Reading and Writing Reflection #8

This week's Reading Reflection is just as you would expect it to be: Reading Reflection (250 Words) Remember to start your post with: Reading Reflection #8 Book: Lone Wolf Author: Jodi Picoult Pages Read: 74-130 And fill your reflection with the usual questions, comments, predictions, connections, etc . . . However your Writing Reflection will focus on Blackout Newspaper Poetry and be a bit longer than usual, as I'd like your reflection to be about 250 words in length this week. Topics to discuss: - Discuss the process of writing Newpaper...

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We're on Instagram!!

Hello everyone, In class this week we've been working on Newspaper Blackout Poetry.  As you've all been busy scribbling away, I've been snapping photos of you (that sounds kind of creepy now that I've written it . . .) Anyways, I posted a photo of your hard work on Instagram, and Austin Kleon (author of the poetry book Newspaper Blackout Poetry) "hearted" it. See pic below:...

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Newspaper Blackout Poetry- Things To Remember

- "shopping for images" - "transformation not summarizati...

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Newspaper + Marker = Poetry

I recently heard about Newspaper Blackout Poetry, and thought we should give it a spin in Creative Writing class. Here's two videos to give somebackground: A sample of Austin Kleon's Blackout Poetry: Creative Writing 101- By Austin Kleon http://www.austinkleon.com/ Some links to explore: http://www.austinkleon.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/deathtogutenberg/sets/72157594575556771/   So here we go! You are going...

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Reading and Writing Reflection #7

Remember what we did last week?  Rinse and repeat.  A refresher in case you don't remember: Reading Reflection (250 Words) Remember to start your post with: Reading Reflection #7 Book: Lone Wolf Author: Jodi Picoult Pages Read: 74-130 And fill your reflection with the usual questions, comments, predictions, connections, etc . . . Writing Reflection (100 words) This week's writing reflection is going to be a bit different. (1) I would like you to visit 3 classmates blogs, and leave meaningful and significant comments...

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Reading and Writing Reflection #6

It's that time again!  Gosh, it seems like we're doing this on a regular basis, almost weekly perhaps?? Reading Reflection (250 Words) Remember to start your post with: Reading Reflection #6 Book: Lone Wolf Author: Jodi Picoult Pages Read: 74-130 And fill your reflection with the usual questions, comments, predictions, connections, etc . . .     Writing Reflection (100 words) This week's writing reflection...

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Blogging Time

Alright, So pretty much everyone has recieved a "Blog Check In #1" list from me.  In today's class you have one last opportunity to fine tune your blog before . . . dunh, dunh, daaaaa . . . Report card time.  The sad truth is that I have to assign you some sort of mark on your progress in this class, despite that fact that progress isn't always best expressed through a numerical mark.  SO, in today's class double check that: -...

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Reading and Writing Reflection #5

"Thinking"- by MotionStudy http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=thinking&order=9&offset=24#/ddnx0h Alright ladies and gentleman, it's Monday and we're working on the usual Reading and Writing Reflections.  But I would also like you to keep in mind that the dreaded report card time is fast approaching. As readers, writers, students, and thinkers, we need to come to a decision about the progress you have made this semester. ...

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Welcome Back!

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a safe and enjoyable Spring Break?  A fellow teacher told me this morning that we only have 13 weeks left until the end of the school year?  Can you believe it?  I guess that means that it's time we started to wrap up our work on the "The moment" writing project.  You job for today's class is to: (1) Dig out the story chart you should have filled out for your moment. (2) Spend today's...

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