8/10/15 Bear Time: Select the noun in each sentence. Write the letter and the answer on your paper.1. 1. It will take all of your energy and will to be able to walk again.A. Take B. Your C. Energy2. The works of many great poets have been placed on reserve.A. Great B. Placed C. Reserve3. The Brooklyn Bridge was opened in 1883.A. Bridge B. Was C. In

EQ: How can we get comfortable with each other within the Writing Workshop model?

8/10/15 Activating – Mini – Lesson:

Informational Assessment Prompt

8/11/15 Bear Time: Choose the best answer. Write the letter and answer on your paper.

1.  Those are probably the ___________ curtains in the store. A. fancyestB. fanciestC. most fanciest

2.  Uncle Carl is really ______________________ man. A. an old sweetB. a sweet, oldC. a sweet old

3.  The Karmen-Ghia used to be _________________ sportscar. A. a fine GermanB. a German, fineC. a fine, German

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Mini-Lesson : Placemats Answer the questions on your placemats with your group. Write your answer on a post-it note. Discuss your answers at a reasonable volume.

Writing Workshop Finishing: First Writing Diagnostic and Myers Briggs Personality Test

◦ If you still have not finished these assignments at the end of class today, you need to come to my room during 1st period for makeup.

Done Basket: Complete at least one Done Basket assignment in your Writing Notebook

8/12/15 Bear Time: Identify the adverb. Write the letter and the answer.

1. Wolves HOWL loudly to establish their territory. a. loudly b. establish c. their 2. Audrey looked longingly across the street. "I'm going there after I've graduated, " Hunter said decisively, as he pointed to a map of Australia.

a. longingly, there b. longingly, there and decisively c. across, decisively 3. Reece has almost finished his guitar practice. a. Reece b. finished c. almost

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Mini-Lesson: Free Write Rules and Example

1. Keep your pen moving across the page, forming words for the entire time limit.

2. Pay no attention to grammar, spelling, punctuation, neatness, or style.

3. Keep writing no matter what. 

4. When time is up, read it and highlight words, phrases, and sentences that might be worth keeping.

Writing Workshop Free write in your writing notebook until the timer sounds.

Use a highlighter to highlight ANYTHING that might be good.

Summary Author’s Spotlight

8/13/15 Bear Time: Identify the Verb. Write the letter and the answer

1. The interior temperatures of even the coolest stars are measured in millions of degrees. A. Coolest B. Of even C. Are measured

2. Thomas Edison tried many filaments for his incandescent lamp. A. Many B. Filaments C. Tried

3. Jill sets the plates on the table.A. Plates B. Table C. Sets

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Mini-Lesson: Anchor Charts (Whole Page) Author’s Spotlight – Author and Audience

Writing Workshop: Writing to a prompt: Think of a topic you care about, an issue about which you have strong feelings. Write an opinion or argument in which you tell reasons why you feel the way you do.

Summary: Anchor Chart (Whole Page) Writing Workshop Expectations

8/14/15 Bear Time: Identify the Part of Speech. Write the letter and the answer.

1. The shoes were still lying where Ethan had left them. (verb)

A. Still B. Were C. Them

2. Sparta and Athens were enemies during the Peloponnesian War. (noun)

A. Were B. During C. War

3. My younger brother walked sleepily toward the living room.  (adverb)

a. younger

b. brother

c. sleepily

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Mini-Lesson: Looking at all the partsGlue – Just a dot will hit the spot!Always Write before Gluing (or you have to wait for it to dry.)

Cover – Write your name then glue it downBeginning of the Year Writing Self-Reflection – fill it in then glue it to the NAPWords to Work On – Just Glue it in to the NAPAbout the Author – Write this first, then glue to the inside back cover

Writing WorkshopPutting your Writing Notebook in order

SummaryAuthor’s Spotlight – Share your favorite part