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Thinking about what you learned through the RAFT activity, now pretend you are Jose and write a DETAILED/DESCRIPTIVE diary entry explaining what happened to you. You will be graded on your use of at least 2 adjectives, 2 adverbs, 2 similes OR metaphors, 2 onomatopoeias, and sensory details.

Thinking about what you learned through the RAFTS activity, now pretend you are Tom Sawyer and write a DETAILED/DESCRIPTIVE diary entry explaining what happened to you. You will be graded on your use of at least 2 adjectives, 2 adverbs, 2 similes OR metaphors, 2 onomatopoeias, and sensory details.

Today you will be putting yourself in the shoes of someone else and writing a crazy, creative RAFTS post.   Remember to make your writing more interesting by using the techniques learned in class-- Adjectives, Similes, Metaphors, Sensory Details, Onomatopoeias, and Adverbs. **Remember that descriptive writing done well helps create  imagery .

O pen your mind. Think about all things that come with winter:   snow, Christmas, snowmen, hockey, ice skating, basketball, sledding, snowball fights, snowmobiling, skiing the Birkebeiner, ice, blizzards, downhill skiing, hot chocolate, snow-covered trees, presents, snow angels, candles, etc. Write a poem with a winter theme.   Remember to make your writing more interesting by using the techniques learned in class-- Adjectives, Similes, Metaphors, Sensory Details, Onomatopoeias, and Adverbs. **Remember: descriptive writing done well helps create  imagery .

Using an 8th grade quality response, complete the following blog prompt. Which medium do you prefer to learn from?  Print or Digital? Why?   vs.