ELA-8 Gunn Blog

Take a picture of your urban tragedy perspective poster and insert it into your blog.   Then answer the following reflection questions: What grade do you feel your poster deserves?  Why? What was the biggest take away (what did you learn) from creating your poster and completing the gallery walk?   What do you wish you had done differently?

What is your perspective of where you live?  What do you like about it?  What don't you like about it?  Use details to help me understand the tone you are setting?  (Don't forget to tell me where you live.) What colors could help represent the tone you are trying to set and the mood you are trying to create? What kind of space--empty or full--might represent where you live? What song matches the tone and mood you are trying to set?

Reflect on what we have been learning about regarding the impact of setting. 1) What was the actual setting of the Great Chicago Fire tragedy?  (location AND time ) 2) How would things be different if the location were different? 3) How would things be different if the time were different? ( think about the year )

Dear __________, My current grade for Language Arts is __________.  I earned this grade because __________.  In the future for Language Arts I plan on __________.  So far the hardest part for me in Language Arts is __________.  I think I do  __________ the best in Language Arts.

Today you will be writing another creative RAFTS post.  Choose one of the scenarios below  or  create your own. Role Audience Format Topic Strong Verb Twin Towers Emergency Response Personnel Instagram Post Save my People! Begging Boston Marathon Bomb 2013 Marathon Runners Autobiography I 'm sorry sobbing Fire Firefighter Comic Strip Why put me out? Mystified Strong Verb Examples: Plead Implore Wrangle Bellow Scold Bark Roar Criticize Chasten Admonish Reprimand Rabe Suggest