Finish and Publish "House on Mango Street vignettes"

AGENDA:

Finish, edit and revise vignettes for publication!

Rochester Reads: Master Class inMarch

http://wab.org/2018-rochester-reads-author-announced/

House on Mango Street Study Guides

AGENDA:

Continue to work on your vignettes and the STUDY GUIDE!

Make-up test if you missed it!

House on Mango Street Quiz/Work on vignettes

AGENDA:

Congratulations!  Coffeehouse was wonderful last night!

Review for quiz

QUIZ ON HOUSE ON MANGO STREET!

Work on vignettes

Coffeehouse Readings---Rehearsal

AGENDA:

Go to Ensemble Theatre for practice

House on Mango Street/End of Marking Period

AGENDA:

From Monday, continue to work on your vignettes.

HANDOUT:  House on Mango Street Comprehension questions and Character List.

Next Tuesday: Rehearsal for Coffeehouse on Wednesday night.

Next Thursday: TEST ON HOUSE ON MANGO STREET.  Study Guide DUE!

House on Mango Street Book of Vignettes

AGENDA:

For Tuesday:  Finish reading House on Mango Street for discussion!

WRITING: continue to use "studio time" to work on your Mango Street vignettes.  Design your cover page with an original title.

Writing Territories/House on Mango Street Vignettes

AGENDA:

 

 

BELLWORK:

Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It's the one and only thing you have to offer. ~ Barbara Kingsolver

In Collecting Your Writing Territories, Consider . . .and Make Lists of Ideas.  Brainstorm what you can write about.  Be specific.

memories: early, earlier, and recent                                favorites, now and then

obsessions                                                                    pets, now and then

idiosyncrasies                                                               teachers, now and then

problems                                                                      places: school, camp, trips, times away with friends and relatives

dreams                                                                         hobbies

itches                                                                            sports

understandings                                                              music

confusions                                                                    games

passions                                                                       books

sorrows                                                                        poems

risks                                                                             songs

accomplishments                                                           movies

fears                                                                             writers and artists

worries                                                                         food

fantasies                                                                       pet peeves

family, close and distant                                                beloved things-objects and possessions, now and then

friends, now and then                                                    all the loves of your life

fads

                                                       Adapted from Lessons That Change Writers by Nancie Atwell

Other ideas:

http://smoran.ednet.ns.ca/writing/writing_territories.htm

 

Continue working on your  vignettes