Jason's First Blog

Agenda

Blog corrections

Q - Q - Song

The Writing Process

HW T.O. 4.1 P. 131-149

So, today we start off by Ricky reading his blog, and after he finished he called me. Ms. Nakada starts with the question of the week which is "How do you take care of yourself in stressful time?" Some students respond by saying "talking to someone and having a positive mindset." Then, she tells everyone to write down three ways you calm down during stressful times. After that, she puts down the song of the week the song is called "Blue Jeans And White T-Shirts" by Gaslight Anthem. As she puts on the song, David starts clapping like how he does in every song of the week. After the song is over, Ms. Nakada tells the students to write down their favorite lyric, and what does the song mean. After that we start in our reading journals, and the students write down two things, the Elements of Plot and The Writing process. Then, Ms. Nakada starts explaining the Elements of Plot, such as the climax, rising action, resolution, and the characters, setting, and conflict. Next, she tells the students to draw a plot line about The Outsiders, explaining what happens in the book using the elements of plot. After that, we turn the page and start on "The Writing Process." She explains the writing process. Then, she explains all the steps of writing such as (thinking, brainstorming, talking, and listing) then she explains the 2 part of the writing process "Drafting."

So, this is the end of my first blog, and I am glad Ricky picked me.