Unit 2 Days 26-30

Day 26

Bell Ringer 8 Re-write the following sentence so it “shows” and no longer “tells.” Ms. Charlton was happy to meet Justin Timberlake.

Plan for the Day Continue drafting

Draft due at the end of the hour! Finish your bell ringer and turn it in Grab a computer and finish your rough draft Do page 9 in your packet Print your draft OM300LC1 Settings-->Print on both sides (flip on long edge) Pick it up in the upper conference room Do page 10 with a partner Make any changes based on your peer feedback Read or work on your IR project

Homework: Page 10 of the packet

Day 27

When you are done, turn in your yellow narrative packet. Bell Ringer What book did you read for your Q2 IR project? Did you like it? Why or why not? When you are done, turn in your yellow narrative packet.

Plan for the Day Book Talks

Question Sheet PUT YOUR NAME ON IT Presenter Q1: Q2: Q3: Q1 Q2 Q3

New Protocol You have TWO MINUTES to give your book talk. After two minutes I will cut you off. You have TWO MINUTES to ask a question after each book talk. I am not taking volunteers. I have a randomized list and we are going to go in the order that it gives me.

Day 28

Bell Ringer 2 What kind of feedback did you get from page 10 of the narrative packet? What do you need to fix in your narrative?

Plan for the Day Finish book talks Editing Final work time

Announcements: Team T-Shirts 9th grade registration: Can I take Enriched English 9?

Editing Round 1: Dialogue Punctuation Highlight errors with dialogue in YELLOW. Signal phrase Punctuation after the signal phrase Quotation marks around spoken words Punctuation at the end of the quote

Editing Round 2: Capitalization and Spelling Find a new computer and highlight capitalization and spelling errors in PINK. Proper nouns (names, specific places/organizations) The word “I” The first word in a sentence

Editing Round 3: Clunky Sentences Any time that a sentence sounds weird or awkward, highlight it in GREEN.

Color Coding: Highlight errors with dialogue in YELLOW. Find a new computer and highlight capitalization and spelling errors in PINK. Any time that a sentence sounds weird or awkward, highlight it in GREEN.

Final Work Time! Your final draft is due at the start of the next class period!