I really liked class today...I was able to look through Writer's Notebooks and see what's been brewing as students checked books in and out of the IMC. I checked the three narratives that have been written so far; I graded students on fluency...did they do the assignment and write the story length that was expected? Each was worth 10 points. If you see a grade lower than 30 points it means a story was underdeveloped or not done. I was very happy with all the fluent stories I saw! Keep it going!
Students shared the "author's perspective" revisions they did on a previous story and gave peer feedback. Tomorrow I will be sharing specific examples. We are moving from perspective to "tone" in writing, and today I did a read aloud with a very emotional personal narrative by author James Howe. Tomorrow we will analyze and annotate the story for "tone."
H/W: You have a choice:
- You can start writing a new narrative. Write at least a page, but you don't have to finish it. Just get it started. Remember, a moment....it can be about a place, an event ,an experience or a person.
OR...
- You can add to one of your previously written narratives.
In either case, you need to use what you have learned about 1) being in the moment 2) using dialogue 3) using author's perspective (not slipping out of perspective - remember the sewing needle and the dog?) Stay in the moment.
Thank you! See you tomorrow!
