Sheaffer - Writing on Wed Book Grading 2022-23 - 500 pts.
IMPORTANT: Subject to change at any time!!!!
Updated 2-8-2023
1a) 8-9: Who I Am paper
1b) 08-17: Me – 7 sentences about yourself
2) 08-24: The dumbest thing I ever did (3 paragraphs) 1st para: What
I did, 2nd para: Why I did it, 3rd paragraph: What I learned.
3) 8-31: My name has/has not affected who I am. (2 paragraphs)
4) 9-7: Is Jonas living in a Utopia? Why? Why not? (2 paragraphs):
5) 9-14:The best book I have read in the past year. (3 paras) 1st & 2nd
para: what I read (book summary), 3rd para: why I liked it. (3 Paras)
6) 9-21: Ah-ha Moment from NMS (2 paragraphs)
7) 9-28: The truth of the matter is you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it. 2 paragraphs
8) 10-05: Find an article from newspaper or internet. Write a 3 paragraph essay on a current hot topic. Attach article with citation to WOW.
9)10-12: Veteran’s Day 2 Patriotic Cinquain Poems – 1 Poem with Pattern A = (Line 1: 1 word, Line 2: 2 words, Line 3: 3 words, Line 4: 4 words, Line 5: 1 word) . 1 Poem with Pattern B = (Line 1: 1 noun, Line 2: 2 adjectives, Line 3: 3 "ing" words, Line 4: a 4 word phrase, Line 5: Another word for the noun on line 1) Add to WOW
10) 10-19: What American Means to Me (3 paragraphs)
11) .10-26: Best Halloween Experience (2 paragraphs)
12) 11-02: What is Bullying? Have I been bullied? Have I bullied someone else? Have I watched someone get bullied? How can we stop it? (3 paragraphs)
13) 11-09: Why I am thankful for my Dad/Guardian. (3 paragraphs)
14) 11-15: Why I am thankful for my Mom/Guardian. (3 paras)
15) 11-15: THANKS acrostic & 1 para. using the following vocabulary: oven, turkey, thankful, pie, pumpkin, stuffing, table, fortunate, happy, dinner. PRE-AP Reading: THANKSGIVING acrostic worksheet and 2 paragraphs using the same vocab.
TURN IN: 11-17:Turn in WOW journal for 1st semester WOW grade = 200 points.
16) 11-30: My Christmas Wish List for the World (3 paragraphs)
17) 12-07: What I want & what I’m doing for Christmas (3 para)
18) 12-14: Parent/Guardian Christmas letters completed
19) 1-04-23: My Goals for 2021 (3+ paragraphs)
20) 1-11: Your Choice - we were virtual (3 paragraphs)
21) 1-18: Why MLK's "I Have A Dream" Speech was and still is so powerful (3 paragraphs)
21a) 1-25: - What I Got for Xmas & What I Did Over Break & Parents Reaction to Christmas Letters (2 paragraphs)
22) 2-1: If you received a large sum of money today, what would you do with it? (1 paragraph with 7 sentences)
23) 2-8: 2 Haiku Poems - 1 titled (your name) and 1 titled NMS
24) 2-15: Write a 3 paragraph essay on My Favorite Valentine
25) 2-22: 2 paragraphs on why English, Reading, & Grammar is important
26) 3-01: Sonnet Poem - 14 lines, 10 syllables per lines using iambic pentameter and certain rhyme scheme & volta
27) 3-08: Poetry- All turned in - Haiku Me & Your Country, Free Verse Poem on Loss, Sonnet, & Limerick
28) 3-08: Chronological Day – 10 events, 2 other people, 3 feeling/mood, 3 settings (PreAP: 20 events, 4 people, 4 feelings, 4 settings)
29) 3-15: No assignment – Spring Break
30) 3-22: 2-3 things that make you special and whether or not you like it! (3 paragraphs)
31) 03-29: What are some things you worry about. 3 Paragraphs
32) 04-05: Ah-ha Moment from NMS (using this year’s teachers) (1-2 paras)
33) 04-12: Why it’s hard being a 7th grader? (3 para)
34) 04-19: How I’m feeling at the end of 7thgrade. (3 paragraphs)
4-27-2022: WOW JOURNAL (500 points) due date
35) Extra: Current hot topic. 3 paragraphs
36) Extra: Your choice topic. 3 paragraphs
37) Extra: Your choice topic or Is College necessary for success? Why/Why not?. 3 paragraphs
Remember: Accelerated courses paragraphs are minimum 7 sentences each and Regular classes are minimum 5 sentences per paragraph.
_____ paragraphs = ___________ points
_____sentences = _____________points = _________/500 points total