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National Writing Day

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In light of the significance of writing in our national life,

to draw attention to the remarkable variety of writing we engage in,

and to help writers from all walks of life recognize how important writing is to their lives,

October 20, 2009

will be celebrated as The National Day on Writing.

 

Katy ISD Video Conference Opportunity

 

 

New York Institute of Technology is also broadcasting a full day webcast Click here if you are interested in additional information on this opportunity.

 

Click here to complete the registration form for our Katy ISD sessions

Please list start & end times to let us know when to add you to the ongoing conference.

We recommend that you choose two back-to-back sessions (total of 30 min.) for each participating class.

 

Click here to add your writing to ourKaty ISD Video Conference Gallery

 

Schedule 

Time Title Description Campuses
7:40 - 8:00 Collaborative Writing

Etherpad - topic = Strange is....

1.       meet Emily

2.      Meet EmiWee

3.      Strange Is Poetry 

4.  Etherpad


BDJH 

CRJH

8:00 - 8:15

 Journaling

Jack Gantos - Teaching books

Journaling discussion

BDJH 

CRJH
8:15 - 8:30 BREAK BREAK  
8:30 - 8:45 Earth,Wind & Fire

http://www.barbican.org.uk/canihaveaword/ - The Elements: Air

1.click on elements

2.  listen to Margot Henderson poem

3.  listen to Michael Rosen poem

4.  Watch visual for air

5.  www.wordle.net – word cloud of “air” words

 CRJH 
8:45 - 9:00 Writing in Music

1.     

2.      Lifting text

3.      The hook – repetition

4.      Playing with rhythm and words

5.      Vocabulary & revision

6.      simplicity

video clip   and http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/offthecharts/webkaraoke.html

CRJH
9:00 - 9:15 Brainy Pics

1.      http://www.brainyflix.com/flashcards/1793

2.      http://www.brainyflix.com/flashcards/show/1783

3.      http://www.weboword.com/vocabulary/soporific-adj-causing-sleep-or-drowsiness.htm

4.      http://www.weboword.com/vocabulary/marzipan-sweet-paste-made-of-ground-almonds-and-sugar.htm 

http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/#   		  
9:15 - 9:30

Author -

Christopher Paul Curtis

Teaching Books - Christopher Paul Curtis video

1.    How might your family appear in your writing?

2.   How do you include humor in your writing?

3.   Why might you want to include a bully in a story?

4.   http://www.teachingbooks.net/content/Curtis_qu.pdf - look at foreshadowing

MDJH

BDJH

WMJH-M
BHE
9:30 - 9:45 Telescopic Text http://www.telescopictext.com/

MDJH

BDJH

WMJH-M

BHE
9:45 - 10:00 BREAK BREAK  
10:00 - 10:15 BREAK BREAK  
10:15 - 10:30 SHARE Students bring writing samples to share.  Students should share a short paragraph and ask a specific question for feedback.  Partnering classes should rate one of six traits with a constructive comment....here are some prompting questions if needed http://www.mhhe.com/mayfieldpub/maner/resources/peer4.htm  BHE 
10:30 -10:45 Journaling

Jack Gantos - Teaching books

Journaling discussion		 BHE 
10:45 - 11:00 BREAK BREAK  
11:00 - 11:15 writing in music 

1.      video clip   and

2.      Lifting text

3.      The hook – repetition

4.      Playing with rhythm and words

5.      Vocabulary & revision

6.      simplicity

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/offthecharts/webkaraoke.html

CRJH 

WMJH-M
11:15 - 11:30 strange

Etherpad - topic = Strange is....

1.       meet Emily

2.      Meet EmiWee

3.      Strange Is Poetry 

4.  Etherpad

CRJH 

WMJH-M
11:30 - 11:45

BrainyFlixs

1.      http://www.brainyflix.com/flashcards/1793

2.      http://www.brainyflix.com/flashcards/show/1783

3.      http://www.weboword.com/vocabulary/soporific-adj-causing-sleep-or-drowsiness.htm

4.      http://www.weboword.com/vocabulary/marzipan-sweet-paste-made-of-ground-almonds-and-sugar.htm 

http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/#   

MDJH

 
11:45 -12:00

Author focus: Jack Gantos

Jack Gantos - Teaching books

Journaling discussion

MDJH

CRJH

 
12:00 -12:15 Earth,Wind & Fire

http://www.barbican.org.uk/canihaveaword/ - The Elements: Air

1.click on elements

2.  listen to Margot Henderson poem

3.  listen to Michael Rosen poem

4.  Watch visual for air

5.  www.wordle.net – word cloud of “air” words		 CRJH 
12:15 -12:30 BREAK BREAK  
12:30 -12:45 Collaborative Writing

Etherpad - topic = Strange is....

1.       meet Emily

2.      Meet EmiWee

3.      Strange Is Poetry 

4.  Etherpad

 BHE 
12:45 -1:00 mystery writing

1.    http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/harrisburdick/

2.        Read introduction

3.       harris burdock pics - http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/documents/mysteries/divmysteries.htm

4.  Preview all pictures – kids write a hook

BDJH 

BHE

1:00 - 1:15

 

Brainy Pix

1.      http://www.brainyflix.com/flashcards/1793

2.      http://www.brainyflix.com/flashcards/show/1783

3.      http://www.weboword.com/vocabulary/soporific-adj-causing-sleep-or-drowsiness.htm

4.      http://www.weboword.com/vocabulary/marzipan-sweet-paste-made-of-ground-almonds-and-sugar.htm 

http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/#   

MDJH

BDJH

 
1:15 - 1:30 Author focus: Jack Gantos

Jack Gantos - Teaching books

Journaling discussion

MDJH

WMJH-M
 
1:30 - 1:45 humor in writing

1.    Humor video clip

2.   Why writing?

3.   Topics = everyday life

4.   Take chances

5.   Partnership in writing

6.   Includes news topics & issues

Writers – read & write

WMJH-M 

 
1:45 - 2:00 BREAK BREAK   
2:00-2:15 writing in music

1.      video clip   and

2.      Lifting text

3.      The hook – repetition

4.      Playing with rhythm and words

5.      Vocabulary & revision

6.      Simplicity

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/offthecharts/webkaraoke.html

CRJH

BHE
2:15-2:30 strange is

Etherpad - topic = Strange is....

1.       meet Emily

2.      Meet EmiWee

3.      Strange Is Poetry 

4.  Etherpad

CRJH

BHE
other Author focus: Patricia Polacco Teaching Books  
other SHARE students bring writing samples to share.  Students should share a short paragraph and ask a specific question for feedback.  Partnering classes should rate one of six traits with a constructive comment....here are some prompting questions if needed http://www.mhhe.com/mayfieldpub/maner/resources/peer4.htm    

 

 

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