Wednesday, May 4th

STARTER 37: Read about "Writing with Sound" on PAGE 7  Elements of Nature Writing handout + Metaphors/Similes/Analogies/Alliteration/Assonance

Then either write an example of onomatopoeia, alliteration or assonance!

1st period
Work time!
Conferences

• Check out Kate Siber's personal essay in National Geographic Traveler for an example of GREAT personal essay writing
  
• All absent students from yesterday! + Honors 1/2 the sky announcement for honors students who were gone yesterday 
• Anyone else, if time!

2nd Period: Guest Speaker Gregg Dubbit from Shaw Solar

**Sense of Place Writing Assignment Resources***

• **Minilessons Stations (good examples of excerpts from student writing focused on specific skills)
• How to structure a personal essay
•  Sense of Place Essay Task Statement, Rubric + Examples and Sources for Inspiration 
• Google Doc Folder to all project resources
• Quick link to writing mini-lessons folder 
• Elements of Nature Writing handout + Metaphors/Similes/Analogies/Alliteration/Assonance
• List of poetic devices
• Categories of Sense of Place: Relationships to Place and Community Attachments
• Past Years' Student Examples linked  on Ashley’s DP