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It is nearly over…

We will wrap up the short story unit this week. Of course, the final draft is due today, Monday December 14th. However, there are a few more landmark accomplishments to be had:

December 14th: Turn in the short story final draft; then, work on test review sheet. If you turn in the review sheet, you will receive 15 bonus points on the test. Good luck!

December 15th: Unit test over short story unit, including literary terms and a writing assignment (as usual).

December 16th: Final notebook check for the semester. Please make sure whether you are taking finals or not that your notebook is turned in by the end of the day with the checklist.

December 17th: Reflections

December 18th: Short story readings

Have a happy holidays!

Hello!

We are wrapping up the short story unit relatively soon. Below is a list of vital dates for assignments:

Tuesday 12/08–The four beginnings will be due at the beginning of class; vocabulary words will also be administered on this day. We will be working on the short story rough draft for the remainder of the period.

Wednesday 12/09–Crafting scenes with dialogue: we will be creating scenes using effective dialogue and learning the proper punctuation/appropriate tags within the dialogue’s framework. The rough draft will be due at the end of class today.

Thursday 12/10–Adding details to improve syntax in short stories: we will be adding details and scenes to the short story. Reminder: quiz over vocab tomorrow.

Friday 12/11–Vocab quiz; editing for final draft.

FINAL DRAFT DUE MONDAY, DECEMBER 14TH.

Our classes in the month of October have been in the long and grueling process of studying and composing book reviews over books we love and books we hate. The final draft of the BIG BOOK REVIEW will be completed in class on Friday, October 30th. The rough draft will be due in class tomorrow as well.

09-14 thru 09-17: Students will begin noticing the characteristics of Memoir before they begin writing one. They will perform a “Try-it” on Friday, which is a student-replicated piece. The student will imitate an author within the genre and begin drafting their first work of the year.

Notebook Checks and Verifications:
Each week your child will be required to generate written entries based on the strategies and lists they have created since the beginning of the year. Please view the rubric as to what is required for the notebook each week.

08/31: Students will begin reading and identifying characteristics of Memoir; moreover, they will identify what a memoir is, what it looks like, what it sounds like, and what its properties and conventions are.

09/01: Students will go into great depths about the characteristics of a memoir. Furthermore, students will have a hand-out that will make available the questions to consider. We will begin collecting entries for the eventual publication of their own memoir.
Mini-Lesson #5: Good writers use stand-out moments in their lives to draw information from in order to create an entry.

09/02: Students will continue reading examples of memoir and begin imitating the techniques of good memoir writing. Also, I will collect notebooks on Thursday 09/03.

09/03: Collection of notebooks; students will continue collecting entries by creating a timeline of their life. Moreover, they will continue imitating characteristics of good writing, adding an additional strategy to help enhance their writing.

09/04: Self-portrait strategy: Students will employ a strategy where they will draw an image of themselves and then write based on the image created.

Weclome back! We are actively seeking students who would like to take part in Scholastic Writing contest.  The contest features top writers throughout the city, state, and nation.  We will begin an after school writing club and use the advisory period in 7th and 8th grade to refine and perfect student writing before the submission date.  Club dates and entry forms will be made available online, via the West Briar Middle School, and in the front office.

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