Welcome to Thursday - Day 2

Class Work & Homework

1. Go to the board in the back of the room and write the topic  you selected and your name.

• We will do this by tables. If you see your topic already listed, write your name by that topic.
• After all are finished, you will be grouped by topic for map sharing and a brief discussion.
• If nobody else selected your topic, you will be grouped by topics that are similar in some way. (We might need to get creative here!)

2. Discussion ideas:

• Take a look at each others' maps. What commonalities do the maps possess?
• What are the differences?
• What is the story?

3. After discussing, feel free to add to your map if you want to.

4. You will be using the map to guide the writing of your first one-page narrative. The draft is due Tuesday. Submit in Canvas AND bring a paper copy to class.  See #9.

5. Speaking of narratives, let's discover what one must do in writing to come up with a narrative!

Complete the following - A narrative is...

6. Now take a look at some tips for things to include in your narrative.
http://teachers.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/kburke/tips_for_writing_a_personal_narr.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/narrative.htm (Sample narrative)

6. Getting to know you as a writer...papers returned...

• Individual comments appear on each paper. This was a pass/fail activity. You passed!
• The most common problems were:
• Elaboration
• Specific examples (Narrative in this case . . .There were few stories!)

7. Let's practice elaboration. Each table will be given a short, generic sentence. Your assignment is to work with the group and come up with a strong narrative! Assign one person to be the scribe and type your group's final narration. E-mail it to me so that we can look at it on the screen. Also, assign a reader.

Whole class sentence - practice together: The child went to the window.
Step 1: What questions come to mind? What details do you, the reader, need to know?
Step 2: Now, rewrite and answer the questions. You will end up with MANY sentences!
Step 3: It is time to open the envelope and see what your table will be describing in narrative form.

8. Group Sharing

9. Your homework is to write the narrative draft. Look back at Day 1 for the instructions. The instructions also appear on Canvas. Post by the beginning of class on Tuesday, August 27, 2013

10. Additional homework: Find an object to describe in minute detail. This can be something that is a favorite of yours, or it can be an interesting piece of junk that you just found!

• Concentrate on the details. Pretend you are the camera and must "show me" with your words what the object it. Concentrate on the use of the five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. Right now, just describe the object. Post to Canvas AND bring the object or a picture of the object and a paper copy of the description to class. Write in sentences. A bulleted list is NOT acceptable! (Due: Tuesday, August 27, 2013)