January 26th--FFA Say Something

Part 1: Say Something Online Discussion
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Part 2: Discussion Reflection

January 19th, Writing Quote Posters

For this assignment, you will create a poster that features a quote about writing that you can related to based on your own experiences with writing.

Here are the steps you need to take to complete the assignment:

1. Search the web for a site containing quotes from writers about writing. There is a lot of them out there.   Take time to find the right one....you'll know it when you do.

2. Create a quote poster either on the computer (using Open Office) or a blank sheet of paper that:
    -Features the quote, in big, bold, readable font
       *be sure to also include the author
    -Contains images/symbols/graphics/decorations that support or give meaning to the quote.  Make it awesome, we will use them to decorate the room!
    -Save it

3. Go to your email and compose a new message.
     -for the message, write a paragraph or two telling the story of your own writing experiences that caused you to select that particular quote.
     -attach the poster that you created to the email
     -send the email to me at  steve.fulton@kcs.k12.nc.us

January 11th--Narrative Writing Self Assessment

Directions—Using Diigo, complete the following self assessment of the narrative writing piece that you recently published to your blog.     To receive full credit, your response should be clear, specific, and completely explained.

To begin, go to your blog, click on the title of your post, then open up Diigolet.

1. Look over the piece your published to your blog, and find a part that helps your reader re-live an experience from your story .  Highlight it, click “highlight and stickynote”

•     On your stickynote, write “1″ and a clear and thoughtful explanation of how this part made your experience more real to the reader.

2.  Look over your blog post(s).  Find something you wrote that best shows something new you tried in your writing.  Highlight it, click “highlight and stickynote”

•      On your stickynote, write “2″  and a complete and thoughtful explanation of what you tried AND why.

3.  Find part of your writing  that shows the most important revision you made to your piece.  Highlight it, click “highlight and stickynote”

•  On your stickynote, write “3″  and an explanation of how you revised that part AND the effect the revision had on your piece. 

 4. Find your favorite line from your writing.  Highlight it, click “highlight and stickynote”.

• On your stikynote, write “4″  and an explanation of why that part is your favorite

To finish, click the “bookmark” button, add some tags, and under “save to group” select “Fulton’s ELA”

Jan 10th--Extra Credit--Writing Quote Poster

For this assignment, you will create a poster that features a quote about writing that you can related to based on the work your did with creating your most recent narrative writing assignment.

Here are the steps you need to take to complete the assignment:

1. Search the web for a site containing quotes from writers about writing. There is a lot of them out there.   Take time to find the right one....you'll know it when you do.

2. Create a quote poster either on the computer (using Open Office) or a blank sheet of paper that:
    -Features the quote, in big, bold, readable font
       *be sure to also include the author
    -Contains images/symbols/graphics/decorations that support or give meaning to the quote.  Make it awesome, we will use them to decorate the room!

3. Write a paragraph or two telling the story of your own writing experiences that caused you to select that particular quote. This writing should go on a separate page, not your poster.

4. Turn it in!  If you completed it by hand, simply place it in the assignment turn in box.  If you did it on the computer, email it to Mr. Fulton at: steve.fulton@kcs.k12.nc.us
     
To receive extra credit for this assignment, Mr. Fulton must receive it no later than Friday, January 13th.

Jan 3rd--Childhood Memory Mapmaking and Narrative Drafting

The following are the notes guiding the activity we did in class on January 3rd to begin our narrative drafts:

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