Michael's First Blog

Agenda
1. SSR work for tomorrow's L.C. meeting
2. Preview final project
3. Start A.N.R.D.  (Autobiographical Rough Draft)

Homework
1. Begin Autobiographical Rough Draft (A.N.R.D.) (On loose-leaf paper!)
2. Finish L.C. book plus D.J. #2

     We started our day with breakfast and discussed a gripe and a gratitude with our literature circle groups. We had presenter come from Young MovieMakers to ask for student mentors to participate. We had the day to do what we thought was best for our productivity, and chose from Reading our L.C. book, starting the D.J. #2, starting the A.N.R.D. or the final project.  Ms. Witham discussed possible prompts that we could use for our Autobiographical Rough Draft, which included a distressing moment, a talent, an idea for your education, or a unique story about yourself.
     Next, the class went to our work as mentioned above, with students who had finished the book working on their second Dialectic Journal or brainstorming the A.N.R.D.  The portion of the class who had not yet finished their Lit. Circle Reading book either read their book or worked on their Dialectic Journal.
     Our class, behind schedule, is required to finish our Lit. Circle books by Tuesday, October 18.  We are also assigned to do our "Covers" for our Lit. Circle reading books.  We will be turning our Dialectic Journal into Luminous Passages, which will be put into our final project pamphlet.  PSAT (NMQST) on Wednesday!  Literature Circle meeting October 18.

 
    

Andres's first blog

         Agenda

• Autobiographical Narrative
• L.C. Work time
• Plot rollercoaster
• Luminous passage P.E.E.L.
• PSAT [Wed]

          Homework

• Brainstorm A.N.
• L.C. work

We started our day like any other, we got breakfast, we recited a memorized poem, and we read a new poem. Ms.Witham read us an essay ''Coastline Cruiser'' by Talya H. Ms.Witham asked the class what stood out to them on the essay, and we had really good answers from the people that spoke.

Students shared about how detailed the essay was and how strong the organization was. The student helped create images in the reader's mind through sensory details. We were asked to read the Autobiographical Narrative Essay Guidelines paper. For our first assignment we wrote in our table of contents ''Autobiographical Narrative Brainstorm'' on the page after our plot rollercoaster handout.

David's First Blog

AGENDA
1.POEM~Blog
2.SSR~WNB
3.Upfront-Election Coverage
HOMEWORK
*Continue Reading
*DJ#2(DUE THURSDAY)
*Plot Rollercoaster


We started the day as usual we got breakfast. Ms.Witham gave us time to read the book we chose.Tomorrow we going to have our first literature circle.We are going to do our first DJ for our Literature book.

Martin's First Blog

Agenda:
1. Poem/Blog
2. Readers theater
3. P.E.E.L.L Paragraph
4. Author's Chair

Homework:
1. Begin choosing an experience for your Personal Narrative.


First, we talked about yesterday's presentation about high school requirements. After that, we discussed the P.E.E.L.L. (Point, Evidence, Explanation, Language, Link) structure, and started to use P.E.E.L.L. on the book I Am Malala. However the class needs 10 more minutes to finish up their work on Monday.

Maryssa's First Blog

Agenda:
   -Poem
   -Current event Quickwrite
   -Readers' Theater Evidence gathering

Homework:
    -Continue C.E.Q  goal: full page

Today we started class by eating breakfast and followed up by saying our poems. After we finished saying our poems we read the class blog and chose a new blogger.  Then the last couple of groups for the Readers' Theater assignment went up to say their passages from the parts of the book they chose.  After finishing listening to the Readers' Theater we went back into the book, I Am Malala to find another passage that makes your group assertion better.  We wrote our homework in our agendas then went over the quickwrite assignment.   

Naila's First Blog

Agenda:                                                                                                                                                     

• Poem-Shared Good Things
• Malala prompt-PEELL Structure
• *Review Assertion
• Malala Readers theater review

Homework: 

• Type R.A-Format Properly!
• *Start each line at the Margin-If you use Google Docs, put in one column. If you use Word/Pages/or other you may use 1, 2, or 3 columns. 



Today in class, we first went over our poems "We Real Cool" and "Caged Bird." The class then copied down the agenda and homework that was on the board. We then started talking to our group and made an assertion on the book I Am Malala. One person from each group shared there groups assertion and as groups we claimed a part (ex. 1,2,3,4,5) to work on from the book to present in Reader's Theater.  

Sabrina's first blog

    Agenda
1. Poem/Blog
2. Random Autobiography share
3. Academic Discourse

   Homework
1. Finish R.A.R.D

 In the beginning of class, Ms.Witham gave us about 10 minutes to read, I Am Malala if you had not finished it. If you finished the book, then you could continue your Random Autobiography.  She went over the agenda on the board. After that, she asked us how to be a productive group. She showed us what period 1 thought about that. In our groups, we shared 2 lines that we liked from our Random Autobiography. After this, Ms.Witham picked on volunteers to read out loud the lines that they liked from their Autobiography.  Ms. Witham showed us her Autobiography, she used her work as an example to show and teach us about sensory details. She gave us 2 minutes to add any sensory details into our Autobiography. We didn't get to, "Save the Last Word."