Thursday, November 20, 2008

November 20, 2008

Periods 4, 7, 8: Spelling Test on Lesson 3

Period 4: Rough draft of writing due on Special Someone

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

November 18, 2008

Period 4: Rough draft writing assignment due Friday. Language Link for Brother due tomorrow

Thursday, November 13, 2008

November 13, 2008

All Classes: Permission slips and $5 due by 11/14 for field trip.

Period 1: Finish writing about the most important person in your life.

November 13, 2008

All Classes: Permission slips and $5 due by 11/14 for field trip.

Period 1: Finish writing about the most important person in your life.

Monday, November 10, 2008

November 10, 2008

All Classes: Story Test on Storm on Wednesday, 11/12/2008. Permission slips and $5 due by 11/14 for field trip.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

November 4, 2008

All Classes: Final copy as well as rough draft due tomorrow of writing #2 for John Collins Writing Folder

Thursday, October 30, 2008

October 30, 2008

John Collins Writing Assignment #2

Narrative Writing

Autobiographical Incident

When you write an autobiographical incident you bring an experience or memory to life as you share a true story about yourself.

Your assignment is to write a narrative about an experience you’ve had. You will write about an incident in your life to express your feelings. You will be writing to inform your teacher, classmates, friends, or family members who were involved in the incident. Refer to Pages 86-90 in the Literature Book for more ideas and suggestions.

FCA’s

A minimum of 4 paragraphs with at least 4 complete, well-constructed sentences in each paragraph using details in chronological order. Mix of short, medium and long sentences _____/10

Correct verb usage_____/5

Correct punctuation_____/5



Rough Draft is due October 31, 2008 to partner read in class. Final Copy and rough draft and due November 5, 2008.