Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Tuesday, January 31, 2017



Announcements and Reminders:
      
Make sure you have a composition book that you're leaving in the class.    

Your disclosure signatures and VIP are past due.   
So are your two bio-poems, your "My Writing Process," and your paper collage. 
The other three parts of your Creativity Collage Assignment are due by next Monday, February 6. 

Parent-Teacher Conference is next Thursday afternoon/evening -- 3:30-8:00.


This classroom is a 


Targets for Today:

Think!  Create!  Write! 


Today’s  Agenda:

1. Scribbles:   Lilly S.  and Jayden F. 


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2) 

3)  Music  -- Response 

Next time:   Harley T.  and Adriana D. 


2.  Work on your other three pieces for your collage of creativity. Share them with the teacher on a Google Doc.  They are due February 6.    Creativity Collage Assignment
If you finish those, ask for the list of poets for the Survival of the Poets activity.  You may start looking them up to decide which one you would like to represent. 



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyb2HYSne3E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9XCIrfXG_Y


If You Were Absent:

See above.


Vocabulary:

What is Creativity? 
Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others. (page 396)   From Human Motivation, 3rd ed., by Robert E. Franken





Thursday, January 26, 2017

Friday, January 27, 2017



Announcements and Reminders:
       

Make sure you have a composition book that you're leaving in the class.    

TODAY your disclosure signatures and VIP are due.   
So are your two bio-poems.    



This classroom is a 



            



Targets for Today:

Think!  Create!  Write! 


Today’s  Agenda:

What is Creativity? 
Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others. (page 396)   From Human Motivation, 3rd ed., by Robert E. Franken

1. Scribbles:  Ella S. and Tristan D.

Next time: Lilly S.  and Jayden F. 


Ella: 

Tristan:





2.
  1. If needed, finish your "My Writing Process."
  2. Edit it carefully.  Use your Proofreading List in your composition book. 
  3. Write or finish your Bio-Poems.  They are due today.
  4.  If you finish, work on your three other pieces for your collage of creativity!     They area due February 6. 
See the assignment here,
Creativity Collage  or  Creativity Collage Assignment
or print it from here:  About Me - Collage.doc



If You Were Absent:

See above.
 About Me - Collage.doc



Vocabulary:

What is Creativity? 
Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others. (page 396)   From Human Motivation, 3rd ed., by Robert E. Franken





Monday, January 23, 2017

Wednesday, January 25, 2017


Announcements and Reminders:  

I checked for composition books today.  If you don't have one here yet, be quick!

Your disclosure documents are due by. . . . January 27.    Sooner is better! 

Targets for Today:

Think!  Create!  Write!



Today’s  Agenda:

What is Creativity?
Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others. (page 396)   From Human Motivation, 3rd ed., by Robert E. Franken: 

Christina's Prompt:  





Write a half page or more each time. 
       Appointment Clock Pairs


Scribbles Next Time:  Ella S. and Tristan D.
Another Prompt

Ice Castles 

Here is a link to  Ideas for Scribble Prompts.




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 Picking activities: 

school newspaper
create books for 1st graders at Legacy
Poet Survivor
write poetry
write a chapter for a novel
write personal narratives
write short stories
nature writing 
other ideas? 



Computer Lab 202 to finish/edit "My Writing Process" and Bio-Poems
  1. If needed, finish your "My Writing Process."
  2. Edit it carefully.  Use your Proofreading List in your composition book. 
  3. Write or finish your Bio-Poems. 
If you finish, begin work on your three other pieces for your collage of creativity!    
Creativity Collage    About Me - Collage.doc


If You Were Absent:

See above.  Write to the prompts.
Make sure you have your composition book, and that it is up-to-date.
Continue working on your set of Creativity Collage assignments.    About Me - Collage.doc


Vocabulary:

Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others. (page 396)   From Human Motivation, 3rd ed., by Robert E. Franken: