{"id":452,"date":"2018-09-24T13:35:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T17:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/fetterla1\/?p=452"},"modified":"2018-10-01T15:30:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T19:30:50","slug":"week-of-9-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/fetterla1\/2018\/09\/24\/week-of-9-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of 9\/24:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Monday 9\/24:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SSR<\/li>\n<li>Sassy Sentences\n<ul>\n<li>Appositive Phrases Notes:\n<ul>\n<li>Appositives interrupt the sentences to provide more information.<\/li>\n<li>They describe the noun or pronoun they are placed next to, often giving more vivid details.<\/li>\n<li>Appositive phrases usually come after the noun they describe, but can sometimes precede it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1hWAvkoksgwmM7t3zjMkXHnHu2NcfK8bN-DgmDU0CfnI\/edit?usp=sharing\">Creative Writing Prompt<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Our focus is, once again, on using precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language.<\/li>\n<li>Use one of the pictures from today&#8217;s PowerPoint to act as inspiration for a fictional story.\u00a0 Feel free to write whatever comes to mind, as long as it&#8217;s school appropriate, while remembering what standard we are honing in on.\n<ul>\n<li>Ideas for how to start:\n<ul>\n<li>Create a list of potential scenarios for each photo.\u00a0 Why might they be taking place?\u00a0 Then select the scenario that&#8217;s the most interesting to you.<\/li>\n<li>Answer the following questions to help you start figuring out a plot:\n<ul>\n<li>What is the setting? (time and place)<\/li>\n<li>Who is the character? (age, gender, job)<\/li>\n<li>Why are they alone?<\/li>\n<li>What is the main problem\/conflict?<\/li>\n<li>Who are the other characters (if any)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 9\/25:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Library Orientation &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Please let me know if you were absent so I can clue you into the policies and layout of the library.<\/li>\n<li>Mini Presentations<\/li>\n<li>Work time &#8211; Students had some time to finish their rough drafts for their creative writing assignment.\u00a0 <em><strong>The rough draft is due tomorrow Wed. 9\/26!<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 9\/26:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grades Conversation: We discussed students&#8217; current grades as well as gave a reminder as to <a href=\"https:\/\/dhs.dearbornschools.org\/academics\/standards-based-grading-information\/\">how standards-based grading works.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Practice with Conveying a Vivid Picture:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1v8iU9bge2L4sp0rmpqUkYgTXHD5HlwuF\/view?usp=sharing\">Showing vs Telling Foldable<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1jzx1ace8AiUetWNjgJck3nVDuCwBGDxj\/view?usp=sharing\">Strong Verbs List<\/a> (#13 in binder) &#8211; Use this list to help you use stronger verbs (precise words and phrases) in your writing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Vq0xdcbN8KUpc1WvPNc6Bxjoib3esSfb\/view?usp=sharing\">Sensory Words<\/a> (#14 in binder) &#8211; Use this list to help you include more of the 5 senses (sensory language) in your writing: touch, smell, hearing, sight, and taste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday 9\/27:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Using your rough draft, choose one chunk (about 1-2 paragraphs) of your story to showcase your ability to convey a vivid picture (Standard W 9.3D). Follow these<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1hWAvkoksgwmM7t3zjMkXHnHu2NcfK8bN-DgmDU0CfnI\/edit?usp=sharing\"> instructions<\/a> in order to make sure you include everything and highlight it properly:\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>At least 2<\/strong> examples of precise words and phrases, ie. strong verbs or dialogue <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(highlighted in yellow)<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>At least 2<\/strong> examples of telling details, ie. actions <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(highlighted in green)<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>At least 2<\/strong> examples of different sensory language ie. smell, taste, touch, sight, hearing <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(highlighted in pink)<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>This is due to the Google Classroom assignment titled &#8220;Creative Writing &#8211; Final Product&#8221; before midnight tonight.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday 9\/28:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SSR<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1zntSuKehFs4LtfeyD7V1dBgOGPpw_58eGAQCmlIQNfA\/edit?usp=sharing\">Maya Angelou &#8211; Still I Rise (pages 5-6)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>We watched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LyHqafC740Q\">a brief bio<\/a> on Maya Angelou and finished the following sentence starters:\n<ul>\n<li><em>I was interested in&#8230;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I was surprised by&#8230;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I wondered&#8230;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>We did an activity <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1zntSuKehFs4LtfeyD7V1dBgOGPpw_58eGAQCmlIQNfA\/edit?usp=sharing\">analyzing quotes (pages 1-4)<\/a> by Maya Angelou and answering the following questions:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What stuck out to you after reading the quote?<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is her message in the quote? <\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you agree\/disagree with her message? Why?<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Main Idea through Pictures\n<ul>\n<li>We did an example as a class with the first stanza.\u00a0 See me if you were absent and need this tutorial.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Students were expected to draw one picture for each stanza before Monday.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday 9\/24: SSR Sassy Sentences Appositive Phrases Notes: Appositives interrupt the sentences to provide more information. They describe the noun or pronoun they are placed next to, often giving more vivid details. Appositive phrases usually come after the noun they describe, but can sometimes precede it. 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