Tuesday 10/5

Today I distributed a handout of "Smiley Face Tricks" and we began looking at these tricks and playing with them so we can improve our writing. We practiced "Magic Three" in class today in our writer's notebooks and the kids produced some pretty funny and interesting pieces.  Thanks to all of those who bravely shared in class today :) First period students are embarking on a short story unit that will require some work in literature circles so we spent a bit of time looking at the different roles they will have to play in the next few weeks.  HW:  All classes need to read in their IR books for at least ten minutes (preferably 1/2 hour) and look for smiley face tricks as they read--marking them with  a post it or other means would be great.  Have a great night!