1. 1.Pick up HANDOUTS—STAPLE INTO A PACKET! Left (top) – Right (bottom) 2.TEXT BOOK FORMS—give to Ms. C if you need to check out text books this semester 3.Journal Entry: Describe an event that changed your life forever, or make up and describe an event that would change your life forever. 1 BELLWORK:

2. 2 Thursday, January 8 Same seats as yesterday, please. Anyone ready to purchase a vocab book? $12 What am I learning today? Language: Demonstrate the correct use of vocabulary and grammar in my writing. (ELACC12L1-6) Writing: Identify and analyze elements of good writing; engage the reader by including these elements in your own narrative writing. (ELACC12W3, 4, 5) What am I going to do today? Bellwork: Describe an event that changed your life Class Brainstorm: What makes good writing? Rick Meyer article Introduce the family/feature story Vocabulary 1 higher level sentences “check” on Friday 1/16 What will I do to show I learned it? Write sentences utilizing new vocabulary Write own family/feature story Homework: Signatures (syllabus and research paper form due Friday) Vocab Book purchase (Friday)

3. 3 GOOD WRITING BAD WRITING

4. 4 SHOWING V. TELLING

5. 5 “Telling” The Richland High School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on Wednesday, November 15, 1995, in Lynnville, Tennessee, a small community located in Giles County. 17-year-old James Ellison "Jamie" Rouse, a senior student at the school, killed one teacher and one student, and seriously wounded another teacher. Rouse used a.22-calibre Remington Viper semi-automatic rifle, which he hid behind bushes before driving to retrieve his friend. His friend drove Jamie the rest of the way to Richland High School. He parked the car outside the school, and Rouse entered through the north entrance hallway. Inside the hallway he confronted teachers Carolyn Yancey and Carolyn Foster. [3] He then shot both teachers in the head in the view of over fifty students in the hallway. He then aimed his rifle at football coach Ron Shirey; however, he missed and fatally shot freshman Diane Collins in the throat. He was then tackled by a male student and another football coach, who forcibly took the rifle away from him. Carolyn Foster was killed by a gunshot wound to the head, while Carolyn Yancey survived in serious condition. Rouse was convicted as an adult of one count of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree murder, and one count of first-degree attempted murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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7. 7 How does Meyer’s Article “Show”?

8. “Showing” Those short sentences…..simple sentences used for effect Details, details, details…. – (i.e., the route to the school, the descriptions of the mom and Jamie, the trees, etc.) Repetition – (i.e., “the rifle across Jaime’s lap” or “the rifle laying across the front seat”) Figurative language – similes, metaphors, imagery, etc. (i.e. “carries the gun LIKE a hunter…”) Vivid Verbs – Show NOT tell – (i.e. “Her shoes crunched on the gravel”)

9. 9 Family/Feature Story

10. 10 Vocab Work!

11. Take out a sheet of paper and write your name on it List three items that identify you. Think about what you would put in a time capsule to show (not tell) who you are.

12. Write down the names of three (older) people you know very well. These do not have to be family members, but they could be! For each person, list three items that you identify with them. For example for my father, I would put a guitar, a SCUBA mask, and a button-up, short- sleeved shirt.

13. Family story idea Think about these people. You already can identify with them, with items that show who they are. What story could one of them share with you? This is a snapshot in his/her life, not a life story. This becomes your family/feature story… your narrative. We will create interview questions next week in class, but you must come up with a story idea and source by Monday, 8/11.