Language Link: AGENDA MARCH 16-20

Friday, March 13, 2009

AGENDA MARCH 16-20

Announcements and Events:

PAWS Testing continues this week.
Book Posts are due on Tuesday, March 17.
Wyoming Young Authors Submissions are due on Wednesday, March 18.
Quarter ends on Friday, March 20.

Students will be PAWS testing Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in Language Arts.

No Weekly Homework this week.

MONDAY:
PAWS Testing

TUESDAY:
*BOOK POSTS DUE*
Lit. Terms Bingo

WEDNESDAY:
*Wyoming Young Authors Submissions due.*
PAWS Testing

THURSDAY:
PAWS Testing

FRIDAY:
*End of 3rd Quarter*
PAWS Testing

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Writer's Notebook Prompts

WNB 15: Write a "Society Poem" about what troubles you most in our society.
WNB #14: Write a memory poem with vivid imagery.
WNB #13: Write two shape poems
Outsiders #5: Reflections on the Novel's Resolution
Outsiders #4: Who are the outsiders in your world? Describe a group of people who are marginalized or left out in today's society. Why are they isolated?
Outsiders WNB #3: In partners, create a vocabulary story using focus words.
Outsiders #2: Which gang do you like better? Why? Do you support or sympathize with either or both? Why? Use concrete details to support your response.
Outsiders #1: Perceptions of Social Isolation: Have you ever felt left out or isolated from society? Which groups do you belong to/are you exluded from? What does belonging and isolation feel like?
WNB #12: Rewrite the ending to Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains." Pick up where the fire starts in the house.
WNB #11: What makes good writing? & What makes an engaging discussion group?
WNB #10: Craft a 2-chunk paragraph in response to your novel. Use the question options from class.
WNB #9: Predict the end of your novel! Or, if you have already finished -- discuss whether your ending was expected or unexpected. Would an alternate ending have fit the novel better?