Book talk & Indie read. Quickwrite #18: choose a character.  MLA formatting – demo & create a template.

Assignment:  Format your previous drafts to fit MLA format.  Make revisions as needed to the one you want to submit as SUB#1.

Deadline:  “Teacher-ready” draft – SUBMISSION #1 in Dropbox Submissions folder by end of day (11:59pm) Friday, March 8th.

Book talk & Indie read. Quickwrite #17: NIKE – Dream Crazier  Submission #1 Info sheet w/ overview.

SUBMISSION #1

Assignment:  Reread each of your three drafts.  Highlight (in Dropbox) the BEST or your FAVE part and comment what you like about it.  Use this info to drive further revision and to choose which piece you will submit as SUB#1.

Deadline:  “Teacher-ready” draft – SUBMISSION #1 in Dropbox Submissions folder by end of day (11:59pm) Friday, March 8th.

Book talk & Indie read. WRITE CLUB for Draft #3 – bless, address, press.

Assignment:  Make changes to your draft based on group feedback.

AT THIS POINT:  You need 3 complete drafts in your draft folder.  IF there is a paper you haven’t yet written, or typed, or uploaded, or whatever, DO IT THIS WEEKEND!!!

Book pass – NEW BOOKS!!  Lab time for working on DRAFT #3.

Deadline:  DRAFT #3 first draft due TOMORROW (in class)

If you need help adding your image to your paper, check out the link on yesterday’s post.  (Don’t let the addition of the photo keep you from drafting your paper – you can always add it LATER!)

Indie read.  Quick video on voting! Ten Terrible Reasons Not to Vote

Lab time for working on DRAFT #3.

Deadline:  DRAFT #3 first draft due Friday, March 1st (in class)

If you need help adding your image to your paper, check out the blog below.  (Don’t let the addition of the photo keep you from drafting your paper – you can always add it LATER!)

Working With Images in Microsoft Word

Book talk & Indie read.  Recap sensory details thoughts from yesterday.  RLaW:  “All Parents Are Cowards” by Michael Christie.

Deadline:  DRAFT #3 first draft due Friday, March 1st

Book talk & Indie read.  Senses & Description in writing via Tom Romano’s Write What Matters.  Look for (& share) sensory description in published excerpts.

Deadline:  Notebooks collected Tuesday, February 26th TOMORROW!!

Upcoming:  Writing DRAFT #3.

Reminder:  You should have two drafts (indelible moment & a review) in your Drafts folder in Dropbox.  If this isn’t true, get on it ASAP!!!

Book trailers & Indie read.  Beginnings slides based on Don Murray’s “The Lead.”  Quickwrite #15:  Take a look at drafts 1 & 2 (that YOU wrote) and experiment by writing new kinds of leads for these pieces.

Deadline:  Notebooks collected Tuesday, February 26th

Upcoming:  Writing DRAFT #3.

Reminder:  You should have two drafts (indelible moment & a review) in your Drafts folder in Dropbox.  If this isn’t true, get on it ASAP!!!

Book talk & Indie read.  Let’s talk beginnings:  Don Murray’s “The Lead.”  Work with a group to find beginnings and add them to a poster.  Choose one to examine for Quickwrite #14.  Write it down (include the author & title) and explain what makes it an “effective” lead.

Reminder:  You should have two drafts (indelible moment & a review) in your Drafts folder in Dropbox.  If this isn’t true, get on it ASAP!!!

Book talk & Indie read.  WRITE CLUB – Draft #2 (the review).

Now, use feedback from today to make the next move on your papers!

(Or just WRITE THEM!!!  You know who you are. . . )