This was yesterday's free writing topic, selected by Nikki V.
What is Reality . . .
100
This person presented Daily Log yesterday.
Who is Deneen.
100
This fellow presented his or her teaching demonstration yesterday.
Who is Molly.
100
The author we read about and discussed in Reading groups yesterday.
Who is Danling Fu.
200
Chris provided two types of delicious donuts for yesterday's breakfast. Name them.
What are glazed donuts and glazed donuts topped with vanilla and chocolate icing.
200
This fellow wrote about money realities, as he/she went house hunting and fell in love with a beautiful house, $60,000 over budget.
Who is Molly.
200
Deneen used this strategy to review Friday's activities.
What is Once Upon a Time . . . Creative Writing Strategy.
200
Molly's teaching demonstration was titled this.
What is The Disappearing Research Paper.
200
The title of Fu's Chapter 19 we read about and discussed yesterday.
What is Teaching Writing to English Language Learners.
300
Chris provided this healthy breakfast item.
What is fruit.
300
This fellow wanted to go "Dr. Phil" on her son, as he failed ROTC and automotive at Lowndes High School.
Who is Amanda.
300
Deneen had the fellows divide into these groups for her Once Upon a Time . . . Creative Writing Activity.
What is Writing Marathon Geocache groups.
300
Molly had a surprise guest, the head of Valdosta State University's English Department, visit to watch her teaching demonstration. Name this person.
Who is Mark Smith.
300
Fu states, "Over the past two decades the number of ELLs in the United States has grown from twenty-three million to forty-seven million, or by ____percent." Name this percent.
What is 103 percent.
400
Chris provided a fruit tray for us to indulge in. Name one of the fruits on the tray.
What are apples, cantaloupe, grapes, pineapple, or strawberries.
400
This fellow explained that the reality television show, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, gives Georgia a bad representation.
Who is Jonathan.
400
Deneen had the fellows write about this topic.
What is an epic story about their geocache adventure.
400
Molly discussed Fitzhugh's 6 reasons for research papers disappearing in classrooms across the country. Name one of these reasons.
What is (Answers will vary.)
1.) A focus on creative writing.
2.) Fear of plagiarism.
3.) Fascination with PowerPoint presentations
4.) Lack of time to meet with students to plan papers.
5.) Lack of time to read them carefully when they are
turned in.
6.) A notable absence of concern for term papers in
virtually all the work on state standards.
400
Fu recommends the collaboration between the classroom teacher and this type of teacher in order to share each others curriculum and the students' progress.
Who is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher.
500
Name a fruit not provided for breakfast.
What are bananas, watermelon, pears, peaches, etc...
(Answers will vary)
500
Clair wrote about this popular MTV reality television show in which people have relationships with others over the Internet and later find out that their boyfriend or girlfriend has lied about his or her identity, gender, and age.
What is Cat Fish.
500
During the daily log, these two people broke their crayons while writing on the chart paper.
Who is Molly and Jonathan.
500
Molly plans to incorporate this type of journal, referred to as the "Thinking Journal," into her classroom next year in order to help students organize their thoughts by providing evidence from a text.
What is a Dialectical Journal.
500
Fu's research suggests that there are four transitional moves in ELLs' writing development. Name one of the four transitional moves.
What is the primary language, code-switching, trans-language writing, or approaching standard English in writing.