WRITING DRAMA: DAY 3

Honors MYP

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

SNIPPET: WRITING9/16/15

Write about the same disagreement from last week, BUT from the other person’s point of view. Revision 1: Edit pronouns to reflect a consistent point of view. Revision 2: Add at least 1 appropriate semicolon. (You may have to combine 2 sentences.)

CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS•A conjunctive adverb is an adverb that connects ideas or smoothly transitions from one idea to another.

Main Clause + ; + Conjunctive Adverb + , + Main Clause.

OBJECTIVE, AGENDA, & HOMEWORK Objective: I will give and receive meaningful feedback on mine and others’ one-act plays.

Agenda: Writing SnippetModel Workshop GroupWorkshop Groups

Homework:Continue working on your one-act play.Greek roots 16-20 are due Tuesday, September 22, 2015.

THIS WEEK

Monday = Finish “A Marriage Proposal”; One-Act Play Planning Tuesday = One-Act Play DraftingHave a completed draft in class on Wednesday

Wednesday = Writer’s Workshop Groups Thursday = Typing in the Daedalus LabSubmit to Turnitin.com by 3:00 p.m. on FridayYou may want to begin typing on Wednesday night!

WRITER’S WORKSHOP EXPECTATIONS Respect the community of writers.

Be willing to take risks.

Be willing to share your writing.

Find your purpose and audience.

Develop your own process(es) for writing.

Continuously add to your writer’s notebook.

Be 100% attentive during the focus lesson.

Be prepared to revise your work repeatedly.

Focus on the positives when giving feedback.

Ask questions and give suggestions instead of giving negative feedback.

During independent writing time, focus on brainstorming, planning, researching, drafting, conferring, revising, and editing.

TIPS FOR WORKSHOPPING

Leave the writer with enthusiasm for writing!

Focus on ideas, organization, voice, word choice, figurative language, and sentence variety. Do not focus on spelling, grammar, etc.

Questions to think about: What did I like best about this paper? What would I like to know more about? What stands out? What is confusing?

When asking questions or giving suggestions for a play, consider: Does play tell a story with character development? Is the play centered on ONE conflict? Is the setting clear? Can this be done on a stage? Does the plot flow, and is the conflict resolved? Is the theme of the play clear?

STEPS FOR WORKSHOPPING Step 1: Writer: tell purpose, audience, and what you need help with Group: take notes on what writer said

Step 2: Writer: read play aloud Group: listen and take notes on what comes to mind

Step 3: Group: start with positives; ask questions Writer: listen, take notes, and then respond to questions

Step 4: Writer: ask for clarification; share plan for revision Group: praise the writer for sharing

WRITING AND REVISING After you have received feedback from your group, start working on revising. Replace Add Delete And Reorder

Remember that a complete draft of your poems is due Friday at 3 p.m. on turnitin.com.