Name October 30, 2017 Period

Warmup#1

Begin a scary story by describing the main character, the setting, and something scary that might happen.

Ex: There was a schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who lived in Ney York in the 1700’s. He was very skinny, he liked to read, and he was scared of the sound of his own steps. There was a ghost without a head who haunted the valley by horseback at night. One night, Ichabod was walking home, and the wind was howling in the trees…

Classwork #2

Follow instructions for “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at Newsela.com. Write the answers to all annotation questions in your packet. Take the quiz.

Exit Ticket#3

What are two things you learned today?

Homework#4

Write a spooky story with beginning, middle, end, character description, setting, problem, and resolution.

Name October 31, 2017 Period

Warmup#5

Fill this story map with your story details:

Classwork#6

Tell your story to a classmate, and listen to theirs. Give the story a grade of 1-4 according to the rubric at mrrichert.wordpress.com.

Exit ticket#7

Whose story did you grade?What grade did you give it?What parts of the rubric were you thinking of in giving that grade?

Homework#8

Write the final draft of your story neatly, and turn it in tomorrow.

Name November 1, 2017 Period

Warmup#9

What good is hope? What’s it for? What do you hope for when it seems like everything is bad? 3 sentences min.

Classwork#10

Discuss Perception and Reality. Then, discuss these vocabulary words –for unit 2 in Collections. Write a sentence for each.

Exit Ticket #11

What did think about in the class discussions or reading today?-Today in class discussions/reading, I thought about…2 sentences min.

Homework#12

Write a story on the theme of hope. Include a title, setting, characters, problem, climax, and solution. (other classes received other assignments; that is fine, if you turn it in)