ATAMS
BLAST DIGITAL AGENDA
Marquez
April 16, 2012—April 20, 2012
College Writing
DO NOW:
Daily Grammar Exercise (Week 2) *First 10 minutes of each class.
California
Standards:
Reading Standard 2.4: Make warranted and reasonable assertions about the author’s arguments by using elements of the text to defend and clarify interpretations.
Reading Standard 2.5: Analyze the author’s implicit and explicit philosophical assumptions and beliefs about a subject.
Reading Standard 3.4: Analyze ways in which poets use imagery and figures of speech to evoke reader’s emotions
Essential
Questions:
“How do we, as writers, show the nature of our characters without directly telling our audience?”
LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR STUDENTS:
The entire class and three stations…
Given:
the learner
will:
Expand their creative writing skills by developing original characters for a short story project in April. Students will learn and understand how to create
original and complex characters by analyzing famous literary characters (such as Dracula) and examine what makes them ‘complete’. Students will also
learn the different archetypes of characters used in literature and will implement them in their own writings.
by:
Completing the Character Development chart which allows students to ‘build’ an original literary character which will be used in a co-authored short
story.
Assessment:
Character Development Sheet, SAT Vocabulary Test, and SAT essay writings.
Collaborative Station:
Individual Instruction:
Monday 4/16
SAT Vocabulary Week 2
1. laconic
2. throng
3. intrepid
4. accost
5. reticent
6. furtive
7. felon
8. plethora
9. hapless
10. irate
“Shatter Proof”
11. pretext
12. fabricate
13. adroit
14. gesticulate
15. vigilant
16. avid
17. cajole
18. rudimentary
19. enhance
20. nuance
Wednesday: Journalistic Website Artcle (30
minutes).
 Ralph Waldo Emerson
Transcendentalist
Writer
-”from Nature”
-”Self-Reliance”
Today we will practice the six thinking strategies used by
good readers: predict,picture, relate, monitor, correct, and
annotate. Participate in the class reading
*Handout will be provided
*Answer Thinking and Writing questions and turn in before
class ends.
Wednesday 4/17
Vocabulary Story Development
You may work with a partner or on your own.
This exercise will allow you to work out those creative writing
muscles. With a partner, write a story using the ten
vocabulary words. Just in case you were wondering, yes—
your story has to make sense.
Friday 4/13
Interpretation Discussion Questions
SAT Writing Prompt
Last week, we discussed the true nature of the SAT
essay and how they are scored. During direct
instruction, we will start writing our own SAT essays,
primarily the introductory paragraph.
*handout will be provided.
Within your assigned Collaborative group, answer the
questions listed on the handout. Be sure to follow the
directions carefully.
Literary Element #3—Form
Download the PDF packet from the SAT Prep class
website.
Today we will examine SAT selections focused on
prose, poetry, and drama.
Packet due by Friday, April 20.