Creative+Writing+I+Previous+Class+Schedule

Monday 5/15
Quick Write - Directions below:

Tuesday 5/16
Share Quick Writes from yeterday

Wednesday 5/17
Selected readings from May Issue of Teen Ink

Thursday 5/18
Selected reading from this year's Flame

Friday 5/19
Selected reading from this year's Flame

Monday 5/8
Share sections for The Flame

Tuesday 5/9
Silently read the following pieces from this year's Flame : 2016-2017 Historical Fiction: Short Story: Seasonal Pieces

Wednesday 5/10
Quick write and share

Thursday 5/11
Finish sharing quick writes from yesterday

Friday 5/12
Early dismissal

Monday 4/24
Work on completing rough draft of showing essay - when done morph to final copy

Tuesday 4/25
Work on completing rough draft of showing essay - when done morph to final copy

Wednesday 4/26
Work on editing and revision of final copy FILL OUT BIOGRAPHY FORM IF YOU HAVE A WORK IN THIS YEAR'S FLAME

Thursday 4/27
Work on editing and revision of final copy

Friday 4/28
Final copy of showing essay is due at end of class.

Monday 4/17
Spring Break

Tuesday 4/18
Work on Rough Draft

Wednesday 4/19
Work on Rough Draft

Thursday 4/20
Read the following benchmark essays that exhibit excellent showing:

Friday 4/21
Editing and revising lesson

Tuesday 4/11
Set up folder and file for Showing Essay

Wednesday 4/12
Mrs. Miller is out on a personal day today Work on rough draft of showing essay

Thursday 4/13
Mrs. Miller is out on a personal day today Work on rough draft of showing essay

Friday 4/14
Spring Break

Monday 4/3
This week you will work on editing and revising your fairy tale, which includes reducing it to a minimum of 7 pages in length and a minimum of 4 pages in length. I will provide teacher suggestions. Working on completing final copy of fairy tale - due EOC on Friday Benchmark Fairy Tale

Tuesday 4/4
Working on completing final copy of fairy tale - due EOC on Friday

Wednesday 4/5
Working on completing final copy of fairy tale - due EOC on Friday

Thursday 4/6
Working on completing final copy of fairy tale - due EOC on Friday

Friday 4/7
Working on completing final copy of fairy tale - due EOC today

Monday 3/27
Complete rough draft of fairy tale and morph to final copy Do editing and revision in final copy Teacher will make comments in your final copy

Tuesday 3/28
Complete rough draft of fairy tale and morph to final copy Do editing and revision in final copy Teacher will make comments in your final copy

Wednesday 3/29
Do editing and revision in final copy Teacher will make comments in your final copy

Thursday 3/30
Do editing and revision in final copy Teacher will make comments in your final copy

Friday 3/31
Do editing and revision in final copy Teacher will make comments in your final copy Lesson on pulling down story content by modeling before and after versions of a student's story
 * YOU MUST PULL YOUR STORIES DOWN TO NO MORE THAN SEVEN PAGES IN LENGTH - 10 PAGES - 12 PAGES - 17 PAGES CANNOT POSSIBLY BE PUBLISHED IN THE FLAME.**

Monday 3/20
Submitted story maps have been graded If you have not finished your story map, you must complete it by the end of class today Students whose story maps have been graded, may use their maps to begin their rough drafts

Tuesday 3/21
Students will use their story maps to write their rough drafts

Wednesday 3/22
Students will use their story maps to write their rough drafts

Thursday 3/23
Editing and revising lesson

Friday 3/24
Mini Lesson on morphing from rough draft to final copy When you are done with your rough draft, morph into final copy to do your editing and revising

Monday 3/13
Finished and submitted story maps

Tuesday 3/14
SNOW DAY

Wednesday 3/15
SNOW DAY

Thursday 3/16
SNOW DAY

Friday 3/17
SNOW DAY

Monday 3/6
Model Benchmark LMC essays Return graded essays

Tuesday 3/7
Review directions and story map for Fairy Tale assingment Set up folder and file for story map assignment

Wednesday 3/8
Mrs. Miller will be leaving at 11:30 today Work on completing story maps for fairy tale and submit

Thursday 3/9
Read "Christmas Fantasy" on page 65-66 of 2014-2015 Flame Complete story map

Friday 3/10
Return graded story maps Model beginning the fairy tale Students will begin writing their fairy tales

Monday 2/20
Presidents' Day

Tuesday 2/21
Work on finishing final copy of LMC Teacher will provide editing advice

Wednesday 2/22
Work on finishing final copy of LMC Teacher will provide editing advice

Thursday 2/23
Share some BM LMC essays Finish and submit LMC essay if you have not yet done so

Friday 2/24
Mrs. Miller is out today -

Students were in library because of no sub - will do Friday's Lesson for Monday
Lesson will be uploaded below

Late Start
Who owes Personal Possession Piece Return graded Personal Possession Pieces Assign Binders Share benchmark personal possession pieces

Tuesday 2/14
Begin new unit: Long, Middle, Close

Wednesday 2/15
Set up folder for Long, Middle, Short Essay Set up file for rough draft of Long, Middle, Short Essay Begin rough draft

Thursday 2/16
Work on rough draft

Friday 2/17
Lesson on morphing into final copy and revision Finish rough draft When rough draft is complete, morph and revise

Monday 2/6
Work on final copy of possession piece

Late start - adjustments made to schedule
Mrs. Miller is out today Finish final copy - print and submit for grading

Snow Day- adjustments made to schedule
Review directions for short, middle, long essay Directions will be posted here Read some sample essays Set up folder and file for Short, Middle, Long Essay

Late start - adjustments made to schedule
Model SOC for Short, Middle, Long Essay Begin rough draft for Short, Middle, Long Essay

Friday 2/10
=Completed and submitted final copies of possession pieces= Work on rough draft for Short, Middle, Long Essay

Monday 1/30
Work on rough draft

Tuesday 1/31
=Snow Day - entire schedule adjusted=

Work on rough draft

Wednesday 2/1
=Work on rough draft= Early Dismissal - parent and teacher conferences Modeling of morphing into final copy and revision process

Thursday 1/26
=Model morphing of rough draft into final copy and model editing and revision= Work on final copy

Friday 1/27
=Finish rough draft - morph into final copy - begin editing and revising= Complete final copy and submit hard copy of final copy for grading.

Monday 1/2
Show three instructional videos media type="file" key="Descriptive Writing in Simple Terms.mp4" width="300" height="300"

Tuesday 1/24
Mrs. Miller will be out today Read some sample descriptive essay in class

Wednesday 1/25
Early Dismissal - Professional Development Modeling of stream-of-consciousness essay on Possession Piece

Thursday 1/26
Model creation of rough draft of Possession Piece Begin rough draft of Possession Piece

Friday 1/27
Finish rough draft of Possession Piece

Monday 1/16
No School - Martin Luther King Day

Tuesday 1/17
Mrs. Miller out today Study Hall

Wednesday 1/18
Return all graded papers

Thursday 1/19
Classes change for Semester Distribute position papers Discuss class objectives Selected readings from The Flame

Friday 1/20
Set up folders in computer for Creative Writing 1 - Spring Semester

Monday 1/9
Keystone Biology in AM Make up any work owed

Tuesday 1/10
Keystone Biology in AM Return Christmas pieces and share benchmark pieces.

Wednesday 1/11
Keystone Literature in AM Write and submit personal biography

Thursday 1/12
Keystone Literature in AM Make up any work owed

Friday 1/13
No school

Monday 1/2
Winter Holiday

Tuesday 1/3
Internet down

Wednesday 1/4
Share write arounds

Thursday 1/5
Share write arounds

Friday 1/6
Quick Write - to be submitted at end of class.

Monday 12/19
Share write arounds

Tuesday 12/20
Share write arounds

Wednesday 12/21
Share write arounds

Thursday 12/22
Holiday Activities

Friday 12/23
Winter Holiday

Monday 12/12
Late start. Mrs. Miller out for a doctor's appointment today. Read the following story, which is a retelling of an old tale by Hans Christian Anderson. Read aloud as a class.



Tuesday 12/13
Short story write around

Wednesday 12/14
Short story write around

Thursday 12/15
Share some short story write arounds

Friday 12/16
Share from latest issue of Teen Ink

Monday 12/5
The following students will share their Christmas pieces today. They will read them aloud while the rest of the class opens up the files to read along.

Tuesday 12/6
Sharing of Christmas pieces - to be posted

Wednesday 12/7
Sharing of Christmas pieces - to be posted

Thursday 12/8
Sharing of Christmas pieces - to be posted

Friday 12/9
Sharing of Christmas pieces - to be posted

Monday 11/28
Thanksgiving Holiday

Tuesday 11/29
Editing and revision lesson for Christmas Writing Assignments

Wednesday 11/30
Work on Final Copy of Christmas Writing Assignment - due EOC Friday

Thursday 12/1
Work on Final Copy of Christmas Writing Assignment - due EOC tomorrow

Friday 12/2
Finish and submit final copy of Christmas Writing by the end of the period

Monday 11/21
Early Dismissal for Parent Teacher Conferences Lesson on morphing rough draft to final copy Have rough draft complete and morph to final copy by end of period.

Tuesday 11/22
Early Dismissal for Parent Teacher Conferences Work on final copy of Christmas Writing

Wednesday 11/23
Early dismissal for Thanksgiving Work on final copy of Christmas Writing

Thursday 11/24
Thanksgiving

Friday 11/25
Thanksgiving

Monday 11/14
Review directions for Christmas Writing Set up folder for Christmas Writing Set up file for rough draft of Christmas Writing

Tuesday 11/15
Work on rough draft of Christmas Writing

Wednesday 11/16
Work on rough draft of Christmas Writing

Thursday 11/17
Work on rough draft of Christmas Writing - must be completed and in folder by end of class on Monday

Friday 11/18
Lesson on editing and revision of Christmas Writing

Work on rough draft of Christmas Writing - must be completed and in folder by end of class on Monday

Monday 11/7
Share benchmark personal narratives Return graded essays

Tuesday 11/8
Begin Christmas Writing: Figurative Language Unit View Christmas Essays: "Bah Humbug!" by David Bowen 2013 - 2014 Flame

Wednesday 11/9
[|youtube figurative language in writing - Bing] View Christmas Short Story: "Guardian Angel" by Dana Rodriguez 2015-2016 Flame

Thursday 11/10
View Christmas Humor: "Christmas of the Missing Baby" by Brian DeMarco 2013-2014 Flame

Friday 11/11
View Christmas Personal Narrative "A Christmas Memory" by Nate Ryals 2011-2012 Flame

Week of 10/31 to 11/4
See your teacher when you think your final copy is finished and you are ready to print

Monday 10/31
Mini Lesson on Editing using student essay Continue to work on Personal Narrative

Tuesday 11/1
Mini Lesson on Editing using student essay Continue to work on Personal Narrative

Wednesday 11/2
Early Dismissal Continue to work on Personal Narrative

Thursday 11/3
Last day to work on Personal Narrative - submit by the end of the period

Friday 11/4
Students who have not completed and submitted their Personal Narrative will do so Share the latest issue of TeenInk

Monday 10/24
Lesson on punctuating dialogue Work on personal narrative - finish rough draft and morph to final copy Model how to morph rough draft to final copy and begin editing and revising using student essays Work on personal narrative - finish rough draft and morph to final copy

Tuesday 10/25
Mrs. Miller is out for a doctor's visit today. Please be on your best behavior Work on personal narrative Finish rough draft if you have not yet done so Remember to morph rough draft to final copy before you began editing and revising Work on editing and revising final copy

Wednesday 10/26
Sample Personal Narrative Work on editing and revision of final copy

Thursday 10/27
Mini review of editing and revising using student essay

Work on editing and revision of final copy

Friday 10/28
Mini review of editing and revising using student essay Work on editing and revision of final copy

Monday 10/17
Mrs. Miller is out today Read personal narratives for the 2015-2016 issue of The Flame. Begin with “A New World” by Nicholas Wilkins on pages 72-73 and continue in order, covering as many personal narratives as possible. Take turns reading the narratives aloud. After each narrative, pause and discuss it.
 * Students will not log into the computer today. **

Tuesday 10/18
Topic approval Set up rough draft for Personal Narrative 1 Model SOC of Personal Narrative 1

Wednesday 10/19
Students will work on Rough Draft of Personal Narrative 1

Thursday 10/20
Students will work on Rough Draft of Personal Narrative 1

Friday 10/21
Some students have not yet chosen topics and had them approved Work on rough draft of personal narrative 1 Review topic selection Review Personal Narrative Directions

Monday 10/10
Begin Personal Narrative 1 this week using the following steps

Tuesday 10/11
Personal Narrative 1

Wednesday 10/12
Personal Narrative 1

Thursday 10/13
Trip to Renaissance Faire

Friday 10/14
Personal Narrative 1 Set up Folder for Personal Narrative 1 Set up file for Topic Selection and model same

Monday 9/26
Look at two samples of Smell Essays Model SOC smell essay

Tuesday 9/27
Mrs. Miller is out today - be on your best behavior Work on Rough Draft Smell Essay

Wednesday 9/28
No School - Teacher In Service

Thursday 9/29
Share benchmark descriptive essays Review who owes work

Friday 9/30
Return graded essays Model transition to final copy and editing using my sample Use a student piece to model editing Finish rough draft of smell essay and convert to final copy for editing and revising

Monday 9/19
Lesson on converting rough draft to final copy Model proofreading and revising Students will complete rough draft by the end of the period

Tuesday 9/20
Lesson on editing Proofread and revise essay in final copy

Wednesday 9/21
Complete final copy of description essay and submit

Thursday 9/22
Begin Lesson Two 2 Videos on the sense of smell How Many Smells Can We Smell How Smells Trigger Memory Read directions for smell essay

Friday 9/23
Set up folder for smell essay Set up rough draft for smell essay Model SOC for smell essay

Monday 9/12
Set up file for Opinion Paper 9916 Complete Opinion Paper and submit
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Tuesday 9/13
Finish opinion paper and submit If time permits, begin tomorrow's lesson

Wednesday 9/14
Set up folder for Short Descriptive Essay
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Read descriptive essay samples from 2014-2015 Flame
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Thursday 9/15
Meet the teacher night .Model SOC for Short Descriptive Essay Set up folder for CW Set up folder for Short Descriptive Essay Work on Short Descriptive Essay

Friday 9/16
Early Dismissal

Monday 8/29
Binder and position paper due by 9/2

Tuesday 8/30
Binder and position paper due by 9/2 Teacher example of Practice 2 Students will write for Description Practice 2

Wednesday 8/31
Binder and position paper due by 9/2 Conclude writing for Description Practice 2 Share some Description Practice 2 Submit Description Practice 2 for a grade

Thursday 9/1
Binder and position paper due by 9/2

Friday 9/2
Binder and position paper today Finish reading sample short descriptions from yesterday

Week of 8/25 to 8/26
This week will be class orientation. We will begin a regular schedule next week.

Welcome Seating Charts Class rules Listening Class Layout My Space Position Papers Summer Reading Wiki Flame