January 10

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting ("I demand to speak to a human!" he shouted.)
• 3rd Draft Narrative Summary
• Add topic and concluding sentences to each of your paragraphs in your volcano essay. (This should me somewhat easier to do than our practice in class as you know exactly what information is contained in each of your paragraphs!) Here is a link to the handout from class just in case yours didn't make it home. :-)

December 13

Homework

• 2nd or 3rd draft of summary (If I am currently editing your draft, then there is nothing for you to do until your edited second draft is returned. :-) )

Have a merry Christmas!  See you back in class on January 3!

December 6

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting ("You are the worst hero ever!")
• Finish the second draft of your summary if you needed extra time
• Begin writing about volcanoes.  Below is the outline we completed in class.  You may add to the outline, or change parts of the outline to include information you find more interesting.  :-)

I.  Location

   1.  same / area / earthquakes

   2.  "Ring of Fire" /  encircling /  Pacific Ocean

   3.  +125 / active / Indonesia

   4.  all / form / land / many / ocean

  (5).

  (6).

II.  Parts / Inside

   1.  magma / melted rock / below / surface

   2.  magma chamber / below / crust

   3.  central vent / channel / magma to surface

   4.  caldera / crater / mouth of volcano

  (5). some / secondary vent / magma

  (6).

III.  Effects

   1.  mudslides / from / steam

   2.  lava / ash / mud / cool / new land / mountains

   3.  Tambora / Indonesia / 1815 / 92,000 killed *

   4.  ash / chemicals / enrich / soil / fertile

   5.  sulfur deposits / rubber / fertilizer

   6.  source / geothermal / energy / ocean / ecosystems

*  You may wish to change this entry to something you prefer.

November 29

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (Great!  Now I'm stuck.)
• 2nd Draft of Summary
• Read through your Volcanoes source to prepare for next week!

November 15

Homework

• Any late or missing work. (You can check the gradebook online. Let me know if I need to resend your link!)

 

November 8

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (What would you do with an empty town?)
• Turn your outline into a 3-paragraph summary of your book.  (Remember your dress-ups and openers!  Here is a grading checklist to help you. :-) )

November 1

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (There was a flash of shiny red ribbon.)
• Use your plot diagram to create an outline for a three paragraph summary of the book of your choice.  Only the outline is due this week.  The most difficult part of this week's assignment is to focus on main events and leave out the details, even though those details might be the part we like best about the story!  Our example is below.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

I.

   1.  4 children / WW2 / country / mansion

   2.  playing / wardrobe / hide / Narnia

   3.  Mr. Tumnus / fawn / winter / Christmas

   4.  Edmund / Narnia / witch / enchanted

   5.  hiding / wardrobe / find / Narnia

II.

   1.  Mr. & Mrs. Beaver / prophecy / Ed / disappears

   2.  Ed / witch / children / find / Aslan

   3.  Santa / gifts / children

   4.  find / Aslan / deal / witch

   5.  witch / kills / Aslan / Ed / free

   6.  Peter / Narnians / prepare / battle

III.

   1.  morning / battle / begins

   2.  Aslan / alive / frees / stone / people

   3.  Aslan / kills / witch / Narnia / free

   4.  children / kings / queens / years

   5.  lamppost / wardrobe / home / children

   6.  tell / professor / believes