Pd. 3/7
OM (Opening Move): List as many different types of writing that you can think of.
Writing genres were introduced:
Genre: A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, marked by a distinctive style, form, or content.
nonfiction
fiction
mystery
fantasy
science fiction
romance
horror
essay (with emphasis on the persuasive essay)
Students were then given the following words:
Voice
Naughty
Smile
Revealing
Luck
*bonus word: laden
They then wrote, for ten minutes, a story incorporating these words. Afterward they read their piece to a classmate, listening for writing mistakes, which stand out when writing is read aloud. The point being that students should read their work aloud as part of the editing process.
This story must be rewritten and handed in tomorrow for a major grade.
Pd. 6/8
Continue REWARDS program.
