Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Hello, Reading!

Day Fourteen

When You Come In

1.      Sign in.

2.     Grab from my desk

a.     a copy of the Six-Way Paragraph

b.    the two green vocab sheets

c.     sixteen white cards

Six-Way Paragraph

·      His Final Escape

·      Please read your free reading book when you finish the paragraph.

·      We’ll pair-share, then check the paragraph, once everyone’s ready.

New Vocabulary

·      Abhor

·      Curtail

·      Cerebral

Review Old Vocabulary

·      Update our green vocab grid.

·      Update our extra credit grid.

·      Make flashcards for all our vocabulary words.

Howdy, AP!

When You Come In

·      Please sign in.

·      Upload your outline to google docs.

Essay Preparation

·      Outlines--work with several on google docs.

o   Thesis

o   Transitions—bridges between paragraphs

§  First and last sentences of each body paragraph

§  When your essay is in its skeletal form, it’s easiest to see how to craft them.

o   Thesis restatement

After Lunch

·      Finish your outline, and upload it into the correct folder on google docs.  Save it like this:  “Enfield”, your last name only.

·      At 12:55, we will be sharing them in groups, and peer conferencing. 

·      Review the Mitch outline for format, and then read each other’s outlines.

·      Type at least five comments on the outline, either positive or negative, or a combination.

Homework

·      Vocab Sushi Assignment #5 (due 11:20AM Wednesday)