WRITER S NOTEBOOK INTRODUCTION in 7Th Grade English, You Are All Writers

WRITER’S NOTEBOOK INTRODUCTION In 7th grade, you are all writers. In order to improve at your craft, as you would for any sport or instrument, you must practice. The Writer’s Notebook is a place for you to practice, try out new ideas, make sense of old ideas, write to learn, WRITER’S NOTEBOOK INTRODUCTION th and plant seeds for future writing. In 7 grade, you are all writers. In order to improve at your craft, as you would for any sport or instrument, you must Purpose of the Writer’s Notebook: practice. The Writer’s Notebook is a place for you to  To serve as a gathering place for ideas about which you’d like to practice, try out new ideas, make sense of old ideas, write to learn, write and plant seeds for future writing.  To increase fluency (confidence and smoothness in your writing Purpose of the Writer’s Notebook: and the ability to explain and expand your ideas)  To serve as a gathering place for ideas about which you’d like to  To make drafting easier (ability to put your thoughts into words) write  To record what’s happening in school and in your world  To increase fluency (confidence and smoothness in your writing  To practice different writing techniques and the ability to explain and expand your ideas) (Notice it’s not a diary or journal. Most entries will not be read, but  To make drafting easier (ability to put your thoughts into words) please reserve highly personal diary-type entries for your personal journals, and remember that whatever you write should be  To record what’s happening in school and in your world appropriate for school.)  To practice different writing techniques (Notice it’s not a diary or journal. Most entries will not be read, but please reserve highly personal diary-type entries for your personal Requirements: journals, and remember that whatever you write should be 1. You need a wire-bound, hole-punched notebook which you will appropriate for school.) carry with you AT ALL TIMES. 2. Write your name and homeroom on the front cover. Requirements: 3. Set it up as you are shown in class to include: 1. You need a wire-bound, hole-punched notebook which you will a. A table of contents that is the 1st 5 pages (totaling 10 front and back) carry with you AT ALL TIMES. b. Divide table of contents into 3 columns: Date, Topic, 2. Write your name and homeroom on the front cover. Pages 3. Set it up as you are shown in class to include: st c. Only write on the front of a page a. A table of contents that is the 1 5 pages (totaling 10 front d. Leave the back blank for revisions, feedback, etc. and back) e. Number pages beginning with the first page after the b. Divide table of contents into 3 columns: Date, Topic, table of contents Pages f. Leave room at the top of an entry for a title c. Only write on the front of a page g. Author’s Craft Terms take up last 5 pages d. Leave the back blank for revisions, feedback, etc. e. Number pages beginning with the first page after the table of contents f. Leave room at the top of an entry for a title g. Author’s Craft Terms take up last 5 pages