Week of 8/14/17 Mondays will be computer day. Sign on and create your login sheet. You don’t have to write your actual passwords, but put something to remind you what it is. NOT BEING ABLE TO LOG IN WILL NOT BE AN EXCUSE FOR MISSING THE WORK WE DO!!!! When you have logged in to the three websites, glue in your login page to the LAST PAGE of your notebook.

8/15/17 Bear Time: Journal Prompt There is a mirror over the steel sink in my cell. It's six inches high, and scratched with the names of some guys who were here before me. When I look into the small rectangle, I see a face looking back at me but I don't recognize it. Read the excerpt and write a response. You can write anything you want, as long as it is about the excerpt. What do you think? What do you see? Make a prediction. etc…

8/15/17 Activator: Decorate the cover of your notebook. Make it your own – this is the most important learning document in this class. Include VISIBLY: Your name, My name, Your class period

8/15/17 Narrative Writing Pre-Assessment Write a continuation of the story, “An Unexpected Trip”. Be sure to include details, that clearly show how the characters change and develop, and present a clear resolution to the story. You will have 45 minutes to plan, draft, revise, edit and write a final copy.

8/16/17 Bear Time: Journal Prompt There is a mirror over the steel sink in my cell. It's six inches high, and scratched with the names of some guys who were here before me. When I look into the small rectangle, I see a face looking back at me but I don't recognize it. Read the excerpt. Rewrite it adding an adjective in front of EVERY noun.

8/16/17 Activator Create your About the Author page. Use third person point of view. For example: Lindsay Lucas is a middle school English teacher in Douglasville, Georgia. She enjoys writing about the small moments in life. She does her best writing when everything is quiet except for the ambient soundscape background music Pandora station. She enjoys eating freshly baked bread, after she bakes it, and spending time with her family in Atlanta where they live. After you are finished writing, glue it in to the back cover of your notebook.

8/16/17 Narrative Writing Pre-Assessment Write a continuation of the story, “An Unexpected Trip”. Be sure to include details, that clearly show how the characters change and develop, and present a clear resolution to the story. You will have 45 minutes to plan, draft, revise, edit and write a final copy.

8/17/17 Bear Time: Journal Prompt There is a mirror over the steel sink in my cell. It's six inches high, and scratched with the names of some guys who were here before me. When I look into the small rectangle, I see a face looking back at me but I don't recognize it. Read the excerpt. Rewrite the excerpt using the third person point of view.

8/17/17 Activator – Watch the video and write a response 8/17/17 Activator – Watch the video and write a response. What can you do to own your learning?

8/17/17 Writing Work Shop Fill in your beginning of the year writing self-reflection. After you have finished, glue it in to the inside front cover of your notebook. Then Create two pockets in your notebooks by stapling or taping two pages together. (See example) Then Glue in a “Words to Work On” Page on the NAP (next available page) and flag it with a post it. You may have a cursive sheet to glue in if you want.

8/18/17 Bear Time: Journal Prompt There is a mirror over the steel sink in my cell. It's six inches high, and scratched with the names of some guys who were here before me. When I look into the small rectangle, I see a face looking back at me but I don't recognize it. Describe the classroom. Use similar kinds of sentences to the excerpt from Monster by Walter Dean Myers.

8/18/17 Activator: Author’s Spotlight On a notecard, write the following: Your name and today’s date The topic and date of your writing What did you like about it? How would you improve it?

8/18/17 Writing Workshop: Author’s Spotlight Sharing Using the microphone Listening and Responding

8/18/17 Writing Workshop Write a scene in your writing notebook in which three “characters” from your getting to know you sheet interact.