Friday, December 6, 2013

Friday, December 6, 2013

Learning Objectives:
I can…

  • identify vivid verbs and sensory language
  • write vivid narration or significant dialogue
  • preview the next Personal Narrative by anticipating the concept of superpowers

Opening:
1. Article of the Week: "India Launches First Mission to Mars"

Work Period:
2. Continue working through #2-6 on page 18.  You will have this class period to do as instructed.  You will…


  • #2: paraphrase the sequence of events (22)
  • #3: annotate the text with Katie's feelings during the incident (19-21)
  • #3: use the feeling words in complete sentences (22)
  • #4: highlight vivid verbs in paragraphs 14-16 and write a sentence explaining the image they create for you (20)
  • Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
  • *** draw the events (20)
  • #5: highlight the most significant sentence of dialogue in the narrative
  • #6: Return to your Memory Map or Tuesday Night's Quickwrite and either 
    • write a short, dramatic dialogue or
    • a short narrative of your incident using vivid verbs and sensory details
Closing:
3. #7: Write a response to the Writing Prompt at the bottom of page 18:

"In the excerpt from Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata, … "

4. Complete #1 (Brainstorm) and #2 (Quickwrite) on page 23 before Monday.

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