Plug your computer in and report any issues at the end of class. 8/29/16 Computer Monday: Sign out your computer. Go to Edmodo.com. Complete your profile. Finish the Personality Web Quest. Plug your computer in and report any issues at the end of class.

8/30 Bear Time: Journal Entry Topic - What is a journalist and what purpose does journalism serve in our society? Write for 5 minutes on the topic of Journalism. Think about what journalists do, where they work, who they work for, who they get to meet, . . .

8/30 Mini – Lesson : Anchor Chart – The 5 Ws Turn to the back of your notebook, and create a new anchor chart called, “The 5Ws”.

8/30 Writing Workshop: Note – taking for the 5Ws watch this Watch the video and take observational notes. Be sure to note the things going on in the background. Also be sure to note the things going on around you.

8/30 Summary: Sharesies Share what you observed with your writing partner. You are comparing notes. Report three differences.

8/31 Bear Time: Journal Entry Topic – Three Events Write about three events that occurred near or around you yesterday between the time you left school in the afternoon and the time you went to sleep. Be as detailed in your 5Ws as you can.

8/31 Mini – Lesson : Key Vocabulary Fold a sheet of paper in half the long way (like a hot dog). On one side, cut three tabs. Label the tabs with the key vocabulary words and write the definitions underneath. Add a drawing to illustrate the word. Concise-giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive. Details-to describe item by item; give the full particulars of. 5W’s- Journalists capture the who, what, where, when, and why of life events to help create news stories.

8/31 Writing Workshop Read and locate the 5Ws in your news articles.

9/1 Bear Time: Let’s Free Write! Remember your free – write rules and follow them. Just keep writing. Just keep writing. Just keep writing, writing, writing.

9/1 Writing Workshop Let’s read one together. . . then, Read and locate the 5Ws in your news articles.

9/2 Bear Time: Journal Topic – Hot Topic (not the store) Write about the hottest topic, the biggest thing, the most relevant issue going on right now in the world, in the social media, in the interweb, in the news, in the neighborhood. Why is it important to you? How can you tell it is a deal to others? . . .

9/2 Mini – Lesson : 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?

9/2 Writer’s Workshop : Developing a News Story Three Pigs Escape by the Hairs on Their Chins   Yesterday morning three little pigs were nearly scared to death when an alleged big, bad wolf attempted to eat them in their homes. The first and second little pig barely escaped with their lives after an apparent wolf blew their straw and then stick homes to the ground. The two ran to their relatives brick house to escape being eaten. The wolf is currently wanted for questioning and is considered dangerous. Who: three pigs, a wolf What: home invasion, attempted murder When: yesterday Where: all throughout the neighborhood Why/How: Wolf’s gotta eat / Bully’s try to overpower the weak