Monday, February 28, 2011

Today, you peer reviewed someone else's essay. Those who weren't here on Friday still have to write theirs.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Today, you wrote an argumentative essay in class. You were provided with the topic yesterday.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Today, you prepared for an argumentative essay that you will put together tomorrow. If you weren't here, you need to look in your portfolio where you will find a slip of paper with your topic on it. I don't want you to stress over this essay. It is more for me to see what level of skill you are at and work on a plan to improve it. You also were to read pages 93 to 98 in Fit to Print and do a critique on it. This is due tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Today, You answered multiple choice questions individually and then in long form as part of a group activity. This was to be done by the end of class. It is simply a beginning activity to get you used to working in cohesive groups.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Today, we discussed the answers/layout of the essay "Happiness". I then gave you the essay "Can Butterflies Cause Tornadoes?" to read actively.
You were then given questions to answer in relation to this essay. These are due tomorrow at the start of class.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Today, you handed in your article critique for Fit to Print. I then handed out long answer questions for the essay "Happiness". You broke into groups to complete these. If the group didin't finish, each person is responsible to do the remaining questions on their own this weekend.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Today you were instructed to read chapter 8 "Drawing a Conclusion" In your Fit to Print text.
You were then to create an article critique on this section.
You were also to answer (on a separate sheet of paper) question 2 (a,b, and c) on page 65 (these were to be done on a separate sheet of paper).
These are due tomorrow.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Today you read a short essay entitled "Happiness". You were then provided with multiple choice questions to answer. This is due for tomorrow, but might not be discussed until Wednesday. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO LONG ANSWERS!!!! JUST ANSWER THEM AS THEY ARE!!!!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Today we discuss theoutline you did for "A Modest Proposal" ·
I then read the essay out loud and showed you my outline as it matched each paragraph.
I also want all the questions assigned last Wednesday in to me for Monday.

Thursday, February 10, 2010

Today, we discussed the questions you were addressing for the essay "A Modest Proposal". I explained that you had to flip the question into the answer. I then read the paragraph at the bottom of page four and the top of page five in order to show them when Swift switches from his shocking solution to giving forth possible solutions. As students were still confused (and hadn't highlighted and defined unknown words), I instructed them to rewrite that paragraph in modern language. This was an in-class activity which I gave students (in pairs) 20 minutes to complete.
We then discussed the questions again. They will be due for tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Today you were given a handout entitled "Tips for Successful Responses to Questions" which we went over as a class.
You were then given the questions for "A Modest Proposal" which you were to answer on the computer
I understand that some of you had difficulties with this assignment, so we will discuss it tomorrow. Do what you can on it tonight.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Today, we discussed stream of consciousness writing and journaling. You then did your first Journal: We then discussed Satire and connotation (positive, negative, and denotation). These are in your terminology list.
I then introduced Jonathan Swift (if you weren't here, look this up and find out about him and the historical context which he wrote in).
I then handed out and discussed the sheet "How to Read an Essay (if your weren't here, it is in your portfolio).
I then handed out the essay “A Modest Proposal”
You were to read it following the steps provided in “How to Read an Essay”
This is to be completed for tomorrow.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Today, you did a 20 minute novel read in order to learn how fast you are reading and how much time it will take you to read a novel. We then discussed the attention getter assignment from last week. You were put into groups to do this.
Finally, I handed back your Chapter/Section Critiques for Fit to Print for you to repair. These were then to be handed in once fixed.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Today, we will discuss attention-getters, the essay intro layout, and examine and define attention-getters found within essays in the text Viewpoints 11. Basically, read the intro of each of the essays below and determine the type of intro it is (see below for types). Then, write down what you think the thesis of the paper is (you may have to read farther). This is due on Monday.


• Use an attention getter at the start on the introduction such as the ones listed below:
A. An interesting incident or anecdote related to your subject
B. A statement of opinion that you intend to challenge
C. A definition
D. A question (either one that is rhetorical or one the writer will answer in the course of the
essay)
E. A quotation F. A little-known or striking fact

The Readings

“Reaction” – Interaction by Diane Kenyon
“Wrong Ism” J.B. Priestly
“Where do You get Your Ideas From?” by Ursula K. Le Guin
“Marilyn Bell ‘ The Frightening Night and the Terrible Day” by June Callwood
From “Animation 101” by John Lesseter
“Surf’s Up” by Rick Green
“Fear of Science and Love of the Land” The Globe and Mail.
“One Boy Trouble” by Margaret Wente
“Life of a Sportswriter” by Allan Maki

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Today, the students worked on completing their first Fit to Print critique. In addition to this, they studied their terminology or took novels out from the library.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Today, I handed out hte terminology list for the essay unit. You were instructed to highlight the terms you know and then study those you don't. I then had you create an exemplar critique on the computer. Finally, you were to read pages 56 to 60 in Fit to Print and create a critique in the same format as the copy of one I also provided. This will be due tomorrow, but you will have time to work on it in class. Also, I will review them and return them for correction so you will have a full understanding of my expectations with these types of readings.