Ms. Allen’s Reading Corner

MONDAY

Veteran’s Day Holiday

TUESDAY:

Warm-Up: Return graded papers. Prepare to collect final forms of the original family metaphor poems.
Classwork: Share and collect poems. Review pre-writing stage of essays. Write a 35-minute timed expository essay on the following prompt:

Writing Situation: If you had to choose one season of the year as your favorite, which one would you choose?

Directions for Writing: Before you begin to write, think about the season you have chosen and why it is your favorite. You might be thinking about the weather, certain activities in this season, or both.

Now write an essay in which you explain why this one season of the year is your favorite. Support your ideas with examples and details.

Homework: None

WEDNESDAY:

Warm-Up: None
Classwork: Review comparisons: similes and metaphors. Introduce personification, take notes, and practice. Complete handout (both sides). Turn in on wall by period’s end
Homework: None

THURSDAY:

Warm-Up: None
Classwork: Review tricks for making writing more descriptive: use of specifics, comparisons, and sensory details. Create a sensory detail chart and describe the picture you are given in class.
Homework: None

FRIDAY:

Warm-Up: Return graded papers and Tuesday’s rough draft essays.
Classwork: Create a sensory detail chart for your favorite season. You may use the season about which you wrote on Tuesday or you may select another season. Your chart should consist of 5 columns: sights, sounds, smells, touches, tastes. You should list 10 items under each column. This is similar to what we did in class on Thursday. Then begin working on a new 5-paragraph outline. You may use your original outline as a springboard for the new one.
Homework: None

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