Term 2 Composition Book

Term 2 Composition Book

Under "Writing"

1. 10-26-09   Lists of words to use in a scary story (strong, effective words).

2. 10-26-09   A scary story or scene for a scary story.

3.  10-28-09   Students created a chart in their composition books to record ideas for their letters to authors.
The chart had three headings:  emotions, thoughts, and text-to-self connections.  Students filled in as much of the chart as they could for their October Book-of-the-Month.

4.  10-30-09  Everyday Editing: How'd They Do It?
Mentor Sentence (Copy it into your composition book with today's date.): 
The phone rang, but Mack did not get up to answer it.    -- Roland Smith, Jack's Run (2007)
See the altered sentences at 

October 30/November 2, 2009

Look at each of these altered sentences.  Find the difference between it and the mentor sentence, and figure out why the change is a problem.   If you are absent, write down what the changes were and why the original sentence is better.