Projects
We will be engaged in several writing projects this semester. An example of a project is the “My Summer Movie Poster” project .
Projects are divided into smaller, more manageable chunks. There is usually a guidelines sheet to go along with each project and due dates for the chunks. Please pay attention to the planner pages for due dates and newsletters for expectations.
My Summer Movie Poster
Time Potato of the Year (project guidelines & due dates PDF)
Time cover (pdf)
More Potato Project
More Potato Project (project guidelines & due date PDF)
prewriting strategies (PDF)
"Descriptive" example
"Expository" directions
"Persuasive" directions
Fairy Tale Newspaper
newspaper roles & terms
how to write a newspaper article & example
"Filigree" example newspaper
Market a Classmate
assignment task & expectations
*ignore the due date on the paper...it is due Tuesday, January 29
Poetry
Shel Silverstein
Shel poetry I [PDF]
Shel poetry II [PDF]
Shel Silverstein poetry explanation & rubric [PDF]
Narrative
"Gunga Din" by Kipling [PDF]
"Casey at the Bat" by Thayer [PDF]
"The Raven" by Poe [PDF]
"The Hunting of the Lark" by Carroll [web link]
Narrative poetry explanation & rubric [PDF]
Poetry Openers
Poetry Openers 4/1-5 [PDF]
Poetry Openers 4/1-5 [PowerPoint]
-subject, ABC, moment, question, and color poems
Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA)
Plot map example [PDF]
*formatted for 11x17, you will have to "shrink" it in the printer settings to fit it to 8.5x11
CYOA example pages from Escape [PDF]
*includes examples for the front and back cover, quotes of recommendation, inside title page, exposition, start of rising action, endings (successful and not), and illustrations
Projects are divided into smaller, more manageable chunks. There is usually a guidelines sheet to go along with each project and due dates for the chunks. Please pay attention to the planner pages for due dates and newsletters for expectations.
My Summer Movie Poster
Time Potato of the Year (project guidelines & due dates PDF)
Time cover (pdf)
More Potato Project
More Potato Project (project guidelines & due date PDF)
prewriting strategies (PDF)
"Descriptive" example
"Expository" directions
"Persuasive" directions
Fairy Tale Newspaper
newspaper roles & terms
how to write a newspaper article & example
"Filigree" example newspaper
Market a Classmate
assignment task & expectations
*ignore the due date on the paper...it is due Tuesday, January 29
Poetry
Shel Silverstein
Shel poetry I [PDF]
Shel poetry II [PDF]
Shel Silverstein poetry explanation & rubric [PDF]
Narrative
"Gunga Din" by Kipling [PDF]
"Casey at the Bat" by Thayer [PDF]
"The Raven" by Poe [PDF]
"The Hunting of the Lark" by Carroll [web link]
Narrative poetry explanation & rubric [PDF]
Poetry Openers
Poetry Openers 4/1-5 [PDF]
Poetry Openers 4/1-5 [PowerPoint]
-subject, ABC, moment, question, and color poems
Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA)
Plot map example [PDF]
*formatted for 11x17, you will have to "shrink" it in the printer settings to fit it to 8.5x11
CYOA example pages from Escape [PDF]
*includes examples for the front and back cover, quotes of recommendation, inside title page, exposition, start of rising action, endings (successful and not), and illustrations
Assignments
Assignments are another component of the writing grade. The students will often get the first 5-10 minutes of each day to work on the day’s opener. Sometimes the openers are part of an assignment/ project on which we are already working, and at times the openers are a separate task challenging their creativity, writing skills, problem-solving skills, and artistic fortitude. Additionally, any other “assignments” are lumped into this category.