ELA Workshop ELA Workshop Silent FocusSilent Focus

Thursday, December 3Thursday, December 3Read the lyrics on the back cover of Read the lyrics on the back cover of READ, and then read the lyrics as we READ, and then read the lyrics as we

listen to the song “I Ain’t Got No Home,” listen to the song “I Ain’t Got No Home,” written by Woody Guthry.written by Woody Guthry.

Write: What is this song about? Borrow Write: What is this song about? Borrow a line from the lyrics to write a poem or a line from the lyrics to write a poem or

journal entry of your own.journal entry of your own...

Agenda- ThursdayAgenda- Thursday

Conventions Exercise- Quotation Conventions Exercise- Quotation MarksMarks

Sample EssaysSample Essays The Lady or the Tiger?- Short StoryThe Lady or the Tiger?- Short Story Non-Fiction Reading- MetafictionNon-Fiction Reading- Metafiction If Time- Passive and Active Voice in If Time- Passive and Active Voice in

WritingWriting

Extra Credit Opportunity!Extra Credit Opportunity! Enter the annual poetry contestEnter the annual poetry contest Due Next Wednesday!Due Next Wednesday! Poem of 21 lines or lessPoem of 21 lines or less You must submit a copy to me, even if you enter You must submit a copy to me, even if you enter

online to get the extra credit!online to get the extra credit! www.poeticpower.comwww.poeticpower.com Must have:Must have: Title, writer’s name (clearly printed), current Title, writer’s name (clearly printed), current

grade, home address, school name, school grade, home address, school name, school address (15740 Racho Rd., Taylor, MI 48180), and address (15740 Racho Rd., Taylor, MI 48180), and Teacher’s name (Ms. Kirklin)Teacher’s name (Ms. Kirklin)

Agenda- WednesdayAgenda- Wednesday

Literary Elements Mini-Lesson- Literary Elements Mini-Lesson- ImageryImagery

Whole Group Edit of a great, okay, Whole Group Edit of a great, okay, and not so good essayand not so good essay

Fiction Reading-The Lady, or the Fiction Reading-The Lady, or the Tiger?Tiger?

Non-Fiction Reading- Meta-fictionNon-Fiction Reading- Meta-fiction

““The Lady, or the Tiger?”- Reading The Lady, or the Tiger?”- Reading CheckCheck

Why does the narrator decide to tell his Why does the narrator decide to tell his version of the story?version of the story?

What was the name of the last story told What was the name of the last story told by the storyteller?by the storyteller?

Why, do you think, is the storyteller eager Why, do you think, is the storyteller eager to let the narrator tell his version?to let the narrator tell his version?

Is the storyteller a good or bad storyteller? Is the storyteller a good or bad storyteller? Why? Why?

Who or what do you think is behind the Who or what do you think is behind the door?door?

What might the purpose of the story be? Is What might the purpose of the story be? Is there a lesson in all of this?there a lesson in all of this?

The Seven Traits of WritingThe Seven Traits of Writing Ideas- the ______ and ________ of the messageIdeas- the ______ and ________ of the message Organization- the internal ________ of the pieceOrganization- the internal ________ of the piece Voice- the way the writer brings the topic to Voice- the way the writer brings the topic to

______________ Word Choice- uses specific _______ to convey a Word Choice- uses specific _______ to convey a

meaningmeaning Sentence Fluency- the way the _____ and _______ Sentence Fluency- the way the _____ and _______

flow togetherflow together Conventions- the _________ correctness of the Conventions- the _________ correctness of the

piecepiece Presentation- the overall ________ of the workPresentation- the overall ________ of the work