Writing: Grades 9-12 |
Assignments will be loaded by day with the buttons below. Please find the dates above the buttons and assignments to correspond. If assignments are not tagged with a button, please look under "Resources" in the top right corner. Assignments that are the same in nature for all Mrs. Shirey's classes will be on that page labeled "General Assignments: English I & IV and Writing."
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FINALS WEEK SCHEDULE (DECEMBER 18-22, 2017)
Monday
FINALS - DAY 1
1st hour - 8:00-9:45 2nd hour - 9:50-11:20 HS RTI - 11:25-11:50 HS Lunch - 11:55-12:20 3rd hour - 12:25-2:00 |
Tuesday
FINALS - DAY 2
4th hour - 8:00-9:45 5th hour - 9:50-11:20 HS RTI - 11:25-11:50 HS Lunch - 11:55-12:20 6th hour - SH 12:25-1:10 7th hour - SH 1:15-2:00 |
Wednesday
FINALS - DAY 3
6th hour - 8:00-9:45 7th hour - 9:50-11:20 MS L / HS SH - 11:25-11:50 HS L/MS SH - 11:55-12:20 REPORT TO RTI 12:25-2:00 |
NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! |
Week 18: December 11-15, 2017 |
Monday
1. Daily Journal
2. Peer Pitch & Feedback #1 3. Work on Pitches/Inventions WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Tuesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Peer Pitch & Feedback #1 3. Work on Pitches/Inventions WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Wednesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Begin Pitches to "Shark Tank" 3. Provide Feedback & Interact with Pitches WHAT'S DUE: Pitch |
Thursday
1. Daily Journal
2. Continue Pitches to "Shark Tank" 3. Provide Feedback & Interact with Pitches WHAT'S DUE: Pitch |
Friday
1. Daily Journal
2. Finish Pitches to "Shark Tank" 3. Provide Feedback & Interact with Pitches WHAT'S DUE: Pitch & Journal |
Week 17: December 4-8, 2017 |
Monday
1. Daily Journal
2. Intro to Persuasive Writing 3. Discuss GLS, Rubric, and Exp. WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Tuesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Look at SB LI Commercials 3. Pre-Writing & Persuasive Pitch Ideas WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Wednesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Notes on 2 Videos - 10 things what TO/NOT DO 3. Disc. "Shark Tank", Pitches, & Persuasive Appeals WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Thursday
1. Daily Journal
2. Pre-Writing/ Brainstorming 3. Drafting for Pitches & Pers. Technique WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Friday
1. Daily Journal
2. Drafting & Developing Persuasive Pitches WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Week 16: November 27-December 1, 2017 |
Monday
1. Daily Journal
2. Org. Responses to Interviews 3. Drafting News-Type Stories WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Tuesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Drafting News-type stories 3. Discussing Formatting Qs WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Wednesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Peer Edit #1 3. Revise/Redraft Stories/JRN Pieces WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Thursday
1. Daily Journal
2. Peer Edit #2 3. Revise/Redraft Stories/JRN Pieces WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Friday
1. Daily Journal
2. Final Editing & Revisions for Stories WHAT'S DUE: News-Type Stories |
*****Week 15: November 20-24, 2017***** |
Monday
1. Daily Journal
2. Intro to Journalism 3. Conducting Interviews & Questions to ask WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Tuesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Peer Interviews 3. Develop Questions for Int. WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Wednesday
2:00pm DISMISSAL - NO RTI
1. Daily Journal 2. Finish Peer Interview 3. Prep for Comm. Mem. Int'vw. WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Thursday
NO SCHOOL -
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! |
Friday
NO SCHOOL -
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! |
Week 14: November 13-17, 2017 |
Monday
1. Daily Journal
2. Intro to Photo Montage 3. Choose Pictures WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Tuesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Draft Photo Montages WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Wednesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Photo Montage Drafts 3. Peer Edit #1 WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Thursday
1. Daily Journal
2. Photo Montage Drafts 3. Peer Edit #2 WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Friday
11:30am DISMISSAL
1. Daily Journal 2. Photo Montage Drafts 3. Final Editing WHAT'S DUE: Photo Montages |
Week 13: November 6-10, 2017 |
Monday
1. Daily Journal
2. Final Drafting of Memoirs 3. Prep for Peer Edit WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Tuesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Peer Edit #1 3. Revise Memoirs WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Wednesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Peer Edit #2 3. Revise Memoirs WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Thursday
1. Daily Journal
2. Finalize Memoir 3. Print, Folder, Submit WHAT'S DUE: Memoir Final Draft |
Friday
NO SCHOOL in honor of Veteran's Day
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Week 12: OCT. 30-Nov. 3, 2017 |
Monday
1. Daily Journal
2. Intro to Memoirs 3. Pre-Writing for Memoirs WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Tuesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Draft Memoirs 3. Sketch plan WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Wednesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Draft Memoirs 3. Sketch Drawings WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Thursday
1. Daily Journal
2. Finalize Drawings 3. Draft Memoir WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Friday
1. Daily Journal
2. Draft Memoir 3. Complete Sketch WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Week 11: OCTOber 23-27, 2017 |
Monday
1. Daily Journal
2. Parodies Submit 3. Pre-Writing for Letter Writing Unit WHAT'S DUE: Parodies DUE |
Tuesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Draft Letter to Self 3. Pre-writing Formal Business Letter WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Wednesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Draft Business Letter 3. Pre-writing Veteran's Letter WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Thursday
1. Daily Journal
2. Two (2) Peer Edits for Letters 3. Complete/Finish Revising Letters WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Friday
1. Daily Journal
2. Finish Formatting Letters 3. Complete/Finish Revising Letters WHAT'S DUE: All 3 Letters DUE |
Week 10: OCTOber 16-20, 2017 |
Monday
1. Daily Journal
2. Notes over Songs/Parodies 3. Pre-Writing WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Tuesday
1. Daily Journal
2. Drafting Parody 3. Choice of song/well-known work DUE WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Wednesday
2:00pm Dismissal
1. Daily Journal 2. Parody - Peer Meetings 3. Finish Drafting ParodyWHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Thursday
2:00pm Dismissal
P/T Conf. 3:00-7:30pm 1. Daily Journal 2. Final Peer Edit Parody 3. Review, Revise, & Edit WHAT'S DUE: N/A |
Friday
- NO SCHOOL -
Parent/Teacher Conferences 8:00-11:00am |
Week 9: OCTOber 9-13, 2017 |
Monday
- NO SCHOOL -
Observing Columbus Day |
Tuesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Poetry Workshop: 5-line, Sonnets, Couplets |
Wednesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Poetry Workshop: Odes, Elegies, Ballads & Other Lyrical Poems |
Thursday
1. Journal Entry
2. Poetry Workshop: Concrete, Cinquain, Found, and others 3. Peer Edits #1 & #2 |
Friday
1. Journal Entry
2. Formatting 3. Poetry Collections DUE QUARTER 1 ENDS |
Week 8: OCTOber 2-6, 2017 |
Monday
1. Journal Entry
2. Intro to Poetry: Notes & Cross-Word Worksheets |
Tuesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Poetry Workshop: Two-Line Poems |
Wednesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Poetry Workshop: Acrostic & Diamante Poems |
Thursday
1. Journal Entry
2. Poetry Workshop: Haiku, Limericks, & Prose |
Friday
- NO SCHOOL -
TEACHER IN-SERVICE at QUINCY CONFERENCE |
Week 7: September 25-29, 2017 |
Monday
1. Journal Entry
2. Finalize Plays - finish final scenes 3. Ready for Peer Edit on Tues. |
Tuesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Peer Edit - Play 3. Edit & Revise Play |
Wednesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Peer Edit - Play 3. Edit & Revise Play |
Thursday
1. Journal Entry
2. Peer Edit (make-ups) - Play 3. Edit & Revise Play for Submission FRI! |
Friday
1. Journal Entry
2. Final Draft of Play DUE!!! |
Week 6: September 18-22, 2017 |
Monday
1. Journal Entry
2. Notes on Ch. 15-17Playwriting101.com 3. Q&A - Ch. 7-12 4. Revisions on Narrative Piece DUE |
Tuesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Finish Notes (DUE) Playwriting101.com 3. Topic DUE 4. Q&A Session Ch. 13-17 5. Drafting Plays |
Wednesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Drafting Plays |
Thursday
1. Journal Entry
2. Drafting Plays |
Friday
11:30am Dismissal - SIP DAY!
1. Journal Entry 2. Drafting Plays |
Week 5: September 11-15, 2017 |
Monday
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Tuesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Notes on Ch. 3-5 Playwriting101.com (together in class - GLs) 3. Complete Ch 4-5 on own |
Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Week 4: September 5-8, 2017 |
Monday
No School - Labor Day!
Enjoy your day off! |
Tuesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Narrative Fiction Rough Draft DUE 3. Peer Edit #1 - Review & provide feedback |
Wednesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Narrative Fiction Draft #2 3. Peer Edit #2 - Review & provide feedback |
Thursday
1. Journal Entry
2. Finish Peer Edits 3. Final Revisions & Proofreading |
Friday
1. Journal Entry
2. Narrative Fiction Final Draft DUE 3. Enrichment time |
Week 3: August 28-September 1, 2017 |
Monday
1. Journal Entry
2. Finish - Writing Process Notes 3. Introduce Unit #1 Writing Assignment |
Tuesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Discuss Rubric for 1st Writing Assignment 3. Pre-Writing Unit #1: Narrative Fiction |
Wednesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Pre-Writing Unit #1 Continued 3. Topic Selected and Approved |
Thursday
1. Journal Entry
2. Drafting Writing Assignment #1 |
Friday
1. Journal Entry
2. Drafting Writing Assignment #1 |
Week 2: August 21-25, 2017 |
Monday
1. Journal Entry
2. Invoking the Muse 3. Create Folders for Sharing Writing Assgn. 4. Begin Word-Clouds |
Tuesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Finish Word Clouds 3. Print in color for Binders 4. Expectations Quiz |
Wednesday
1. Journal Entry
2. Binder Checks 3. In-class Activity 4. Writing Process Notes |
Thursday
1. Journal Entry
2. Drafting Emails 3. Color Quiz & Personality Assessments |
Friday
1. Journal Entry
2. Final Emails sent 3. Enrichment time - read; write; etc. |
Back-to-school - Week 1: August 14-18, 2017
Monday
NO CLASSES - Prep for Back-to-school
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Tuesday
NO CLASSES - Prep for Back-to-school
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Wednesday
NO CLASSES - TEACHER INSTITUTE
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Thursday
1. Get-to-know-you Activity
2. Go over Syllabus - Signatures due Friday (8/25) 3. Remind Set-up/Sign-up 4. Discuss Supplies List |
Friday
1. Finish Syllabus
2. Personality Survey 3. Technology Survey 4. Binder Cover Creation for in-class binders |