Monday, November 30

Homework check: DEJs.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Groups shared DEJs, presented exemplar to the class.
Writer's Workshop.

HOMEWORK: For Friday, December 4, write a draft that includes dialog to share with your writing group.  In addition, find a model that makes use of dialog, and upload it, and your comments on it, to the Private Writing Zone.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4: Drafts with dialog should be published to share with group (any genre). 
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4: Share a model of writing which includes dialog to the Private Writing Zone with your comments.

MONDAYS: Weekly reading logs, DEJs on independent reading.
THURSDAYS: Publish drafts for writers' groups on Friday.
FRIDAYS: Weekly writers' groups.

Wednesday, November 25

Short class due to half day schedule/college fair.
Reviewed college fair materials.  Reminded class of homework for Friday after Thanksgiving.

HOMEWORK: For Friday, December 4, write a draft that includes dialog to share with your writing group.  In addition, find a model that makes use of dialog, and upload it, and your comments on it, to the Private Writing Zone.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4: Drafts with dialog should be published to share with group (any genre). 
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4: Share a model of writing which includes dialog to the Private Writing Zone with your comments.

MONDAYS: Weekly reading logs, DEJs on independent reading.
THURSDAYS: Publish drafts for writers' groups on Friday.
FRIDAYS: Weekly writers' groups.

Tuesday, November 24

Ms. Soel taught this lesson.
Writing exercise: write a scene using only dialog and signal phrases ("he said," etc.)
Students shared and discussed their scenes, as well as the process of writing dialog.
Discussed what we know about the uses of dialog, strengths in one another's writing in the exercise.

HOMEWORK: For Friday, December 4, write a draft that includes dialog to share with your writing group.  In addition, find a model that makes use of dialog, and upload it, and your comments on it, to the Private Writing Zone.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4: Drafts with dialog should be published to share with group (any genre). 
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4: Share a model of writing which includes dialog to the Private Writing Zone with your comments.

MONDAYS: Weekly reading logs, DEJs on independent reading.
THURSDAYS: Publish drafts for writers' groups on Friday.
FRIDAYS: Weekly writers' groups.

Monday, November 23

Homework check.
COLLECTED DEJs and weekly reading logs.

Writer's groups shared this week's drafts.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20: Drafts should be published to share with group (any genre). 
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20: Completed Google Doc collection of your models, comments, and drafts from the Private Writing Zone should be shared with Ms. Bishop.

MONDAYS: Weekly reading logs, DEJs on independent reading.
THURSDAYS: Publish drafts for writers' groups on Friday.
FRIDAYS: Weekly writers' groups.

Friday, November 20

Writer's Workshop.
Drafts will be shared on MONDAY.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20: Drafts should be published to share with group (any genre). 
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20: Completed Google Doc collection of your models, comments, and drafts from the Private Writing Zone should be shared with Ms. Bishop.

MONDAYS: Weekly reading logs, DEJs on independent reading.
THURSDAYS: Publish drafts for writers' groups on Friday.
FRIDAYS: Weekly writers' groups.

Thursday, November 19

Call for missing DEJs and reading logs!

Assigned creating a Google Doc collection of each student's models, comments, and drafts, for use in creating the writing portfolio for this class.

Writer's Workshop.
Drafts will be shared on MONDAY; Friday will also be for Writer's Workshop

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20: Drafts should be published to share with group (any genre). 
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20: Completed Google Doc collection of your models, comments, and drafts from the Private Writing Zone should be shared with Ms. Bishop.

MONDAYS: Weekly reading logs, DEJs on independent reading.
THURSDAYS: Publish drafts for writers' groups on Friday.
FRIDAYS: Weekly writers' groups.

Wednesday, November 18

Call for missing DEJs and reading logs!

Assigned creating a Google Doc collection of each student's models, comments, and drafts, for use in creating the writing portfolio for this class.

Writer's Workshop.
A draft to share with your group should be ready by Friday.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20: Drafts should be published to share with group (any genre). 
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20: Completed Google Doc collection of your models, comments, and drafts from the Private Writing Zone should be shared with Ms. Bishop.

MONDAYS: Weekly reading logs, DEJs on independent reading.
THURSDAYS: Publish drafts for writers' groups on Friday.
FRIDAYS: Weekly writers' groups.