APillionaries
Monday, October 14th,
2013
Days
Remaining in Term = 9
·
Focus
for this week and Monday = WRITING
·
Focus
for next week = House
on Mango Street (novella)
· Who has College-Prep Writing this term?
· Jio
· Next Term?
· Kristine
· CY
· MK
· BA
· LK
No
Connor
Sam
Amber
· Please share your Poetry Definition Outline with
me now—thanks!
Homework
Due: Final Draft of Good Reader Essay
1. On Top: Rubric, completed thoughtfully with circles
and justifications
2. Middle: Final printed copy of essay
3. Bottom: Peer Conference rubric, filled out by your
partner
4. Letter to Me,
shared on google—
a. What I’m
proudest of in this final draft (possibilities?)—related to writing, thinking,
time management
i. Transitions
ii. Got rid of
implied “you” and “I”
iii. Stronger, more
creative quote frames
iv. Singular/plural
agreement
v. Found perfect
THEY SAY to go with my I SAY
vi. Restated in a
more sophisticated way things that originally sounded non-academic
vii. I actually
took the time to think about what I was typing.
b. What I learned
about writing during this process (skill or skills)
i. Learned how to
restructure for “you” and “I”
ii. Avoiding “it” and
“stuff” as ambiguous terms
iii. I need to use
more vocab variety, and I know HOW to do this.
iv. …using THEY
SAY/I SAY quote frames.
c. What I learned
about myself as a writer during this process
i. “I don’t like
to write, but I love to have written.”
ii. I compare a
lot of things to myself.
iii. I need to work
on transitions.
We spent all block on the above, then
on quizlet, as time allowed.
I read and conferenced three outlines,
then gave reminders about outlines and essays:
1.
Make
sure you have a THREAD that flows through your essay.
2.
Avoid
making broad claims that you cannot prove.
3.
Your
topic sentence should be fully supported by your evidence for that paragraph,
and vice versa—put an “=” between your topic sentence and your evidence, and
make sure they balance!
Homework for Tonight
·
Continue
working on your Poetry Definition outline, and make it stronger. We will start drafting tomorrow!
·
Quizlet
(Vocab Quiz on WEDNESDAY)
____________________________________________________________________________________
CPR
Monday, October 14th,
2013
Days Remaining in
Term = 9
Big Skill for Today = REREADING
When
You Come In
You have three
minutes to do the following:
1.
Open
your packet to the page where 190 starts.
2.
Put
your name at the top of the page.
3.
Put
a big star by line 190.
4.
At
the end of the piece, line 238, write three sentences about what you learned
when you checked your understanding by reading the shmoop analysis. From your response, I should be able to tell
you read the shmoop summary.
5.
Leave your packet open to line 190, and hand it
to Mr. Collins. He will skim your
annotations, then read your sentences, then return your packet to you.
6.
What
do you do while he does this? I’m glad
you ask!
Vocab
Practice = 15 minutes (8:15-8:30)
2.
The
quiz is WEDNESDAY.
Englightenment
Wrap-Up: “A Modest Proposal” Work (This
should take you the entire block.)
1.
Get with the same partner you were
with for archetypes:
NOTE: I want you working with ONE PARTNER, with the exception of the trio we have to have because we have fifteen people in class. If someone is absent, and you have to re-form your partnership, you may only have TWO PEOPLE in a group. To re-iterate, I do not want trios on this unless necessary because all fifteen people are here.
NOTE: I want you working with ONE PARTNER, with the exception of the trio we have to have because we have fifteen people in class. If someone is absent, and you have to re-form your partnership, you may only have TWO PEOPLE in a group. To re-iterate, I do not want trios on this unless necessary because all fifteen people are here.
a.
Owen
and Michelle
b.
Adam
and Jacob
c.
Logan
and Jacy
d.
Ryan
and Nichole
e.
Marisa
and Mason
f.
Carly
and Holly
g.
Jacy,
Jannel, and Tori
2.
Work
your way through the packet.
3.
Read
each page carefully; you and your partner are responsible for completing all tasks
tasks correctly and thoroughly.
4.
If
you need extra room for answers—and I think you will on some pages--create a
google doc entitled, “Modest Proposal—Your Last Names”, and share with each
other and with me.
5.
Turn
in your packet to Mr. Collins when completed.
IF YOU
FINISH YOUR PACKET EARLY:
Vocab
Practice
4.
The
quiz is WEDNESDAY.
Creative Writing
When
You Come In
1.
Grab
your manila folder off the circle table.
2.
Select
ONE piece you want to REVISE so it can go in your Final Portfolio.
3.
Write
Mr. Collins a note at the top of it that says, “Dear Mr. Collins: I’d like you to comment on these three things
on this piece of writing.”
4.
Give
it to Mr. Collins. He will read and
comment on as many as he can in the time he has.
Writing
Experiment #11
1.
Select
one of the following FICTION prompts, and follow the directions.
2.
500-word
minimum (not maximum); put your word count next to your name, please
3.
Paragraph
for understanding.
4.
Make
an honest attempt at clean editing.
5.
PRINT
this by no later than 12:05 TODAY (BEFORE YOU GO TO LUNCH).
6.
KAYLENE,
WOULD YOU PICK THEM ALL UP ON YOUR WAY BACK FROM LUNCH?
Choices Here:
After Lunch
Peer Conference: Sense Poem
1.
I’ll assign you a
partner, and you share your doc with the person I give you.
2.
Make five comments on
your partner’s draft over the following:
a. Imagery (all five senses)
b. Diction (powerful, passionate word choice)
c. Title
d. Deleting any words that can be cut
e. Last line
Revision: Sense Poem
Make at least ten revisions (not just edits) using the following
questions:
1. What words could you add (connotation vs.
denotation; favorite words; words with sounds)
2. Can you add a metaphor or simile to show
comparisons?
- Where
can I add personification?
3. What words can you cut? (the smell of?)
4. How can you build a little on each line you have?
5. How specific and crisp can you be with your
description?
6. Is your title a knockout?
7. Does your last line add a dimension to the piece?
Finish Up
Ø Share this with me on google.
Revision Assignment
· People came back to my desk a
few at a time, and I gave them the pink handout, then went over how to do the
revisions over the next week.
Homework
· Portfolio construction!
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