Writing DayWrite down your homework: Writer’s

Notebook – A Year in Review or A Look Ahead

Homework: Tribute Page• Create a tribute page/life map for 2012 –

memories, events, highs and lows, etc.

• OR

• Create a page dedicated to your hopes, dreams, wishes, plans, etc. for 2013

• Use illustrations, magazine cut-outs, etc.

• This will be a topic list of writing ideas for the remainder of the year.

• Due Monday, 1/7/13

7th: Show me the Money!

• You asked…– Fines– Rewards– Fees– Monthly raffle returns

• iTunes or AMC• Surprise supply day – live auction!

Warm-up: Writing Day

• Write the following quote on your warm-up page:

• “Trouble is a necessary ingredient to writing.” ~ Ralph Fletcher

• Record your thoughts about this statement in your response section.

Book Clubs

• Next date: 1/30/13

• Media day next week

• Book Clubs 2.0 revealed Monday!

Types of Conflict• individual vs individual

• individual vs group

• individual vs self

• individual vs nature/setting

Group Activity

• Example for each conflict from a book or movie

Start with our class novel as examples

• individual vs individual

• individual vs group

• individual vs self

• individual vs nature/setting

Types of Conflict• individual vs individual (IvI)

• individual vs group (IvG)

• individual vs self (IvS)– individual vs. fate (IvF)

• individual vs nature/setting (IvN/S)

The Task

Writer’s Notebook Page:

Three original story ideas – one for each type of

conflict

Focus on setting and character

Indiv. vs Fate

• Max stood at the edge of the ship’s deck watching the lightning crack in the sky. This was not the best time to regret not ever taking on a second crew. As the boat began to creak with each wave, Max knew it was time to face his fears and jump. This was his ship, his family, his trophy to win. He would fight to the end.

6th: Plus/Delta

• What’s working in ELA?

• What would you like to see changed?

• Ideas? Routines you like in other classes?

7th: Writing Time