Quickwrite 9/30

So far we have only looked at movie clips that feature scary or horrific moods. If you were going to create a movie preview with a cheerful or happy mood, what effects could you include?

POP QUIZ!

Set up a blank piece of paper in MLA format. Call it "Mood." Number it 1-2.

Watch the following clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic

1. How would you describe the MOOD in the clip?

2. What did the filmmakers do to influence the MOOD?

YouTube MOOD Examples

The Lion King Mood:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbBNqNaZVc8&feature=related

Mary Poppins Mood:
http://www.youtube.com/user/moviemker#p/a/u/0/2T5_0AGdFic

Cinderella Mood:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT5LKxTAe10&NR=1

What sort of mood did all three previews create? How did the filmmakers create those moods?

Numero-Poomba-Snitch Rules

1. Blank piece; MLA format. Title: Numero-Poomba-Snitch
2. Mrs. H. will put you into groups (except for two people). As soon as you're in your group, make sure everyone has a piece of SCRATCH PAPER and their piece of paper set up in MLA.
3. The group's GRAND POOMBA is the only person who can TALK. The GRAND POOMBA is the SHORTEST member of the group.
4. The group SNITCH is the person in charge of keeping everyone SILENT. The SNITCH is the OLDEST member of the group.
5. Your group's FIRST TASK is to come up with a TEAM NAME. Remember, you can't talk . . . but you can pass notes.
6. To earn credit for this activity, you have to turn in your piece of paper with EVERY ANSWER WRITTEN DOWN CORRECTLY.
7. I will have three helpers: the NUMERO MASTER (in charge of keeping score), and the CLIPBOARD KID (in charge of writing down every correct answer in order for me to use as a key later). The NUMERO MASTER is able to DEDUCT POINTS from groups who are talking! :)

Correct Answer = 5 Points
Incorrect Answer = 0 Points
Talking or Whispering = -2 Points per Offense

If you get an answer wrong, you don't earn points, but you lose your turn. The play continues to the next team. If they answer incorrectly, they lose their turn, as well. If they answer correctly, they earn 5 points PLUS have a chance to answer their OWN question.

9/26 to 9/30 UPDATED

Monday 9/26:
1. BR/Calendars
2. Finish FB Article/Begin Prewriting
HW: Part 1 & 2 of Persuasive Essay Packet

Tuesday 9/27:
1. Quickwrites
2. Elements of Fiction Review GAME
HW: Study for Elements of Fiction Test

Wednesday 9/28:
1. Quickwrites
2. Mood "The Tell-Tale Heart" Play
HW: Study for Elements of Fiction Test

Thursday 9/29:
1. Quickwrites
2. Mood "The Tell-Tale Heart" Play
HW: Study for Elements of Fiction Test

Friday 9/30:
1. Collect Quickwrites
2. Elements of Fiction TEST
HW: NO HW!

FB Essay Resources

FB Article:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-090511-EssayKit.pdf

FB Lesson Plan:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-REPRO-090511-8.pdf

9/26 to 9/30

Monday 9/26:
1. BR/Calendars
2. Finish FB Article/Begin Rough Drafts/Thesis Statements
HW: Finish Rough Drafts

Tuesday 9/27:
1. Quickwrites
2. RD Peer Editing
HW: Final draft due Monday 10/3

Wednesday 9/28:
1. Quickwrites
2. Foreshadowing
HW: Final draft due Monday 10/3

Thursday 9/29:
1. Quickwrites
2. Mood ("Skellig")
HW: Study your Elements of Fiction Vocab sheet; TEST tomorrow.

Friday 9/30:
1. Collect Quickwrites
2. Elements of Fiction TEST
HW: Final draft due Monday 10/3

1. Get out your Words to Know/Story Pyramid worksheet. Make sure your name is on it.

2. Blank piece of paper. MLA. Title: VERBS QUIZ.

Instead of a quickwrite today, do this:

1. Get out your Words to Know worksheet from "Raymond's Run." With your partner, fill out the Rising Action and the Falling Action parts on the back.

2. Get out the stuff we started yesterday about Facebook.

"Raymond's Run" Theme?

THEME means the author's main point, message, or moral. What was the THEME of "Raymond's Run"? Write at least a paragraph.

9/19 to 9/23

Monday 9/19:
1. BR/Calendars
2. Pass Back Work
3. Finish "Raymond's Run"
4. RR Vocab/Story Pyramid
HW: Finish RR Vocab

Tuesday 9/20:
1. Quickwrites
2. Simple Predicates
3. RR Vocab/Story Pyramid
4. Start Scope/Facebook Article
HW: Finish Grammar/Simple Predicates

Wednesday 9/21:
1. Quickwrites
2. Simple Predicates
3. Continue Scope/Facebook Article
NO HW!

Thursday 9/22:
1. Quickwrites
2. Thesis Statements
3. Start Facebook Essay Outlining/Brainstorming
HW: Finish your outline

Friday 9/23:
1. Grammar Quiz: Complete Sentences, Subjects, Predicates
2. Facebook Essay Rough Drafts
HW: Finish your RD

1. Get your quickwrites from last week and this week ready for me to collect. They should all be on the same piece of paper.

2. Get your HW from last night out (Simple Subjects) so we can check it.

When we're done checking HW and collecting quickwrites, you will take your quiz.

Happy Friday!

Quickwrite 9/15

For today's quickwrite, tell about a time you had to take care of someone else. How did you feel? Do you enjoy caring for others, or do you view it as a chore?

Write a paragraph or two describing perfect behavior during a classroom discussion.

Please have your grammar HW ready for me to check.

9/12 to 9/16

Monday 9/12:
1. BR/Calendars
2. Complete Sentences
3. "Raymond's Run" Anticipation Guide
HW: Finish Grammar & AG

Tuesday 9/13:
1. Journals
2. AG Debate
3. "RR" Vocab
HW: RR Vocab

Wednesday 9/14:
1. Journals
2. Simple Subjects
3. Begin "Raymond's Run"
NO HW!

Thursday 9/15:
1. Journals
2. Simple Subjects
3. Finish "RR"
HW: Finish Grammar

Friday 9/16:
1. Journals
2. Sentences QUIZ
3. Begin Scope Facebook Article
NO HW!

Quickwrite 9/8

New board games come out all the time, but very few of them catch on. Describe a new board game that you think could be a big hit.

If you'd rather describe a new video game, go for it!

1. Get out your calendar/BR so I can give you extra credit if you have all of August filled out.

2. No quickwrite today . . . we are going to get down to work on our C. and H. project.

IF YOU WERE ABSENT LAST FRIDAY, YOU NEED TO GIVE LAST WEEK'S QUICKWRITES TO ME!
:)

9/6 to 9/9

Tuesday 9/6:
1. Binder Reminders/Calendars
2. Finish Story Pyramid
3. C. & H. Project
HW: C. & H. Project

Wednesday 9/7:
1. Quickwrite
2. C. & H. Project
HW: C. & H. Project

Thursday 9/8:
1. Quickwrite
2. Turn in C. & H.
3. Start Complete Sentences/Verbs
HW: NO HW!

Friday 9/9:
1. Quickwrite
2. Elements of Fiction Quiz
3. Continue Complete Sentences/Verbs
4. Anticipation Guide: "Raymond's Run"
HW: Finish A.G.

Quickwrite 9/2

For today's quickwrite, please write a paragraph describing what you plan to do this weekend. Remember, no school on Monday! Happy Labor Day!

Review yesterday's quickwrite about the five items you would take to an igloo if you were going to be banished for the rest of your life. Now, revise your list, including only items that:

1. You don't have to feed (no friends, family, or pets).
2. Require no electricity, generators, or batteries.