Assignments
This is an assignment every... single... day.
What is reading for 20 minutes?
The name of the activity that requires students to write during bell work.
What is Quick Write?
Bad
Who is Michael Jackson?
As we approached the county dump, my nostrils filled with the sweet bouquet of rotten eggs and soiled diapers.
What is smell?
The movie that pretty much dominated our class conversation about plot structure.
What is Ratatouille?
It was the first writing concept we learned about and had an assignment on.
What are transitions?
The alliterative name of the symbols we add to an article or story to remind ourselves of the thoughts we have as we read.
What are metacognitive markers?
Who is Frank Sinatra?
In the wet asphalt of the street, I could see the red of the stop light joining a chorus of reflected street lights.
What is visual?
It's the only cookie that gets name dropped regularly in our class.
What is Oreo?
This assignment required you to set a timer and see how much you would read in an allotted time period.
What is the Reading Rate assignment?
The 2 subjects of our Pixar Plot Analysis.
What are Presto and Knick-Knack?
November Rain
Who are Guns and Roses?
The pumpkin seeds were surrounded by a slimy, fibrous goo that felt like I imagine the large intestine of a horse right after eating might feel like.
What is touch?
The story we read about a girl who did not like her name.
What is "Why Couldn't I Have Been Named Ashley" by Imma Achilike?
It was the assignment that gave birth to "Kind Regards"
What is the Proper Email Format assignment?
The author of the story "Bad Boy"
Who is Walter Dean Myers?
It's No Good
Who is Depeche Mode?
The rollercoaster clanked clumsily up the hill, making me fear what it would be like on the way down.
What is sound?
The difference between "run" and "ran"
What are tenses?
The first story we read from Springboard.
What is The Scholarship Jacket?
The Cave
Watching the Detectives
Who is Elvis Costello?
The smoke seemed to settle on my tongue and it was like I had just eaten a badly burned piece of popcorn.
What is taste?
A big problem I noticed in your narratives that we worked on in class together a little while ago and you guys made it better after that.
What are run-on sentences?