What to Do Today

Student Writing Circles

Friday, April 28

Work on research and taking notes
Monday, Oct. 30 Watch October Sky
Tuesday, Oct. 31 Watch October Sky
Wednesday, Nov. 1 Finish October Sky and start essay
Thursday, Nov. 2 Work on essay
Friday, Nov. 3 Finish and revise essay and put on website
Monday, Nov. 6 Start reading independent book
Tuesday Nov. 7 Write  first journal question on your website and then read your independent book
Wednesday Nov. 8 Write second journal question on your website and then read your independent book.
Thursday, Nov. 9 Write Third journal question on your website and then read your independent book
Friday, Nov. 10 Veterans day - no school
Monday, Nov. 13 Reading day for independent book
Tuesday, Nov. 14 Write Fourth journal question on your website and then read your independent book
Wednesday, Nov. 15 Write Fifth journal question on your website and then read your independent book
Thursday, Nov. 16 Write sixth journal question on your website and then read your independent book
Friday, Nov. 17 Write seventh journal question on your website and then read your independent book.
Monday, Nov. 20 In your journal compile a list of possible topics for research, choose your best three and jot down all you know about those topics in the journal entry.  Then read.
Tuesday, Nov. 21 Finish reading your book and do eighth journal question on your website. If you have time. Choose the topic you want to use for your research project.
Wednesday Nov. 22 No School - Thanksgiving Vacation
Thursday, Nov. 23 No School - Thanksgiving Vacation
Friday, Nov. 24 No School - Thanksgiving Vacation
Monday - Nov. 27 Introduce Multigenre research paper go over sections. Introduce KWHL chart and assign KWHL chart over topic.
Tuesday - Nov. 28 Work on KWHL chart. Introduce ways to take notes.
Wednesday - Nov. 29 Show examples of how to paraphrase, quote and summarize.  Start taking notes and doing research
Thursday - Nov. 30 Continue researching and either highlighting or taking notes as you go
Friday - Dec. 1 Continue researching and taking notes as you go
Monday - Dec. 4 No School - Inservice
Tuesday - Dec. 5 Continue researching and taking notes
Wednesday - Dec 6 Continue researching and taking notes
Thursday - Dec 7 Create Research Paper hyperlink on home page of web. Link to your title page and hyperlink title page back to home page. The create table of contents page and Preface pages hyperlink both to title page and link preface to table of contents and table of contents to preface. write title page and preface.
Friday - Dec. 8 Organize research into the order that you wish to use it and go through types of genres and decide which genre you need to use to convey the information you have. Clear genres with me before going further.
Monday - Dec. 11 Start writing genres. We will start with a letter to an advice columnist and the answer and then do either a recipe or a ballad or song. You may have to write many of these at home and revise in class because you must submit one genre each day until all seven are done.Write genre 1 and submit for revision types of genres
Tuesday- Dec 12 Submit genre 2 revise genre 1 and put on webpage and hyperlink to table of contents and preface. follow instructions for organizing and hyperlinking Then write another genre of your choice.
Wednesday - Dec. 13 Submit genre 3 and and revise genre 2 and put on webpage and hyperlink to table of contents and genre 1. hyperlink genre 1 to genre 2. now write genre 4, genre of your choice.
Thursday - Dec. 14 Submit genre 4 and revise genre 3 and put on webpage. hyperlink to table of contents and genre 2 and hyperlink genre 2 to genre 3 write genre 5
Friday - Dec. 15 Submit genre 5 and revise genre 4 and put on webpage. hyperlink to  hyperlink per instructions
Monday - Dec. 18 revise genre 5, put on webpage and hyperlink Remember to put some external hyperlinks to websites, graphics, photos, or other information in some of these pages.
Tuesday - Dec. 19 Put in all internal hyperlinks and also parenthetical citations
Wednesday - Dec. 20 Write epilogue and submit for revision.
Thursday Dec. 21 Put epilogue on website and hyperlink. start on annotated bibliography
Friday - Dec 22 Work on annotated bibliography
Wednesday - Jan. 3 Put annotated bibliography on website, double check all hyperlinks - external and internal - and all parenthetical citations. Email me when you website is finished for assessment
Thursday Jan 4 Start Mysteries of Harris Burdick Start webquest assignment.  Remember that your finished stories will be put on your website with a hyperlink to your picture.Read Introduction
Friday Jan 5 Review Task and Process - View Powerpoint and choose pictures
Mon. 8 Write mysteries and submit rough drafts
Tues. 9 Revise mysteries
Wed. 10 Put on websites and share stories with class
Thurs 11 Share websites and evaluate your own.
Fri. !2 Share websites and evaluate your own.