In order to vary your syntax - and correctly punctuate it - we looked at how semicolons and colons are used in sentences. Hopefully, this will aid your narrative final draft preparations as the the final draft deadline is 3 p.m. tomorrow.
Monday, February 13, 2017
Friday, February 10, 2017
Comma Day!
Class was all about the commas as we looked at what to do with a dependent-independent joining of clauses, 2 independent clauses with one of those FANBOYS, and transitional expressions. For homework, finish the last section of the handout.
We will go over semicolon and colon rules on Monday, and then you will have some work time on your narrative essay. Our next unit, beginning on Tuesday, will involve exemplification, a writing style that promotes the usage of your ethos on multiple subjects.
We will go over semicolon and colon rules on Monday, and then you will have some work time on your narrative essay. Our next unit, beginning on Tuesday, will involve exemplification, a writing style that promotes the usage of your ethos on multiple subjects.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Narrative Peer Review
The entire hour was dedicated to working on the narrative draft and then peer editing your classmates' work. We will work on punctuation on Friday and Monday in order for you to have no mechanical distractions on your final draft, which has a deadline of Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. As we had 2 absentees today, I will have you peer review during class on Friday.
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Adverbal
The first half of class was designated for your narrative writing. Remember, you will have a half hour in class tomorrow to complete your first draft prior to our class peer edit.
The second half of class featured three new vocabulary words and the focus on adverbs. If you missed class today, you did not have the opportunity to witness the theatrical performances of your classmates as they acted out behavior and movement using diverse adverbs. In any circumstance, note how you incorporate adverbs into your narrative to help create tone and action.
The second half of class featured three new vocabulary words and the focus on adverbs. If you missed class today, you did not have the opportunity to witness the theatrical performances of your classmates as they acted out behavior and movement using diverse adverbs. In any circumstance, note how you incorporate adverbs into your narrative to help create tone and action.
Monday, February 6, 2017
Your Narrative
1. The commencement of our new vocab unit, which began with 4 new words today.
2. The return of your descriptive writing essays, which were filled with imagery, figurative language, and engaging hooks.
3. The check of your narrative warm-ups and brief observations regarding which one would be best for your narrative.
4. The reading of 2 sample essays to provide 2 varying approaches to a narrative or college application essay.
5. The official assigning of the narrative essay, which will be either a game narrative, a future narrative, or a college ap/scholarship prompt.
The first draft of the narrative will be on a Google Doc and will be expected for class evaluation on Wednesday after lunch. That will give you a couple days plus a half hour to finish up your story.
2. The return of your descriptive writing essays, which were filled with imagery, figurative language, and engaging hooks.
3. The check of your narrative warm-ups and brief observations regarding which one would be best for your narrative.
4. The reading of 2 sample essays to provide 2 varying approaches to a narrative or college application essay.
5. The official assigning of the narrative essay, which will be either a game narrative, a future narrative, or a college ap/scholarship prompt.
The first draft of the narrative will be on a Google Doc and will be expected for class evaluation on Wednesday after lunch. That will give you a couple days plus a half hour to finish up your story.
Friday, February 3, 2017
Adjectives
With the vocab quiz completed, you now have 10 new words starting next week. We discussed hyphens and commas with adjectives, and then you were assigned narrative warm-up 3 for Monday's class.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Pronouns
After a heated vocab review on the buzzers (congrats, Morgan), we completed our dialogue exercise by crafting conversations between two of your assigned characters. Absentees, you will not have to make up this assignment.
Then, we discussed pronoun rules involving antecedent-pronoun agreement, possessive pronouns, and that who/whom placement. Currently on the board, we have all of the subjective and objective pronouns available to help remind you of their placement in sentences. To help us practice pronoun rules, you completed a handout on this subject. Absentees, I have this handout available tomorrow if you would like to stop by.
Last, you have a homework assignment. Complete Narrative Warm-Up 1 for Friday's class.
Then, we discussed pronoun rules involving antecedent-pronoun agreement, possessive pronouns, and that who/whom placement. Currently on the board, we have all of the subjective and objective pronouns available to help remind you of their placement in sentences. To help us practice pronoun rules, you completed a handout on this subject. Absentees, I have this handout available tomorrow if you would like to stop by.
Last, you have a homework assignment. Complete Narrative Warm-Up 1 for Friday's class.
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