Sacred Writing Time (SWT) It’s always better to avoid conflict. What do you think? Do you agree with this statement or not? How strongly? Sacred Reading Time (SRT) Read the short story “The Trickster” by Jacqueline Pearce. (This means that you are reading your novel at home tonight! ) We are learning… to use a reading… Read more Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016
Sacred Writing Time (SWT) 7 Cubed This prompt is simple, dear writers: Grab your independent novel. Go to the seventh page. Count to the seventh word. Write with this word. Complete your story in seven sentences. Your story can be about anything you like, but must be seven sentences. Sacred Reading Time (SRT) Read… Read more Wed, Sept. 14, 2016
We are learning to… pay attention to the relationship between form (genre) and style to uncover possible meanings. Sacred Writing Time (SWT) Write freely for five minutes, not worrying about writing conventions (spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.) or if the sentences are perfectly formed. Just put some good ideas down in your notebook that you… Read more Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016
We are learning to … make decisions about how we create meaning with text. We will often begin the day with writing. You can bring in your own idea to write about or you can choose to write about the daily prompt. SACRED WRITING TIME DAILY PROMPT: “Is a nickname always fair? Write the story… Read more Monday, Sept. 12, 2016
We are learning how specific reading strategies support our comprehension of a text set a purpose for reading preview a text predict ask questions find important information summarize make notes infer visualize make connections synthesize evaluate reflect on your use of strategies Today, we will complete the reading diagnostic. Remember, you are completing this task… Read more Friday, Sept. 9, 2016