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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.  

Setting -- Most Important The setting of a story is very important and impacts the characters and events in the story.  We have been learning about both parts of setting -- time and location.  Which do  you  think has the most impact on the story?  Support your opinion with at least 3 examples and details. Today I will be checking if you have a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence.  (ACE)  9/11: A Dark Day "Boston Bombing: A 5 Day Manhunt" "Chicago" The Great Fire "The Harlem Renaissance" "Langston Hughes" Thank You Ma'am

Setting -- "Time" The setting of a story is very important and impacts the characters and events in the story.  Thinking of the texts we have read in class, describe the "when" (time of day AND time period) of a story and what effect it can have. Today I will be checking if you have a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence.  (ACE)