WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 HONORS MYP WRITING SHORT STORIES: DAY 3

WRITING SNIPPET9/30/15 Describe your favorite season. Revision 1: Add words that appeal to the 5 senses. Revision 2: Add at least one series with 3+ items, using commas appropriately.

OBJECTIVE, AGENDA, & HOMEWORK Objective: I will give and receive meaningful feedback on short stories. Agenda: Writing Snippet Greek Roots Notes Workshop Groups Homework: Short story due Friday. GR sheet is due Monday.

GREEK ROOTS (Due 9/28/15) 21. tele, tel, telo = far, distant 22. arch, archi = rule, govern, extreme 23. dem = people 24. gon = angle 25. gyn = women (Due 10/5/15) 26. log = speech, study, idea 27. archae = ancient 28. hetero = different 29. homo = same, like 30. poly = many

FOCUS LESSON: PARAGRAPHING & DIALOGUE Dialogue: a conversation between 2 or more characters. Begin a new paragraph each time the speaker changes. Put quotation marks around what was directly said. Use taglines to tell who is speaking, but do not use quotation marks around them. He asked, “….” “….,” she said.

FOCUS LESSON: TELLING VS. SHOWING You can use figurative language too! Simile: comparison using “like” or “as” Metaphor: comparison where one thing is the other Personification: human- like qualities for an object/animal Hyperbole: over- exaggeration Onomatopoeia: sound noises

WRITER’S WORKSHOP EXPECTATIONS Respect the community of writers. Be willing to take risks. Be willing to share your writing. Find your purpose and audience. Develop your own process(es) for writing. Continuously add to your writer’s notebook. Be 100% attentive during the focus lesson. Be prepared to revise your work repeatedly. Focus on the positives when giving feedback. Ask questions and give suggestions instead of giving negative feedback. During independent writing time, focus on brainstorming, planning, researching, drafting, conferring, revising, and editing.

TIPS FOR WORKSHOPPING Leave the writer with enthusiasm for writing! Focus on ideas, organization, voice, word choice, figurative language, and sentence variety. Do not focus on spelling, grammar, etc. Questions to think about: What did I like best about this paper? What would I like to know more about? What stands out? What is confusing? When asking questions or giving suggestions for a short story, consider: Does the story have clear parallel plots? Are the plots driven by the conflicts? Is the point of view clear/consistent in the story? Does story have clear character development? Is the theme of the story clear?

STEPS FOR WORKSHOPPING Step 1: Writer: tell purpose, audience, and what you need help with Group: take notes on what writer said Step 2: Writer: read short story aloud Group: listen and take notes on what comes to mind Step 3: Group: start with positives; ask questions Writer: listen, take notes, and then respond to questions Step 4: Writer: ask for clarification; share plan for revision Group: praise the writer for sharing

WRITING AND REVISING After you have received feedback from your group, start working on revising. Replace Add Delete And Reorder Remember that a complete draft of your short story is due Friday at 3:10 p.m. on turnitin.com and hard copy to Miss Garlock.