling and everyone was believing them

Student’s Choice

Answer the questions on pg. 1213 or on pg. 1214

Poetry

Write original poetry

Black out-1Limerick-1Clerihew-2Cinquain-2Acrostic-2Free Verse-2Diamante-2Haiku-2

Topics from The Crucible:Adultery law

Fanatics witchcraftReligion hubrisLust gossipGreed marriageSin common sense

Truth vengenceJudgement

resentmentPunishment loveFear anger

I think anger is bad……1st personAnger is bad………………. 3rd personAnger can destroy a person…thesis

Topic

Persuasive technique

Type of conflict

Your thoughts on topicQuote pg. number

Characters deal with topicQuote pg. number

Call to actionQuote pg. number

QuotesJohn Proctor was so angry, ”that he grabbed Mary by the throat…” (page 322).

Religion should make people better human beings, not worse, like the townspeople who “cheered at the hangings ” (page 543).

Presentations Smile Stand up straight Make eye contact Say it with integrity Speak louder than normal Teach us what you’ve learned

“Even Better”

Thesis statement last line in intro

3 paragraphs in the body about it

“ ” quotes and page numbers

Persuasive Essay Compound sentences (3) Check spelling, punctuation,

capitals

The Book ThiefJournal one- (write at least half a page)

What do you know about the Holocaust?

What do words mean to you?

What do you think it would be like to live with foster parents?

Presentation Ideas:

Write a playMake a model Make a posterBuild a structureBecome the characterMake a danceWrite a poemSing a songDo a puppet showMake a video, etc.

Book Report1. Intro/thesis statement2. Body/beginning of

book/compound sentences/textual evidence/pg. #

3. Body/middle of book/c.s./t.e./pg.#

4. Body/end of book/c.s./t.e./pg.#

5. Conclusion

Taking notes

5 W’s

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1. INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

2. INDEPENDENT CLAUSE ; INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

3. INDEPENDENT CLAUSE DEPENDENT CLAUSE

4. INDEPENDENT CLAUSE ; INDEPENDENT CLAUSE DEPENDENT CLAUSE

“The House of Usher” Short Answer

1. How is fear important in “The Raven” and “The House of Usher”? Support your answer with evidence from both selections.

2. After reading “The House of Usher,” do you think the narrator is a reliable witness of the events he describes ? Explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

Preposition Poem

1.Think of a destination

2.start every sentence with a preposition

Example-

Going to Work

off goes the alarmout goes the dog

into the shower, I suds upin behalf of the dog, I let him in

down comes the tea potbeside is my lunch prepared

amid the dishes, the dog toy-we playback to the dressing room

ontop of the toy I stepfrom underneath the bed the dog goes

across from the vanityoutside goes Kippy

towards Coronado I drive

9th grade9 Weeks Test

On the back of your test, write a three paragraph essay (Intro.-Body-

Conclusion) explaining one character from The Book Thief.

Make sure you write in complete sentences and indent your paragraphs. Make it third person point of view.

11th Grade 9 Weeks Test

On the back of your test, write a three paragraph essay (intro.-body- conclusion) explaining which you

prefer: Traditional Gothic Literature or Modern Gothic Literature.

Make sure you write in complete sentences and indent your paragraphs. Make it third person point of view.