1. BELLWORK:
QUICK WRITE:
WHAT IS YOUR WRITING
PROCESS? WRITE DOWN
THE STAGES YOU
SHOULD GO THROUGH
FROM BEGINNING TO
END WHEN WRITING TO
PUBLISH. WELCOME TO
LANGUAGE ARTS

2. TODAY’S AGENDA
• Announcements
• What’s for lunch?
• On This Date
• Unit Goals
• Wrap Up

3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Chess/Academic
Gaming! Today, Sept.
13 th in Mrs. Twait’s room
from 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.

4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
• N.U.T. Day – tomorrow,
Sept. 14 th
• Teacher Work Day –
Monday, Sept. 17th

5. TODAY’S MENU
• Carnitas Rice Bowl
• PB&J Uncrustable
• Specialty Salad
• Romaine & Tomato
• Pinto Beans
• Seasonal Fresh Fruit
• Milk

6. ON THIS DATE:
Hurricane Ike made landfall
in Texas, ______ Galveston
Island, Houston and other
areas in 2008.
a) ravaging
b) colliding
c) meeting
d) coinciding

7. ON THIS DATE:
Hurricane Ike made landfall
in Texas, ______ Galveston
Island, Houston and other
areas in 2008.
a) ravaging
b) colliding
c) meeting
d) coinciding

8. ON THIS DATE:
IBM ______ the first
computer disk storage unit,
the RAMAC 305 in 1956.
a) replaced
b) demoed
c) introduced
d) scrubbed

9. ON THIS DATE:
IBM ______ the first
computer disk storage unit,
the RAMAC 305 in 1956.
a) replaced
b) demoed
c) introduced
d) scrubbed

10. THE WRITING PROCESS
THE MYSTERIES
OF LIFE

11. THE WRITING PROCESS
WRITING WORKSHOP
Goals:
1. Explore the Writer’s
Role
2. Stages of the Writer’s
Process
3. Publishing/Writing

12. THE WRITER’S ROLE
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Steps:
• With your table
partners, make a list of
the things writers need
to do before writing

13. THE WRITER’S ROLE
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Sharing & Responding Prewriting
Editing Publishing
Revising Drafting

14. THE WRITER’S ROLE
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

15. QUESTIONS?