Bell Work Week of December 12 2016 December

Bell Work Week of December 12, 2016

December 13 th, 2016 § Change all sentences from 1 st to 3 rd person in order to create a more formal tone. Make sure not to use I, me, you, us or we! 1. I don’t believe that everyone in the United States is treated fairly. 2. In my opinion, the places that we come from have a huge impact on who we are as a person. 3. In an essay I found by Sojourner Truth called “Ain’t I a Woman”, it showed me how women and African Americans used to be treated unfairly

December 14 th, 2016 § Today you will create a freewrite for me. Remember that your freewrite must be at least a paragraph long to get full credit. § Tell me about a favorite Christmas memory that you have OR § Tell me about whatever is on your mind today

December 15 th, 2016 § Today you will create a freewrite for me. Remember that your freewrite must be at least a paragraph long to get full credit. § What matters more: where a person comes from or the decisions that they make during their life? Why? Respond to these questions, making sure to provide examples. OR § Tell me about whatever is on your mind today

December 16 th, 2016 § Today you will create a freewrite for me. Remember that your freewrite must be at least a paragraph long to get full credit. § Tell me about your plans for this Christmas break. OR § Tell me about whatever is on your mind today.

Merry Christmas!!! §You woke up this Christmas morning to discover that you have won the lottery. The jackpot is worth 1 billion dollars. How do you plan to spend your Christmas now that you’ve won the money?

Merry Christmas!!! § You will create a chain story. § You will write the first few lines of your story on a blank sheet of paper. You will have 2 -3 minutes to write. When time is up, you will pass the story to your left. The person next to you will read what has been written so far, and then add on to the story. We will continue with this until everyone in the class has added something to your original story. § At the end, I will give you all the opportunity to share some of your stories