Transcript Week Two Bellwork

English 9A Bellwork
Week Two
Monday
After viewing the example below, write
down the following sentence and
underline the word that is connecting
the subject (noun) to an adjective
(description):
Example: My face is hot.
 I was scared of riding on Sarah Street.
Today’s Agenda
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Read “The Bike” by Gary Soto
In the “Writer’s Eye” section of your WNB,
draw a chart and note 1. physical
descriptions, 2. behaviors/mannerisms, and
3. dialogue in “The Bike”
Note the physical descriptions,
behaviors/mannerisms, and dialogue in ONE
narrative and edit the ONE narrative, so that
it better reveals the character(s) included
Today’s Target(s)
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Students will be able to recognize
physical descriptions,
behaviors/mannerisms, and dialogue
in a story.
 Students will be able to revise a
narrative to include physical
descriptions, behaviors/mannerisms,
and dialogue.
Today’s Scale
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4: Teach today’s target(s) to someone
else.
3: Feel comfortable with today’s
target(s), but not ready to teach
someone else just yet.
2: Still have (a) question(s) about
today’s target(s), and it/those is/are…
1: Feel lost and would like to meet on…
Tuesday
Write down the following sentence and
underline the word that is connecting
the subject (noun) to an adjective
(description):
 Their throats were hard with extra
bones from biting kids on bikes, she
said.
Today’s Agenda
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Note the physical descriptions,
behaviors/mannerisms, and dialogue in the
OTHER narrative and edit the OTHER
narrative, so that it better reveals the
character(s) included
Meet in Writing Groups to share newly
edited drafts aloud
For homework, select ONE narrative to
begin moving into the final draft stages
Today’s Target(s)
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Students will be able to revise a
second narrative to include physical
descriptions, behaviors/mannerisms,
and dialogue.
 Students will be able to critique
others’ inclusions of physical
descriptions, behaviors/mannerisms,
and dialogue.
Today’s Scale
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4: Teach today’s target(s) to someone
else.
3: Feel comfortable with today’s
target(s), but not ready to teach
someone else just yet.
2: Still have (a) question(s) about
today’s target(s), and it/those is/are…
1: Feel lost and would like to meet on…
Wednesday
 So,
based on the examples you’ve
seen the past two days, write the
definition of a linking verb in your own
words.
Notes on Linking Verbs
In the “Mini-Rulebook” section of your WNB, write the
following:
Common Linking Verbs:
am, are, is, was, were, be, been, being, feel, appear,
sound, taste, smell, look, get, grow, seem
Linking Verbs can, at times, seem like action verbs:
The perfume smells very good.
The tortilla chips taste salty.
*In order to avoid confusion, ask yourself: Is my subject
actually DOING the verb (action) or is the verb simply
connecting the subject to more information (linking)?
Today’s Agenda
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Read “The Moustache” by Robert Cormier
Highlight the passages that show the character’s
thoughts (internal story) and discuss the “balance”
between internal and external story
Note the internal story in the CHOSEN narrative and
edit it, so that it better reveals the character(s) of the
narrative
If time, meet in Writing Groups to discuss and share
internal story additions
For homework, study for your open-note Action and
Linking Verb Quiz, which will take place Friday
Today’s Target(s)
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Students will be able to distinguish
between internal and external story.
 Students will be able to revise a
narrative to include both internal and
external story.
Today’s Scale
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4: Teach today’s target(s) to someone
else.
3: Feel comfortable with today’s
target(s), but not ready to teach
someone else just yet.
2: Still have (a) question(s) about
today’s target(s), and it/those is/are…
1: Feel lost and would like to meet on…
Thursday
Label the following underlined words as
Action (A) or Linking (L):
I pedaled my squeaky bike around the
curve onto Sarah Street, but returned
immediately. I braked and looked back at
where I had gone. My face was hot, my
hair sweaty…The street had looked like
our street…
Today’s Agenda
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Learn how to properly punctuate and
paragraph dialogue
Practice properly punctuating and
paragraphing dialogue
Edit narrative to include properly
punctuated and paragraphed dialogue
For homework, type and double-space your
narrative and study for tomorrow’s opennote Action and Linking Verb Quiz
Today’s Target(s)
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Students will be able to use dialogue
paragraphing and punctuating rules
in order to revise sentences of
dialogue in their own narrative.
Today’s Scale
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4: Teach today’s target(s) to someone
else.
3: Feel comfortable with today’s
target(s), but not ready to teach
someone else just yet.
2: Still have (a) question(s) about
today’s target(s), and it/those is/are…
1: Feel lost and would like to meet on…
Friday
 Instead
of Bellwork, you will be taking
your Action and Linking Verb opennote quiz.
Today’s Agenda
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Learn of MLA format
Edit personal narrative according to the
rubric
Share personal narrative with Writing Group
For homework, make any necessary editing
changes to personal narrative, format
personal narrative in MLA format, have
someone read over your personal narrative,
and print it out to hand-in Monday
Today’s Target(s)
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Students will be able to critique their
own narrative based on MLA
formatting and editing rules.
 Students will be able to critique their
peers’ narratives based on the
grading rubric.
Today’s Scale
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4: Teach today’s target(s) to someone
else.
3: Feel comfortable with today’s
target(s), but not ready to teach
someone else just yet.
2: Still have (a) question(s) about
today’s target(s), and it/those is/are…
1: Feel lost and would like to meet on…