Thursday,+December+2

Activity 1

 * Brainstorm topics for your second thINK for this quarter. Look at some of your peers' ideas on the wallwisher page (you can drag the responses around on the page to see them all) and on the discussion board.
 * **Add an idea of your own to the discussion board.** Make sure you are signed in! This will be a participation grade for you!

P.S. Just because you post an idea doesn't mean it is the one you have to use. You might end up being inspired by the idea of a classmate.

Click the links for a few ideas! Or, you might think of ideas you can get from your novels! CNN Hero of the Year nominees 2010 The Learning Network- Student Opinion Opposing Views- opinion pieces about current events (everything from politics to Jersey Shore) Remember, @The Shelf isn't just for checking out books; there are tons of resources on there! The Weekly Reader

Remember: **You must connect your topic to a text! The text can be a novel, short story, article, video, poem, song, picture, blog, website, etc.** For instance, I've been reading a good bit of fantasy romance lately. After reading //Fallen// by Lauren Kate, a fantasy novel involving a romance between a human girl and a fallen angel, I was struck with the idea, //What's up with all these books about immortal supernatural beings falling in love with humans? Why do we enjoy reading these impossible love stories that seem doomed to failure? He will live forever as this young, handsome creature while she will get old and eventually die.// I would like to write my thINK on this topic. I could use //Fallen// or //Twilight// or a host of other novels like these as my primary text. In my thINK, I would quote important ideas from the text.

==Activity 2 Read 2 of the following student thINK posts. On a piece of paper, write the name of the one you read and TWO things that are good about it. Why did I choose it as an example?==
 * Marie- novel
 * Emily B- article
 * Tabitha- Video Author Interview
 * Addy- author quote/passage from text
 * Kinsey- Magazine article

Look at the outline Notice how the students structured their writing. (Note: The outlines are in a stack on a desk in the front of the room. Somebody pass them out!)

Activity 3
Work on your own thINK. Use the outline to structure your writing! Use the checklist on the back of the outline and the "6 Traits of Writing" checklist to make sure that your thINK is fantastic!

Activity 4
If you are finished with your thINK, read and journal quietly. You will notice several journal examples on the board. Make sure your journal entries look like this! Remember, TITLE, DATE, LOT #, TEXT DETAIL, and COMMENTARY!