1. Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
Follow procedures for the agenda and books.
Get out your copy of the rubric and keep it out on your desk. Get out your plot diagrams, dialogue rules notes, notes on sentence structure, and the original story “The Dinner Party.”
Bell Ringer: Use what you know about varying sentence structure and the 8 ways to start a sentence, and rewrite the following passage to show varied sentence structure.
The colonel says women possess less self-control than men. I feel angry and want to respond to his comments. Suddenly, I freeze. My jaw clenches. I feel something like sandpaper snaging the flesh of my exposed foot.
When finished, get a computer with your number and open the blog and pull up your writing in 365.

2. How do I vary my sentence structure?
Throughout the dinner party, the colonel, with his booming, obnoxious voice insinuates that women possess less self-control than men which of course is false. I am about to voice an angry yet rational response, when suddenly, I freeze. Powerfully, my jaw clenches, my teeth scraping together as rough sandpaper snags the flesh of my exposed foot.

3. Wednesday, December 5th
Focus for revision – Dialogue and Sentence Variety
Look at your copy of “The Dinner Party.” Highlight the dialogue you see. What does the dialogue achieve? How does Gardner use her dialogue? Is it used for characterization, to progress the plot, or maybe both?
Now look at your paper in 365 and ask yourself these questions.
Gardner had 6 uses of dialogue—how many do I have?
Did I unintentionally plagiarize? If so, then maybe I should create dialogue for another part of the story.
Do I have a formal tone? Remember the clip of Downton Abbey.
Am I using prim and proper language for the time period and level of education and sophistication found in the characters?
Does my dialogue move the plot forward or show characterization? If so, what does it show about the person? How does it move the plot forward?

4. Task One December 5th Click on Dialogue Revision Form on the blog –
Copy and paste two paragraphs with examples of dialogue you need to revise.
If you do not have dialogue or you need to add some instead of revising, paste the paragraphs where you want to add the dialogue.
Remember – Don’t plagiarize! Please write dialogue that moves the plot forward, shows characterization, or does both.
Remember – Add your revised dialogue to your paper and highlight in yellow.
Submit it today

5. Task 2 December 5th
If time permits today, start Task 2. If you do not have time to complete it today, you will complete it tomorrow.
Go to the blog and click on the Sentence Structure Revision Form.
Follow the instructions because you get to choose how you want to revise your structure. The last two revisions are optional.
When you have finished both tasks, you may use the codes to practice the quizizz study guide on sentence structure.
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6. Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
Follow procedures for the agenda and books.
Get out your copy of the bell ringer.
Get a copy of the rubric and keep it out on your desk. Get out your plot diagrams and the original story “The Dinner Party.”
Bell Ringer: Think about your writing. Write three to five sentences explaining what you think you might need to revise in your paper. Remember that revision is different from editing.
When finished, get a computer with your number and pull up your writing in 365.

7. Tuesday, December 4th
Have your rubric, “The Dinner Party,” and your plot diagrams out on your desk.
Do I have a full page?
How many paragraphs do I have? __Look at Gardner’s story to see if you have around the same number that she does? If not, what is missing?
Did I include all of the plot events? Which ones are missing?
Do I have a great hook?
Did I use examples of figurative language different from Gardner - simile, metaphor, or personification?
Today’s tasks – 365 Forms -

8. “The night breathed through the apartment like a dark animal.”
December 4th - Do I have a great hook? How much did I ‘copy’ Mona Gardner’s words and language? Did I plagiarize? How can I tell?Hook Review - page 34 SpringBoard book
“Nobody walks in Tulsa. At least not to get anywhere. Oil built our houses, paved our streets, and turned us from a cow town stop on the Frisco Railroad into the heart of Route 66.”
“Depending on who—sorry, whom—you ask, I may have killed my three best friends.”
“The night breathed through the apartment like a dark animal.” 
“When I stepped out in the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.”

9. Show versus Tell – Telling Sentence - It was an unusual cat.
December 4th Did I use examples of figurative language different from Gardner - simile, metaphor, or personification? How much did I ‘copy’ Mona Gardner’s words and language? Did I plagiarize? How can I tell?
Show versus Tell – Telling Sentence - It was an unusual cat.
Showing Sentence -With yellow eyes glowing red, long, black fur that stood on end, and a mouth full of sharp pointed teeth that emitted a yowl like a tiger, I knew that the small animal before me was no ordinary cat.
Looping is a revision strategy in which you underline an important event and add sentences with additional elaboration.
Add figurative language that is different from the original author’s.
Task – go to the blog and click on the form- complete 365 Form to add a hook and figurative language

10. December 3rd, 2018
Follow procedures for the agenda and books.
If you have not turned in your bell ringer from the last two weeks, put it in the drawer now.
Get a copy of the bell ringer and fill out the date.
Get a copy of the compound and complex sentences task and a copy of notes. Put your nameand roster number on both.
Bell Ringer: Write the definition and formulas for a compound, a complex, and a compound-complex sentence. Use your notes to check.

11. December 3rd - How do I vary sentence structure?
Today’s tasks -
Complete sentences for compound and complex sentences- due at the end of class – Use the examples on the board for help with directions.
Get a computer with your number and pull up your POV Dinner Party writing in 365. Edit for punctuation and capitalization. Make sure everything including the title is 12” Times New Roman and single spaced. There is no extra space between the title and the story. There must be an indention for each paragraph.
Make sure you have a creative title that does not contain the words dinner or party.
Make sure all of the plot elements are included in your story. The plot should be the same and should follow the plot diagram you completed. How many paragraphs did Gardner have? Do you have that many? Did you leave anything important out of your story?
If time permits use the quizizz code for sentence structure practice

12. November 30th, 2018
Follow procedures for the agenda and books.
Get out your bell ringer.
Bell Ringer: Use Thursday and Friday spaces for writing with blue or black ink.
If “The Dinner Party” were set during present time, how would the conversation that took place between the colonel and the young girl have sounded?

13. Read your instructions for the group
Read your instructions for the group. Everyone in the group needs to write their group’s sentence down on a clean sheet of paper as number 1.
Each clause will be written on a long slip of paper. The coordinating conjunction and semicolon will be written on a small sheet of paper.
As each group presents, you will write the sentences and the types.

14. November 29th, 2018
Sit at your number. Follow normal procedures for your books and agenda. Get out your plot diagrams. Books go under your chair and NOT on the tables. Get out your plot diagrams and notes on dialogue.
This story does not have a heading. It is not double spaced. You need to center an original title and use correct capitalization. You must put by_______ ________ centered underneath your title. There is no colon after by.
The title and the font should be 12” Times New Roman or Aerial Black. You must indent each paragraph. You must have at least 5 paragraphs – one for each part of the plot. Many of you will have more. It must be only one page long.
Your narrative must be first person. You may not plagiarize. You must include all of the parts of the original plot.
You must print a copy of the ROUGH DRAFT for me before leaving today.

15. November 30th, 2018
Sit at your number. Follow normal procedures for your books and agenda. Get out your plot diagrams.
This story does not have a heading. It is not double spaced. You need to center an original title and use correct capitalization. You must put by_______ ________ centered underneath your title. There is no colon after by.
The title and the font should be 12” Times New Roman or Aerial Black. You must indent each paragraph. You must have at least 5 paragraphs – one for each part of the plot. Many of you will have more. It must be only one page long.
Your narrative must be first person. You may not plagiarize. You must include all of the parts of the original plot.
You must print a copy of the ROUGH DRAFT for me before leaving today.

16. Today’s Writing Task
Get a computer with your number. You must type in 365. Save your document as Point of View Dinner Party.
You will use your organizer to include all of the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. The parts of the plot will NOT change. You are only changing the point of view and perspective. When you present your final story to the class, you will be telling the ENTIRE story through Mrs. Wynnes’ eyes. Rough Drafts have to be completed and printed by the end of class tomorrow.

17. How do I change 3rd person to 1st person point of view?
Traffic was heavy as she made her way to the airport. It was a morning like any other, but something did not seem right. In order to avoid rushing, she had packed the night before ensuring nothing was forgotten. Paying close attention to her precious cargo, she quietly asked a skycap for assistance.
As I made my way to the airport, I remember noticing traffic was heavy but not unusual. All my mornings seemed to be the same boring routine. Trying not to look over anxious, I cut my eyes over toward a skycap and realized he was someone I knew.
“Good morning Sam,” I cheerfully called out, “as I made my way toward the counter with my precious cargo in tow.
What are the changes you see? What does not change?

18. Today’s Task – rough copy
Assume the character of Mrs. Wynnes. While embodying this point-of-view, craft a narrative from a first person perspective. Focus on retelling each part of the story using first person.  Read the example for part of the rising action.
Example:
Throughout the dinner party, the colonel, with his booming, obnoxious voice insinuates that women possess less self-control than men. I am about to voice an angry yet rational response, when suddenly, I freeze. Powerfully, my jaw clenches, my teeth scraping together as rough sandpaper snags the flesh of my exposed foot.