Camping with Dad: January 14, 2020

Focus: What are we doing well in our prose timed writings, and how can we improve?

1. Warming up with a little Quizlet Live review of Academic Vocabulary, List 1

2. In Question #2: Johnny Got His Gun, considering the first inch, the last inch, and the concrete details and devices in between

• A quick creative writing / tone exercise: Rewrite the first inch or the last inch to change the tone.

• Making a group how and why chart for close reading practice

3. Perusing two sample essays on Q2 with a focus on Row 2 of the rubric

4. Peer workshopping each other's essays by applying Row 2 to them

HW:

1. For WEDNESDAY: Study Academic Vocabulary, List 1 for a short quiz.

2. For FRIDAY: Read the first four chapters of Beloved and create your first reading ticket.

• Click HERE for the Beloved reading schedule.

• Click HERE for Beloved reading ticket possibilities.

3. ONGOING: Spend 5-10 minutes Serial Reading each day.