1. What is writing 7th grade 9­11­12.notebook September 11, 2012
9/11/12
7th Grade Language Arts
Agenda:
1. Warm-up: Prepositions 1/2 sheet- keep at your desk
2. Choose Words Assignments:
3. What is writing? -Lit Circles (W)
-Spelling Post Test (F)
-Reading log and green sheet #2 (F 9/21)
-Vocabulary Writing (F 9/21)
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2. What is writing 7th grade 9­11­12.notebook September 11, 2012
Words Related to Transformation
• Myopic • Ostracize
• Vast
• Ratiocinate • Pariah • Synopsis
• Voluminous
• Render • Persevere • Cadence
• Recalcitrant
• Recapitulate • Latent • Boisterous
• Exorbitant
• Gregarious • Burgeon • Daft
• Placate
• Elocution • Diligent • Deft
• Tedious
• Cogent • Paragon • Extravagant
• Tome
• Seminal • Commodious • Colossus
• Peruse
• Meritorious • Clairvoyant
• Entomology
• Redact • Cosmopolitan •
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3. What is writing 7th grade 9­11­12.notebook September 11, 2012
What is Writing?
Writing is a process, not a single activity. It involves actions, steps,
behaviors, thoughts, and changes. These include:
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4. What is writing 7th grade 9­11­12.notebook September 11, 2012
“We have discovered that writing allows even a stupid person to
seem halfway intelligent, if only that person will write the same
thought over and over again, improving it just a little bit each
time. It is a lot like inflating a blimp with a bicycle pump.
Anybody can do it. All it takes is time.”
-Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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