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COMMUNICATION ARTS 9

COMMUNICATION ARTS 9. OCTOBER 1-2, 2012. Bellringer. Revision Pretest . Reading Workshop . 20-25 minutes Remember: In order to receive daily points, you must be ON TASK during Reading Workshop. Reading Blog. sjsdblogs.com Title = Book Title, pages read, book Lexile

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COMMUNICATION ARTS 9

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  1. COMMUNICATION ARTS 9 OCTOBER 1-2, 2012

  2. Bellringer • Revision Pretest

  3. Reading Workshop • 20-25 minutes • Remember: In order to receive daily points, you must be ON TASK during Reading Workshop

  4. Reading Blog • sjsdblogs.com • Title = Book Title, pages read, book Lexile • Body = What is the title of your book? How does it fit the story? If you don’t know yet how it fits the story, what is your best guess? Be detailed and specific. Give specific examples from the text and your own opinion why you think that.

  5. Mini Lesson-Effective Beginnings • Which of these 3 beginnings is the most effective: • “Last summer I went to the beach. We had a lot of fun.” • “I woke up and looked out the window. It was a beautiful day. When I went downstairs, I said to my kids, ‘Lets go to the beach today!’” • “It was only 6:45 am and already the temperature was over 80 degrees. I couldn’t take another day of swimming in my own sweat! There was only one solution. I hollered up the stairs, ‘Hey guys, who wants to go to the beach today?!’”

  6. Mini Lesson-Effective Beginnings • The beginning of your narrative ( your intro paragraph) is important because it gives the first impression to the reader. It can cause the reader to think your paper is boring and not worth his/her time right from the beginning. • Ways you can begin a story: • Dialogue: “I’m not even sure I like you.” Use quotation marks. • Sounds/Onomatopoeia: “Bam! I heard a food tray crash to the floor behind me and knew I was in for trouble.” What is an onomatopoeia? • Scene Setting: “It was a year and a half ago that my brother left our house to smuggle a load of whiskey down from Canada.” OR “It was a dark and stormy night.” This sets up the tone of your paper. • Character: “Teddy Howland was the skinniest, ugliest kid in Eureka.” The character for your narrative should be you. You do not need to tell me your name in the paper. This would be for the other people that you are describing.

  7. Mini Lesson-Effective Beginnings • Your first sentences should be supported with at LEAST 3 strong details. (Preferably 5) • This would be your main idea of your narrative followed by your supporting details. • NEVER BEGIN WITH… • Once upon a time: sounds cheesy, supposed to be a true story. • A rhetorical question: one with no answer. • An exact day or date • Example: It was December 25, 1964 • Example: Last Tuesday the 14th • Your name

  8. Eyes Past Print • John Grisham

  9. Writing Workshop • Prewriting Handout

  10. Writing Workshop-Practice • It was a nice day to do something outside. I wondered what I could do, but couldn’t think of anything around the house that seemed fun. I was feeling bored and asked my mother what I should do. She didn’t have any ideas either. • Once upon a time my mother brought me to the beach. We parked over near the hot dog stand and got out. I walked along until I saw something weird by the rocks. It was a mermaid!

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