NanoWrimo FINALE!! 12/15/16

Nanowrimo FINALE 

12/15/16

In order for you to have Mrs. Walker grade your Nanowrimo Final draft -- click here. 

Or provide your Name, Blog URL in the comments section below. 

12-14 Publishing

12/14 -- Publishing and final workshop day

Objective: Use technology and your research skills to evaluate the steps to get a story published. 

Bellwork: Write down the objective. Answer the following question: If people have looked at and commented on your Nano story, what is one comment that you find helpful? OR  Have you given 100% to this class? WHy or why not? 

Classwork/Assignments:
1. Write 3-4 questions you have regarding publication of stories and/or novels. 
2. Spend no more than 30 minutes doing some research on the internet using your questions. 
3. on your blog POST at least 2 paragraphs about your research. 
4. Make sure you read and revise your partner's Nano story. Answer ALL 8 questions in their Nano Rough Draft page's comment field. 
5. begin revising your Nano story! THIS IS THE LAST DAY FOR REVISIONS AND INPUT. your final story is due tomorrow. YOu will have tomorrow to type up and make changes. 

Complete the closure HERE

12/12/16 -- Assessments, Revisions/Editing and Workshops

12/12/16 -- Revisions/Editing and Workshops

Objective: Evaluate a partner's nano story in order to suggest constructively revisions. 

Bellwork: Write down the objective. What do you think about the importance of vocabulary and reading to writers? 

Agenda: 
1. Log into School City, usComplete the assessment labeled RR_AZ_ELA_Grade11-12_L.4d 16-17_FormA  . 
2. Log into Achieve 3000 if you have not finished the reading assessment. Complete the assessment. 
3. Log into Synergy. Check your grade and chat with Mrs. Walker if you believe it is wrong or are missing assignments. 
4. Create the FINAL draft page on your blog. 
5. Finish revising and commenting on your partner's/group's Nano story. Make sure to answer all 8 questions! 
6. Begin writing your final draft of your nano story. Please use google docs or word doc. 



Closure HERE

12/9/16 REvising NANO

12/9/16
Revising your Nano workshop

•Objective: Make any revisions to your story

Bellwork: Write down the objective. Write a question you have for your story. What concern would you like your fellow authors to answer/address about your story?

Spend 5 minutes adding one conversation you heard today into your observation journal.
•Bellwork Check: 11-22 to 12-9 = 11

Assignments: 

•Log onto your Blog through blogger.com
•Review Mrs. Walker’s 12/9/16 post

•Create a NEW page on your BLOG, titled: Your Name, 2016 Nanowrimo Rough Draft.

•Copy and Paste your Nanowrimo to your new Blog page.

•After you paste, add these questions to the bottom:

•1. Based on the beginning what is this Nano story about?  Who is the most important character?

•2. How might the author improve the first line and paragraph to grab readers?

•3. Where and when is the story set? What details might be needed further?

•4. Pick 2 places in the story that the author could add more details to SHOW what things look, sound, smell or even feel like?

•5. List 3 things you really like about the author’s work. Include specifics from the story.

•6. List 3 things the author can work on as they work on the final draft. Give suggestions for improvement.

•7. List 2 questions you had while reading the story.

•8. Author’s own /(bellwork) question: if the main character travels through the spring, where does she go? Is it a time-travel or more a visit to a fantastical place? Is she an observer, or does she “travel” and see the world through a person’s eyes who was already there?

 

•Locate your blog URL. Write it on a small piece of paper.
•Trade your blog url with your groupmates or you may share with the class. This is how you will be reading and editing another author’s work.

December 5th! 14 school days until break!

Welcome to the Revision/Editing/Possible Publication of your  NaNoWriMo!


12/5 Assignments below:

Objective: Research information on best practices (best way) to attempt revisions.

Bellwork: Write down the objective and answer the following: What are 2 things you hope to change or revise in your Nano story? Why these 2 things?

Assignments:
1. Post on your blog in a "New Post" 5 questions about revising and editing.
2. Post in a 2 paragraph response, summarizing your research and the answers you discovered.
3. Speak to Mrs. Walker, and if you have not done so send her your Nano story to melissa.walker@tusd1.org.
4. If your Nano is less than 8 pages or less than 2500 words, you NEED to add more to your story and print out 2 COPIES to bring on TUESDAY!!
5. Work on getting your blog set up how you want it. Post your Nano story to its own separate page.
5. Complete the closure for credit for today's activity. CLICK HERE 

LAST Day for NANO 11/30/16

Well... We made it!! One whole month of writing and you did it!!

 Thank you and congrats!! 

LAST DAY OF NANO CLOSURE HERE

2nd to last day for NANO

11/29/16 Closure

CLICK HERE FOR 11/29 CLOSURE

Websites AND CLOSURE for 11/28/16

Websites and Closure for Nano Write on 11/28

Visit one of these websites and choose an ending:  http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Good-Ending-to-a-Story

http://nybookeditors.com/2013/08/ending/or  Google search how to end a story/novel 

CLICK HERE ⇉CLOSURE

November 22 Closure

CLICK HERE FOR 11/22 closure 

NanoWrimo Closure

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Plot questions 11/2/16

Plot Questions for 11/2/16


Complete the following. You must write at least 4 sentences PER QUESTION (May use a separate piece of paper.) You don’t have to describe everything that will happen in your novel here. This is just to help you get an idea about what’ll happen in the beginning, middle, and end of your book.

• 1. Describe Your Set-Up/Exposition: In one to two paragraphs, describe a scene that introduces your characters, your setting, and the main conflicts in your story. You may want to review your Conflict Worksheet before you do this.

• 2. Describe Your Inciting Incident: In one paragraph, describe the event that causes your protagonist to begin his or her adventure.

• 3. Describe Some of Your Rising Action: Write a list of five events that build up to the climax of your novel. Don’t forget to include all of your supporting characters!

• 4. Describe Your Climax: In one paragraph, describe what will happen in the climax of your novel.

• 5. Describe Your Falling Action: In one to two paragraphs, describe what happens after the climax. Does your protagonist get what he or she wants? Does the antagonist get defeated? How?

• 6. Describe Your Resolution: In one to two paragraphs, describe how everything works out in the very end. Is it a happy ending? Sad? Remember to show how your characters changed because of their journey.

The Beginning of the Novel... Characters

Character Creations

10/31/16 - Happy October 31st! 

Objective: Understand and identify types of characters in a novel and use literary “clues” to determine their traits in order to begin creating complex characters with notable traits for their own novels.

Bellwork: Write down the objective. Who is your favorite literary character? Why? What traits does that character have to make them your favorite? 

Bellwork Check from 10/3 to 10/28 = 12 

Turn in your Observation Journal!

Turn in your Friday homework! 

Grab the AoW #11

Agenda

1. Make sure you have created either a NaNoWriMo screen name. Make sure to place this screen name on a blog post. 

2. Visit and download to your google drive or your school folder, The NaNoWriMo Workbook. Complete (begin to complete) the Character Questionnaire beginning on page 14. Remember we will be working on this throughout the month of November but you need to start somewhere. Sometimes knowing/creating all you can about your characters helps. 

Closure: Write a short 100 word reflection HERE on what you discovered/learned today about your characters and/or your story. 

The NaNoWriMo Workbook

Final Draft of Personal Statement Essay

October 24th

OBJECTIVE: Using feedback from your fellow students, create a final draft of your personal statement essay.

Bellwork: Write down the objective. How much do you need to complete today in order to finish your final draft of your Personal Statement Essay?

Assignment: 

1.    Review the Partner Workshop Worksheet. Make any changes to your rough draft and begin typing your final draft. IT MUST BE TYPED! 12 point font either Times New Roman or Tahoma or Courier New.
2. Once you have finished typing, please either drop box it to my folder, or drop box it on SYNERGY StudentVUE or Print it. You need to turn in: Your HoY answers, ALL 3 rough drafts, your Peer Editing Worksheet, and a FINAL Draft. 

3. Write a 5 sentence reflection on what you learned during this unit. Please post to your blog and complete the closure.

   2nd Period: You need to post this on your blog. If you have not created a blog yet please see me ASAP!! 

 Closure Complete this CLOSURE