December 1

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (Santa's New Sleigh)
• 2nd Draft of Essay
• Continue pre-writing for your story (focus on setting this week)

November 3

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Write your 5 paragraph essay on the topic of your choice (Remember your 3 dress-ups and your 2 openers!)
• Freewriting (Do this only if you still have time after completing your assignment.)

October 27

Homework

(in this order)

1. Writing Minutes
2. Pearl Harbor Essay (if necessary)
3. Follow the Writing Steps to create an outline for an essay on the subject of your choice.  (Only one source is required.)
4. Freewriting (Yesterday I shrank two feet)

October 20

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Add a strong lead to your Pearl Harbor essay.  Check for all necessary dress-up and openers.
• Begin thinking of a subject for an essay on the topic of your choice.
• Freewriting (My Unusual Pet)

October 13

Homework

• Writing Minutes 
• Pearl Harbor Essay (5 paragraphs)
• Freewriting (I had just completed the most amazing contraption!)

October 6

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (When I decided to run for President)
• Pearl Harbor Outline

September 29

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (Suddenly, the candle went out!)
• Add dress-ups and openers to your essay (Go here if you need a reminder about dress-ups and openers!)

September 22

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Use your outline to compose an expository essay about Elizabeth I.  I will be looking at your essay structure on this assignment.  Use your dress-ups and openers as tools, but you will not be graded on them this time!
• Freewriting ("This fall the leaves didn't just turn yellow, orange, and red....)

September 15

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (My adventure in Wonderland was nothing like Alice's....)
• Create an outline for Elizabeth I using the source you were given.  

September 8

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (That Thursday the sun did not set....)  
• Do this if you need extra writing minutes 
• Write an essay (whatever you think an essay is) about any topic you choose (This can be fiction or non-fiction, serious or humorous). I am not expecting you to complete your pre-writing and an entire essay; my design is to determine how far you can get in your writing process in the 100 minutes you have been given.  Your essay, or part of an essay, will be graded simply pass (you turned it in) or fail (you didn’t turn it in). 
• Writing Expectations can be found here.

March 24

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (If you were Coyote, how would you catch Roadrunner?)
• Draft of Choice Essay (E.B.- Co-op, S.B. - Technology, E.E. - Swimming, C.S. - Camping)
• Elephant Essay
• Knights Outline
• Knights Essay

DON'T PANIC!

Not all of these are due this week.  Each person is working on slightly different things, so there are lots of choices here.  Work your 150 minutes this week on assignments in the order above.  Once you've hit your minutes, stop and save the rest of your writing for next week :-)

February 4

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (You are a cartoon character)
• Begin working on an essay on the subject of your choice (Please stop at 150 minutes, so I can gauge how long it is taking for each of you to compose a 5 paragraph essay.)
• Prewriting
• Outline
• Begin writing

January 28

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (The letter explained everything)
• Descriptive, narrative, or expository 2nd draft (if necessary)
• Persuasive essay
• Begin writing 
• Bring sources next week
• Find a copy (digital is ok) of Henry James' Turn of the Screw to be used for our upcoming literary criticism

January 28

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (The letter explained everything)
• Story final draft (if necessary)
• E.B. & S.B.: Peer edit each other's :-)
• Airsoft essay

January 21

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (That's when I realized it was up to me to save the world.)
• Story final draft
• Airsoft essay (outline and begin writing)  Remember to use your new opener!

January 14

Homework

   ~ Writing Minutes (150 minues now!)
   ~ Freewriting (...it was hidden away in the old attic....)
   ~ Fishing Essay (Use your outline and remember to transition between thoughts within your paragraphs.)

January 7

Homework
   ~ Writing Minutes (150 minues now!)
   ~ Freewriting (Trade places with your favorite fictional character)
   ~ 2nd Draft of Fairy Tale
   ~ Finish fishing outline