1. 9/6/16 Bear Time
DGP: Write the sentence next to Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday on your paper.
Identify as many parts of speech as you can for Monday.
Identify the subject and predicate for Tuesday.
Sometimes I can feel my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.

2. 9/6 Mini – Lesson : Sensory Images
Cut apart and glue in “The Redwoods”
Add sensory details to the first paragraph

3. 9/6 Writing Workshop
Add sensory image sentences to the rest of “The Redwoods”

4. Identify the clauses, sentence type and sentence purpose
9/7/16 Bear Time
DGP: Write the sentence next to Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday on your paper.
Identify the clauses, sentence type and sentence purpose
Sometimes I can feel my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.

5. 9/7 Mini – Lesson : Sensory Details Menu Read the menu items.
Identify which menu item you would choose.
Justify your reasons for choosing that item. (This is your WHY.)
Draw the item on your paper.
Item #1: A delicious pasta dish with the best sauce in the world. The pasta is so soft. It is like biting into heaven. The sauce is steaming and filled with amazing spices.
Item #2: The meat literally falls off the bone in this dish. The side items are cooked perfectly and the sauce is to die for. It is so creamy and fantastic.
Item #3: This seafood dish is as fresh as it gets. It is grilled perfectly and served with a savory sauce. The potatoes melt in your mouth.

6. 9/7 Writing Workshop
Continue bringing sensory details to “The Redwoods”

7. 9/8/16 Bear Time
DGP: For Thursday DGP, use the sentence as your model, and write your own. Use your new sentence as a story starter in your Writing Notebook.
Sometimes I can feel my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.

8. Mini – Lesson : Journal Prompt
In your Writing Notebook, describe your current setting. DO NOT use anyone’s name. DO NOT directly state where you are. DO NOT use the words classroom, teacher, or student. Try to use ONLY sensory details. Remember that setting includes both time and place.

9. 9/8 Writer’s Workshop : Pass the Story
Your First Line:
We couldn’t believe what we were seeing.
Finish the line and keep the story going.
Write your initials next to your part of the story.

10. 9/9/16 Bear Time
DGP: For Friday DGP, diagram the sentence (yours or mine). Create a visual representation in which words go together.
Sometimes I can feel my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.

11. 9/9 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?

12. 9/9 Writing Workshop : Describing pictures
Look at the picture you are assigned.
Tell the story of the day the picture was taken.
Present and guess