LA+24+October


 * //Ok kids, today it's on you!

You have a maximum of three tasks and 45 minutes to work with. Read the instructions silently, and on your own. See me if you need help. Otherwise, I will be calling on you to conference with me.

A. Online quiz -- Those who either were not here in the past two days, or did not have time to complete the two online quizzes, must do that first. Please go to//** [|**//this site//**] **//if you need to do the Fragment quiz. Click here if you need to finish the Run-On//** [|**//quiz//**].


 * //B. Peer editing -- If you have not yet received a peer's story, I will distribute one to you. If you have STILL not printed it out, open it up and start handwriting it.

1. Read the story CAREFULLY. 2. As you read, have a pencil in your hand. If, at any time, you find yourself asking a question about the story (ie. Well, what does THIS mean? Who IS that?), then write it down in pencil on the story. 3. Take out the editing sheet that I gave you (I'm checking that you still have it) and re-read the story. Make any editing notes you can find. Concentrate on paragraphing, sentence structure and spelling. 4. When you have reached the end of the story, please write down TWO things that you liked about the writing. 5. Write down ONE piece of constructive criticism or a suggestion about the writing. 6. Hand the story back to the author.//**


 * //C. Continue writing your short story. At this point, you should have mapped out your story, created a character chart, a sensory map, and planned your plot line. You should have rough copied your intro, setting, introduced your main character, described conflict, and begun the rising action. You should also have at least one example of well-written dialogue.

I AM LOOKING AT A POTENTIAL DUE DATE OF MID-NEXT WEEK FOR THE ROUGH COPY. USE THE TIME I GIVE YOU WISELY!//**