Week 7 Day 3 - Effective Endings

RLA
Often, stories end where they began. Read the mentor text again from today that is inside your Writing Package titled, 'Life By the Sea' - Notice the full circle ending the author created.

How can you create writing that ends with the type of emotion displayed at the end of these classic movies?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8UL_9R_W-Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ7ZpLgkVxA

Remember E.T.C.C.
Describe a lasting EMOTION
Write a TRIBUTE to somebody
Talk about CHANGE
Go full CIRCLE with your story

Book Clubs - Be ready to effectively deliver your  section of  you book club tomorrow\

Social Studies:
People who did not print out their popplets - Please make sure you have them  printed for tomorrow. This video shows you have to save  your popplet so it will print in landscape.


Math - No H/W tonight

Week 7 Day 2

How will your make your narrative piece the best you have ever written?

show me...don't tell me!

Remember the 'Showing not Telling' Database  below
http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2008/01/introducing-thesaurus-thursdays.html

Week 7 Day 2

will your narrative be unique?

Week 7 Day 1

H/W

RLA

Spend 30-45mins on your narrative pre-write or draft. Make sure you have plenty of ideas on your index cards for each section

Use this link to inspire you to get ideas for settings and showing not telling index cards

http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2008/01/introducing-thesaurus-thursdays.html

Try to make a good start on this  narrative tonight. You should have strong ideas or mini paragraphs on 3-4 of your index cards by tomorrow.

Book Club - Make sure your contribution is ready for tomorrow's discussions

Great Explorer Research - THIS IS NOT A PRIORITY TONIGHT! (save for Tuesday night)

Spend 15-20 minutes collecting research for your famous explorer Nota.
Remember: Use www.qwiki.com & wikipeadia

Next Week