What is Writing?

Today in Language Arts, we took a step back and asked the question, What is Writing? We brainstormed a list of responses, which led to a lively discussion on some of the many different facets that go into writing.

Click on the photo to see what the students came up with.

One of the most important ideas that we came up with was Make it Interesting! We realized that as writers we have to keep our readers in mind, and that we have to be able to keep our readers' attentions.

In Cultural Studies we continued our exploration of what goes into creating and maintaining communities.

Homework: 
Language Arts, due Monday, November 15th. Bring in and show your five words for your Weekly Word Study quiz on Wednesday, November 17th.
Cultural Studies, due Tuesday, November 16^th   Respond to the following prompt on a blank sheet of paper:

Write your own definition of community. Based on your definition, write a list of the communities to which you belong. Pick two of these communities and, writing in complete sentences,  answer the following questions for each:

• What do you have in common with other members of the community?
• What responsibilities or obligations does membership involve?
• Who is not part of the community? 
• Why?

Cultural Studies, due Tuesday, November 16^th Please bring in an artifact (e.g., a newspaper article, postcard, photograph, or souvenir) that represents the city of Berkeley.