TODAY’S AGENDA
* TA: Seating, book talk, vocab word
* Reminder about jobs
* Go over last night’s homework -- THE BLOGS
* Do I have all the emails??
* Return papers
* Reminder about SLANTS
Today’s Lesson:
The Importance of Freestyle Writing
* Gain attention: Play a little of "The Riddle"
* Inform students of objectives:
to learn what FSW is, and how it differs from "formal writing"
* Stimulate recall of prior learning:
Did you do some FSW with Dr. Smith?
Do some of you write just for fun?
* Elicit performance (practice):
Play the song and ask kids to write freely for a few minutes
* Provide feedback:
Read their writings aloud to the class
* Assess performance:
What do you think about FSW?
What do you think about FSW?
Assignment for tomorrow:
Write FSW for 20 minutes, and post it on your writing blog tonight. I will look for it tomorrow morning.
* In notebooks, write covered topics in margin.
* Rise, push in chairs, exit quietly with thanks
