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In order to do that, parent participation is important. Their writing schedule is:</STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>In class on Monday, write short pre-write and begin Draft #1 </STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>In class on Tuesday, finish draft #1; take it home to parents and have parent help with edits and revisions.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>In class on Wednesday, write draft# 2; turn a copy in to Ms. Moon and make copies for writing group.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>Students will receive revisions from Ms. Moon and incorporate those with the ideas of their peers and type draft #3, which is due the following Monday morning.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>Prompts for the month of December: Students may choose two of the following, one to be completed December 11th and the other to be completed December 18th:</STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>1-Students may write a Christmas poem, 4 stanzas minimum (4 lines in each stanza). It does not have to rhyme, but it needs to have rhythm and be full of descriptive words.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>2- Christmas story- This can be a fictional story with the setting having something to do with Christmas (realistic fiction, mystery or adventure).</STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>3- Christmas Essay- A favorite memory (personal narrative) about Christmas.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>Awesome Writing Idea Generator: </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=750 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=495> <P><SPAN class=bodytext><SPAN class=tinytext><A href="http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-writ.php">http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-writ.php</A> </SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=bodytext>Brainstorm writing ideas: <SPAN class=tinytext><A href="http://www.distractionbeast.com/brainstormer.swf">http://www.distractionbeast.com/brainstormer.swf</A> </SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=bodytext><BR></P></SPAN></TD> <TD width=82></TD> <TD width=97></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>Places to go to help you find names for your characters:<BR></STRONG><BR>Last names: <A href="http://www.last-names.net/" rel=nofollow><FONT color=#006699>http://www.last-names.net/</FONT></A><BR><A href="http://mizian.com.ne.kr/englishwiz/library/names/etymology_of_last_names.htm" rel=nofollow><FONT color=#006699>http://mizian.com.ne.kr/englishwiz/libra...</FONT></A><BR><BR>Unique first names: <A href="http://pregnancychildbirth.suite101.com/article.cfm/unusual_baby_names_for_girls" rel=nofollow><FONT color=#006699>http://pregnancychildbirth.suite101.com/...</FONT></A><BR><A href="http://www.babynamesdirectory.com/old-fashion-baby-names.htm" rel=nofollow><FONT color=#006699>http://www.babynamesdirectory.com/old-fa...</FONT></A><BR><A href="http://www.how-to-choose-baby-names.com/first-names.html" rel=nofollow><FONT color=#006699>http://www.how-to-choose-baby-names.com/...</FONT></A><BR><BR>For checking how popular a name is, was or will be: <A href="http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/" rel=nofollow><FONT color=#006699>http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/</FONT></A><BR><BR>For browsing lists of names: <A href="http://www.thinkbabynames.com/" rel=nofollow><FONT color=#006699>http://www.thinkbabynames.com/</FONT></A><BR><A href="http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/" rel=nofollow><FONT color=#006699>http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com...</FONT></A><BR><A href="http://new.babynameindex.com/" rel=nofollow><FONT color=#006699>http://new.babynameindex.com/</FONT></A><BR><A href="http://www.babynames.com/" rel=nofollow><FONT color=#006699>http://www.babynames.com/</FONT></A><BR><BR>For finding the perfect middle name to match the first name, or vice versa; also helpful as you can enter the last name you have chosen and receive some names that fit:<BR><A href="http://www.babynamegenie.com/" rel=nofollow><FONT color=#006699>http://www.babynamegenie.com/</FONT></A><BR><BR>Here's an article from eHow on how to name characters: <A href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2079598_name-character.html" rel=nofollow><FONT color=#006699>http://www.ehow.com/how_2079598_name-cha...</FONT></A></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=5><STRONG>Poetry -</STRONG> </FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=4></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The criteria for poems is: poems do not have to rhyme but they must have a sense of rhythm (remember the song lyrics that we worked with). Poems must have a minimum of three stanzas with four lines in each. All poems must be typed centered using any font and clip and word art as desired. Students are encouraged to play with various rhyme schemes that they were taught in class. </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Submit poetry for revisions/edit to Ms. Moon at any time during the week. When you have your final ready for publishing, turn in one copy to Ms. Moon for a grade and color a border on another draft for publishing.</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT size=5>Extra Credit</FONT></STRONG></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Students who love to write my submit "manuscripts" at any time for extra credit.</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">( Remember that all drafts and revision papers <STRONG style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">MUST</STRONG> be stapled to the back of your best copy. You may turn work in earlier than the timeline, but <STRONG style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">NOT</STRONG> later! All papers must be one page minimum, typed, double spaced. Use Times Roman, Arial or Comic Sans MS fonts only. No Word Art or Clip Art is allowed on essays and stories, but students may make a cover sheet with Word Art or Clip Art and they may use any font or word art. </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>Grading Criteria:</STRONG></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Essays, stories and poetry will be graded on the point system. 50 points for creativity, great ideas and use of language and 50 points on grammar, punctuation and spelling, for a total of 100 points. The points will be added together to make a grade.</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">90-100 points = A</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">80-89 points = B</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">70-79 points = C</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">60-69 points = D</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">59 and below = F</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG></STRONG></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><FONT size=6></FONT></STRONG></P> Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

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