Journal Assignment for May 7

Smile!!

List 5 or more things that make you smile and then write one or two sentences for each thing on your list to say why.

Be sure to decorate your page with drawings, photos, or other art.

Journal Assignment for April 27

Story Starts:   Write a ONE page story that begins with one of these sentences.  Every story must have an illustration to go with it. 

• Imagine what it’s like to _______________
• Their eyes met and they looked at each other for a moment.  Why did he look familiar?
• She closed the book, placed it on the table, and finally, decided to walk through the door. 
• Diane had a problem. 
• All of a sudden I was trapped!
• “Don’t tell a soul,” she whispered

Run-ons, Fragments & Comma Splices

The following websites have explanations and exercises on run-on, fragments and comma splices. Practice here!

http://www.edu.pe.ca/gray/class_pages/jecutcliffe/english621/course/frag%20run%20practice.htm 
http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htm
http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/exercises/grammar1.html
http://annex.ncwc.edu/writing_lab/ncwc/handouts.htm#fragments

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/fragments_quiz.htm

Journal Assignment for April 20

            Freedom

There are many aspects of our lives in which freedom to do/be/think/act as we want is really important to us.  What does freedom mean to you? 

Assignment:  Make a collage of pictures that represent  what YOU think freedom is.   You may write adjectives, metaphors, and similes around your collage to express in words what freedom is to you,  but you DO NOT write sentences.

A collage is a picture made of different pictures or objects.  You should include a variety of pictures so that you present your idea of freedom thoroughly.  Remember you will be graded on the way your page looks and what it expresses, so be sure to decorate your page with drawings, photos or other art and make sure they have a unified theme (freedom).

The Importance of Punctuation

Thesaurus Website

www.thesaurus.com

Great Writing Web Site for More Practice!

http://elt.heinle.com/cgi-telt/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20H&product_isbn_issn=1424051010&discipline_number=301&from_series_id=1000002023&subject_code=WRG01   

First Journal Assignment

Your first journal assignment is an illustrated "I Am" poem, following the example on the handout in class.  Your illustration may be a drawing, something you cut out from a magazine, or something you print from the computer.  It may be a picture of you or something that is very important to you.  The illustration should express something about you as a person. 

Grading:  Effort, vocabulary, and presentation (how it looks) are all counted for the grade. 

This blog is from a 9th grade English class and it has examples of "I Am" poems.  Check it out to see what these students did!
http://smithenglish9.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-am-poem.html