Suspense Writing: Day 1

Homework CD and EF classes only. 
Spend 20 minutes working on your outline for your suspense story.
You must have bullet point ideas for:
1) Characters problems (list 4- 6 small things that go bad)
2) Setting - time/place
3) Names of characters
4) 2 or 3 things you will describe
5) Aspect of suspense e.g. twist ending - NO 'DREAM' endings!

Make a copy of this file: Suspense unit Digital notebook
Make a copy of this file: Opening and Delayed Adjectives and Adverbs

Grammar Recap

Speaking Recap

suspense  stories student samples

 sample one

 sample two

 sample three

Coming this  Quarter:

• Ethos, pathos, logos
• Research based arguments
• Opening and Delayed adjectives and adverbs
• Parallelism,  comparative, and superlatives
• Reading:  techniques for text  interpretation

Identity unit assessment

Grades are coming to your inbox very soon. Listen carefully to the voice feedback. You have three weeks from the receipt of the grades  (not including the holiday) to resubmit if you choose to do so. If you are wondering why you didn't receive exemplary, Then compare your finished product with work here.

 Side note: My recovery is going well, slowly but surely. I look forward to being back in the classroom after the break.Take care and enjoy your vacation.

After the October break:
We will do a short week on suspense writing when we return. Come to school on the Monday with an idea for a scary story!

Have a great break...

Endings

DUE DATE IDENTITY PIECE: WEDNESDAY - No new extensions

Lesson Recap

Emotions Database: emotion

Which of these types of endings will you use in your identity piece?

Grammar Review

FRIDAY MESSAGE

SHOWING - Not telling

Take care... See you soon!

Leads and Openings

Grammar Unit: Subjects and Predicates

What emotions will you stir in your reader with your opening?

Which of these types of leads will you use in your identity piece?

C/D and E/F
You must copy your lead into this file before the end of class.
 Leads. 

Grammar Unit: Subjects and Predicates

Identity Project:

You should have almost completed 75% of your 1st draft by Thur.

Checklist: Can you name the structural and transitional moves you made? Are you using stronger or weaker structural moves?

A piece from last year to look at:
Essay: Who Am I?

Notice how Meagan does a really nice job of 'showing' a scene - not TELLING. Look at the specific word choice that creates imagery.

It was around 4:30 in the afternoon. on September 22nd The day before my mom's birthday, and I didn’t have a gift for her. She wasn't home, so I went into her closest and reached up to the birthday supplies. I grabbed the dark and light purple tissue paper and closed the green box. Needing scissors and pipe cleaners, I went to the art supply closet right next to the front door and got the scissors and pipe cleaners. I went into my room and got to work. I got the scissors and the tissue paper and cut the purples into squares, all of equal sizes. folded the paper in half, unfolded it and did an accordion fold. When I finished the folding, I wrapped the middle of the paper with the pipe cleaner and opened the paper. I started to lift up the paper layer by layer. When I finished with all six layers I started to fluff up the paper and it started to look more like a rose. When my mom’s birthday came the next day I gave her my little roses.

Other Examples

• Anecdote with Reflection at End (Lois Lowry"1946") 
• Student Example 1
• Student Example 2
• Box and Bullets Student Example