Why We Write: Write down your homework: Free Write Activity from the Bingo Handout

Student Inventory: Complete the Student Inventory Sheet on your desk.

Process: Take out your warm-up page. Turn it over to the back and answer the following questions: How does the article we read today connect to this class? Compare how you read the article, the website, and the policy handouts.

Writer’s Notebook Set-up Divide the spiral in half First half – Writing Rubric Back half – Vocabulary (we’ll do this tomorrow!)

Writing Rubric Homework is collected and graded on Mondays. You are responsible for 1 Writing Response and 2 Vocabulary words. Each section may earn up to 4 points. Let’s focus on the writing for today.

Blocks Take three post-it notes from the table. On each of the three, write ONE: adverb or adjective noun (this should be a common noun such as “clown”, “box”, “painter”, etc.) verb

NOUN VERB ADJ/ADV

Directions It’s time to think outside the box! Using the words on your post-it notes, write a descriptive paragraph below. Remember that you cannot be wrong! For example, if I choose: N: frog A: lazy V: played I could write about a “lazy frog that played” or a “frog that played lazily”

Homework Glue your BINGO board onto the back of the first page in your Writer’s Notebook. Choose one (OR more) of these activities for tonight. Remember to include all elements – including that artistic component!

Closure: Index Cards Write your name on the index card. On your index card, decide what score your descriptive paragraph should earn. Explain your thinking.