Friday, September 21, 2012

Homework #10 (9/21/12)


Homework: #10
“People just don’t understand what important things can be hiding in the dust.” Explore the meanings of this THEME statement in a web diagram

Quiz on Clean Sweep on Tuesday

Writing Notebook:
As you decide what experience you will write about, gather relevant descriptive details you want to include—sights, sounds, smells, sensations.
Think like a newspaper reporter and remember the questions reporters use to make sure they’ve covered the important facts in a story: Who?
What? When? Where? Why? How? For example:
Who was involved in the experience, and what did he or she say?
What happened, and in what order did events occur?
When did I have this experience?
Where did the events happen?
Why did the events happen? What set them in motion?
How did I feel about the events at the time, and how do I feel now? How do I want my readers to feel about my experience?

what does it look like?

Who? myself; runner who beat me in first race; coach
What? pushed myself to succeed in running; nearly won first race; made varsity team
When? eighth grade
Where? cross-country course; school cafeteria (awards ceremony)
Why? I was motivated to become the only middle-school student on the varsity team.
How? I felt proud of myself. I want readers to see that trying one’s best is even more important than actually

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