English 7 Past assignments (Period all) Assignments

Complete draft needs to be finished before class; it is due today.  Use checklist, or rubric,

and handouts as your guide.

 

In your writer's notebook, jot down ideas or strategies that you used while drafting/revising

 

Read your IRB for 30 minutes each day

If you did not do so in class, please revise your lead.  If you are happy with your current lead, practice writing a second lead in a different style either below your first lead, and highlight it, or write it on a separate document.

Also, in your writing notebook, jot down some ideas, techniques, and strategies that you will try to make your story stronger.  Perhaps you will study mentor texts to emulate style, or add a dramatic scene, or maybe you will add more dialogue to help with characterization.  It is up to you, but make sure you jot ideas down that you will actually try.

Read for 30 minutes every single day.

Young Writers, for homework, look at your draft through the lens of paragraphing for purpose. See if you are using your paragraphs as a tool for organization, letting them help you separate some ideas and connect others.  If you are struggling, look at mentor texts, such as your IRB to study the author's paragraphing techniques.

Remember-we use paragraphs wisely to move in place and time, to highlight something, for dramatic impact and to create dialogue.

Read each day-Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for 30 minutes.

Tonight, as you look over what you have written so far, see if you can play around with transitional words and phrases. Experiment with when and how in your stories you move from summary to scene and from one place or time to another-either in the action itself or in your character's head.  As you do, pay attention to which parts of your story feel important to stretch out--which parts make you want to slow down and story tell, bit by bit--and which you think are better told as summary.  Highlight your transitional words and phrases.  Remember to replace "then" with other word choices so you are not just recounting what happened.  Please see the following guide in addition to the ones we went over in class today (They are also included in the PDF).

In your writer's notebook finish up the 3 story arcs for homework that you started in class. Also, on an index card, write a one sentence summary of what your story is about.

In Google Classroom, look for the assignment entitled Realistic Fiction Story Idea, click on the link which will then take you to a short survey.  Fill out the survey and submit.

 

Read-as always-for 30 minutes everyday

Seeing the world through your character's eyes:

Tonight, try seeing the world through your character's eyes as a way to get to know your main character better.  Think to yourself, 'What would my character be thinking in this situation? What would my character be doing?  Then take a few minutes to jot those thoughts down in your writer's notebook.  You can make a T-chart.  On one side write thoughts, and on the other side write actions.

 Select another idea for a story that you wish existed. In your writer's notebook, flush out some details for this story.  Do not write the actual story, just jot down the details.  See an example below, Also, answer the questions that go along with this assignment.  They are in Google Classroom.  You may need to start a new document, copy the questions, answer them on the new document and then submit the document to Classroom.

 Generate a list of possible realistic story ideas-look through magazines, or newspapers, or blogs, or the internet, etc.  Write your list in your Writing Workshop Notebook.

 

Read for 30 minutes each day

 Read your IRB for a 1/2 hour each day (including weekends)

 If you did not finish "I can't imagine living without . . ." in class, it is due today.

 Please read over the syllabus carefully with a parent or guardian.  The supplies are due on Monday, August 21st.  It is especially important to have your composition notebook. (bound)

 Personal Metaphor cards are due today.  Please follow all directions on the task sheet.

 

Please also put your full name and period number on the lined side of the paper on the left hand side.