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Week 1 August 1-5 2 days Week 2 August 8-12 5 days Week 3 August 15-19 5 days Orientation Week- Classes start on Thursday Organization and introductions Where I m From Poem Lesson 1: Where I m From Poem Lesson 1: Topics: y Introducing short stories y How we read and write stories y Genres y Getting started by looking at a few examples Writers Workshop: y Personal Narrative (Small Moments) y Show PowerPoint- rule of the road; explanation of how it works y Gathering Ideas- start process Lesson 1: Topics: y Setting Readings: y Charles; The Lorax Writers Workshop: y Personal Narrative (Small Moments) y ~ get writing! Lesson 2: Where I m From Poem Lesson 2: Topics: y How to Read~ y Basic Literary Terms y Point of View y Reading Strategies Readings: y Charles; The Lorax Writers Workshop: y Personal Narrative (Small Moment) y Explanation of how it works Lesson 2 Topics: y Character Readings: y The Landlady; Thank you Ma am; Writers Workshop: y Personal Narrative (Small Moments) y ~ get writing! Lesson 2 Topics: y Plot and Conflict Readings: y The Lottery; Writers Workshop: y Personal Narrative (Small Moments) y ~ get writing! y Writers Workshop: Personal creating fiction (other s story) Gathering ideas Lesson 2: Topics: y Theme Readings: y The Fly; Just Lather, That s All; y Self select Writers Workshop: y Personal creating fiction (other s story) y Gathering ideas Lesson 3: Where I m From Poem - presenting Lesson 3: Topics: y Story Elements Readings: Charles; The Lorax Writers Workshop: y Personal Narrative (Small Moments) y ~ get writing!
Lesson 3: Topics: y Setting and Character (continued) Readings: y The Landlady; Thank you Ma am; Writers Workshop: y Personal Narrative (Small Moments) y ~ get writing! Lesson 3: Topics: y Plot and Conflict (continued) Readings: y The Lottery (continued) Writers Workshop: y Personal Narrative (Small Moments) y First Version of Narrative due y Mini-lessons: Story string vs. Plot for our short stories Lesson 3: Topics: y Theme Readings: y The Fly; Just Lather, That s Al; Writers Workshop: y Personal creating fiction (other s story) y Gathering ideas y Mini-lessons: building theme in our short stories; Balancing structures of writing in our short stories Lesson 3: Topics: y Test Readings: choice Writers Workshop: y Personal creating fiction (other s story)
Lesson 1: Topics: y Theme Readings: y The Lottery (continued) y The Fly; Just Lather, That s All; Writers Workshop: y Personal creating fiction (other s story) y Gathering ideas
Lesson 1 Topics: y Lesson review y Building Resource Materials for Convention Readings: y The Fly; Just Lather, That s All; Writers Workshop: o Personal creating fiction (other s story) o Story elements
Lesson 2: Topics: y Review Lesson/Test Readings: y choice Writers Workshop: y Personal creating fiction (other s story) y Story elements
Week 8 Sept 19-23 MAP testing 5 days Week 9 Sept 26-30 CWW Week (wed-thurs-fri) 2 days
Lesson 1: Topics: Writers Workshop: y Personal creating fiction (other s story) Lesson 1: Topics: Writers Workshop: y Personal creating fiction (other s story) y Revision/editing Lesson 1: Final Story Due on Monday Convention Week
Lesson 2: Topics: Writers Workshop: y Personal creating fiction (other s story) Lesson 2: Topics: Writers Workshop: y Personal creating fiction (other s story) y Publication and preparation for convention Lesson 2: Convention Week