aThoughts and communication patterns
b. Letters.Alphabet and origin
c. WordsGrammar:
i. Noun (Proper and common) (Abstract and concrete) (Singular, Plural),
i.)Anticipation Guides: Pre-reading strategies
ii.)Quilt Block (Scan and Post on Wikispace)
iii.)Presentations of Quilt Block and post on Paper.e.
B. Read an article from CNN Student News Network- http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/ and comment your opinions in a one page journal entry.
3. Wiki Post #1: Quote for the week: "The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done; men and women who are creative, inventive and discoverers, who can be critical and verify, and not accept, everything they are offered."
- Jean Piaget, Swiss philosopher and scientist"Education for Democracy," Education for Democracy: Proceedings from the Cambridge School Conference on Progressive Education, 19882.
C. Personal Narrative:.A personal narrative shares an important experience from the writer's life. Here are step-by-step directions to help you write a personal narrative. Prewriting <http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_pers_narr_pre.html > Select an importan<<>>t experience you had. Gather and organize details about it. We will go through the tutorials in class and the students will actively participate in taking notes on what is presented, engage through writing in their composition books, participate in class discussions. Notes will be be checked periodically throughout the quarter.
D. 5.6.2. Writing <http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_pers_narr_writ.html > Improve your work by making sure the events are clear and well-ordered, and the voice is interesting. Choose one of the templates to download to write your narrative
E. 7.8.3. Revising <http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_pers_narr_rev.html > Improve your work by making sure each step is clear and the process is complete. After reading the first page about the six traits, you need to click on the next link at the bottom in green and answer the following questions mentally. If you see areas that need improvement, please remediate. Then you will need to print out the reader response form and have another person fill it out after reading the your autobiography. This form is to be turned in with your final draft.
Writing Lab Login Instruction: Logging on Have students log on as they have in the past: first initial of first name, first three of their last name and last four of their student ID. That's the log in. Their passwords are their student numbers. This log in should work for most of the students. Shawn mentioned that some students have different ID numbers this year. If students can't log on, please double check their student numbers in skyward and have them try again. If they continue to have problems, talk to Shawn directly. Internet connectivity To access the internet, open the writing lab folder on the desktop. The Internet icon should be there. Word processing and other Office applications should be there as well.What is due this week?
1. 30 points- Binder check: notes on language pyramid from thoughts to adjectives, pre-reading strategies, Personal narrative writing notes from online source.
2. 100 points- Quilt Block presentation and reading of narrative (Prewriting, outlining, first draft, reader response form, and revised second draft.
(Typed, double spaced, size 12 font, times new roman.)
3. 10 points- CNN Journal entry in Composition book
4. 10 points- Wiki post about quote
5. 50 points- Quiz on language pyramid notes, grammar, personal narratives, and Every Day Use.
a Thoughts and communication patterns
b. Letters. Alphabet and origin
c. Words Grammar:
i. Noun (Proper and common) (Abstract and concrete) (Singular, Plural),
2. Readings:
A. Everyday Use by Alice Walke
i.) Anticipation Guides: Pre-reading strategies
ii.) Quilt Block (Scan and Post on Wikispace)
iii.) Presentations of Quilt Block and post on Paper.e.
B. Read an article from CNN Student News Network- http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/ and comment your opinions in a one page journal entry.
3. Wiki Post #1: Quote for the week: "The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done; men and women who are creative, inventive and discoverers, who can be critical and verify, and not accept, everything they are offered."
- Jean Piaget, Swiss philosopher and scientist"Education for Democracy," Education for Democracy: Proceedings from the Cambridge School Conference on Progressive Education, 19882.
C. Personal Narrative:. A personal narrative shares an important experience from the writer's life. Here are step-by-step directions to help you write a personal narrative. Prewriting <http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_pers_narr_pre.html > Select an importan<<>>t experience you had. Gather and organize details about it. We will go through the tutorials in class and the students will actively participate in taking notes on what is presented, engage through writing in their composition books, participate in class discussions. Notes will be be checked periodically throughout the quarter.
D. 5. 6. 2. Writing <http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_pers_narr_writ.html > Improve your work by making sure the events are clear and well-ordered, and the voice is interesting. Choose one of the templates to download to write your narrative
E. 7. 8. 3. Revising <http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_pers_narr_rev.html > Improve your work by making sure each step is clear and the process is complete. After reading the first page about the six traits, you need to click on the next link at the bottom in green and answer the following questions mentally. If you see areas that need improvement, please remediate. Then you will need to print out the reader response form and have another person fill it out after reading the your autobiography. This form is to be turned in with your final draft.
Writing Lab Login Instruction:
Logging on
Have students log on as they have in the past: first initial of first name, first three of their last name and last four of their student ID. That's the log in. Their passwords are their student numbers.
This log in should work for most of the students. Shawn mentioned that some students have different ID numbers this year. If students can't log on, please double check their student numbers in skyward and have them try again. If they continue to have problems, talk to Shawn directly.
Internet connectivity
To access the internet, open the writing lab folder on the desktop. The Internet icon should be there. Word processing and other Office applications should be there as well. What is due this week?
1. 30 points- Binder check: notes on language pyramid from thoughts to adjectives, pre-reading strategies, Personal narrative writing notes from online source.
2. 100 points- Quilt Block presentation and reading of narrative (Prewriting, outlining, first draft, reader response form, and revised second draft.
(Typed, double spaced, size 12 font, times new roman.)
3. 10 points- CNN Journal entry in Composition book
4. 10 points- Wiki post about quote
5. 50 points- Quiz on language pyramid notes, grammar, personal narratives, and Every Day Use.