Monday, August 21
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Welcome to Create Writing!
Introduction to Wolpertworld.com TUESDAY Breakout EDU! - Intro Paperwork Scavenger Hunt WEDNESDAY Classroom Constitution THURSDAY Setting up our digital Portfolios Classroom Constitution (online and offline) FRIDAY DUE: Signed Introduction Letters DUE: Summer Work - Digital Submission Form or Hard Copy DUE: Student Survey (see right side of webpage) |
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MONDAY, August 28
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DUE: Portfolio - Home, About Me, Book Talks, Works in Progress, Writing Journal, Final Drafts, Links to Culminating Projects
DUE: About Me page - multiple paragraphs, photo What is the Purpose of School? (see video) Portfolio Homepage Writing Assignment TUESDAY Copywriting our Websites Signing our constitution iReady Assessment WEDNESDAY DUE: What is the Purpose of School? What is the Purpose of our Portfolio? iReady Assessment THURSDAY Amplify Writing Benchmark FRIDAY The Superhero Unit Begins! Character Development Strategy: Padlet Activity: What is your ONE chosen super power? Character Question: What is your flaw? Superhero character Creation Options Tuesday, Sept. 5Ted Ed: The Science of Superheroes (video #1)
Google Form Submission WEDNESDAY DUE: The Science of Superheroes (video #2) Google Form Submission by 11:59pm Plot begins: Hemingway and the 6-word Memoir THURSDAY Plot & Conflict: 6-word story > 8 sentence story Plot Resource: Hero's Journey Video FRIDAY DUE: Hardcopy Picture of your Superhero in costume + 6-word story! Writing Resource: Pixar Rules of Storytelling Curating a Research Library Using Easybib Monday, Sept. 11Norms for a Guest Speaker
Research & Question Development DUE: Exit Card - 3 scientific-related questions about your power TUESDAY Dr. Spiros Michalakis is here! WEDNESDAY Reflection and Research Revision THURSDAY DUE: Research Library Check (at least 10 science-related resources MLA format in alpha order on the Research Library page of your Portfolio = counts as a quiz!) Plot Strategy: Read Write Think Plot Graphic Organizer What is an Origin Story? FRIDAY Amplify: Narrative : Dahl, WWII & Narrative > Sub-unit 2 > Zooming In, Verb Choice, Diaglogue The Psychology Behind Superhero Origin Stories Monday, Sept. 18Book Sale
Amplify: Science vs. Science Fiction - Frankenstein TUESDAY Amplify: Science vs. Science Fiction - Frankenstein WEDNESDAY Amplify: Science vs. Science Fiction - Frankenstein THURSDAY Rules of Dialogue FRIDAY Amplify: Science vs. Science Fiction - Frankenstein Monday, Sept. 25Amplify: Science vs. Science Fiction - Frankenstein
TUESDAY Amplify: Science vs. Science Fiction - Frankenstein WEDNESDAY DUE: Origin Story Rough Draft What is a Screencast? Screencasting Feedback Commenting Tool: What we Want Feedback On THURSDAY Amplify: Science vs. Science Fiction - Frankenstein FRIDAY DUE: Feedback Screencast to Author Amplify: Frankenstein MONDAY, Oct 2 |
Little Known Heroism from 9/11 - See video below: |
Amplify: Frankenstein
Adding Images to our Origin Stories (and citing them)
TUESDAY
Amplify: Frankenstein
WEDNESDAY
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DUE: Vocab App work (I will chose which one to score from those you have submitted)
THURSDAY
Amplify: Frankenstein
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DUE: Final Drafts of our Origin Stories
Amplify: Frankenstein
Adding Images to our Origin Stories (and citing them)
TUESDAY
Amplify: Frankenstein
WEDNESDAY
Amplify: Frankenstein
DUE: Vocab App work (I will chose which one to score from those you have submitted)
THURSDAY
Amplify: Frankenstein
FRIDAY
DUE: Final Drafts of our Origin Stories
Amplify: Frankenstein
MONDAY, Oct 9
Amplify: Frankenstein
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Amplify: Frankenstein
WEDNESDAY
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8th grade Narrative Assessment
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8th Grade Narrative Assessment
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Amplify: Frankenstein
WEDNESDAY
Amplify: Frankenstein
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8th grade Narrative Assessment
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8th Grade Narrative Assessment
