Nightly Writing Journal
Written Language for the Week of November 16
Monday- Free Write
Tuesday- Spelling Choice
Wednesday- I am thankful for…
Thursday- Spelling Choice or write about what it would be like to live in
Pilgrim days. Would it be good or bad? Why?
Friday- No homework
Writing Journal for November 2
Monday- Free Write
Tuesday- Spelling Choice
Wednesday- Describe your favorite restaurant and why you like it so much.
Thursday- No writing. No school on Friday.
Remember, you can always do Free Write. If you do, send Mr. Cole digital
pictures for the newspaper.
Spelling/Saxon tests on Thursday.
End of the marking period is on Friday.
Mon. Oct. 12- Free Write
Tues. Oct. 13- Spelling Choice
Wed. Oct. 14- Describe something that you used to be afraid of but aren’t any
more.
Thurs. Oct. 15- No homework.
Remember you can do Free Write any night you have a very cool topic to write
on. Mr. Cole loves to read about interesting topics.
Topics for Writing:
October 19: Free Write
October 20: Spelling Choice
October 21: Which do you enjoy more, fantasy or realistic fiction? Explain why.
October 22: Spelling Choice
October 23 No homework
October 26: Free Write
October 27: Spelling Choice
October 28: Describe what you will be for Halloween
October 29: Spelling Choice
October 30: No homework
You can free write any night you have the urge to.
Here are some possible ideas from the Great Author's Creativity Bag:
You make a wish upon a star and then wake up the next morning finding out it
came true. Tell about it.
What is the most enjoyable place you have ever been. Describe it.
Think about a movie you have seen recently. What did you like about it? What
didn't you like about it?
Happiness is.....
Write a story and give it the title: "Green".
You fall asleep and wake up a hundred years from now. You haven't changed but
the world has. Describe what you see and do.
If you could be any animal, what would you be? Why would you be that?
We'll have more suggestions from the Great Author's Bag next month. Stay tuned
to this Creativity Station!
Here are the topics for September's writing journal.
The kids should write at least three sentences and draw a picture with their
writing. They should indent. They should have a title for each writing.
Tuesday, September 8: What time of day are you happiest? Explain why.
Wednesday, September 9: Free Write
Thursday, September 10: Explain why students can't do lunch duty. (Or should
they be allowed to do lunch duty?)
Monday, September 14: So far, the best thing about second grade is.....
Tuesday, September 15: Free Write
Wednesday, September 16: If the number four could talk, what would it say?
Thursday, September 17: The leaves fell off of the......
Monday, September 21: An author who I really like is....
Tuesday, September 22: Pretend you are a pencil. Explain why you are better
than a pen.
Wednesday, September 23: Choose a spelling activity from the list.
Thursday, September 24: Write about the Antique Farm field trip.
Monday, September 28: Yom Kippur, no school
Tuesday, September 29: If I could go to the moon....
Wednesday, September 30: If I could have any pet, I would have.....
Thursday, October 1: Pretend you are a dog. Who would your best friend be?
Write about him or her.
