Showing posts with label sentence fluency. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sentence fluency. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

¡El Cinco de Mayo! 5.5.15

Freshman College Prep Agenda

Tuesday: ¡El Cinco de Mayo!, 2015
EQ: How does Shakespeare manipulate language for a particular purpose?

Tech Expectations: Closed and put away
1.     Romeo and Juliet’s wedding (vows)
a.     Meet and Greet time
b.     Present
2.     R&J Act II Film; q’s


HW: none

ASK YOUR FRESHMAN:
1.  What was most difficult about crafting a sonnet?



Junior Honors Agenda
Tuesday: ¡El Cinco de Mayo!, 2015

EQ:  How do writers manipulate language for a particular purpose?
How can I SHOW, not tell?

Tech Expectations: Closed and put away

1.     Group discussion
2.     Essay Prompt writing
a.     Checking traits
                                                        i.     Sentence Fluency
                                                       ii.     Conventions
                                                      iii.     Organization

HW: Final writing due tomorrow

ASK YOUR HONORS JUNIOR:
1.  What station was most helpful to you today?


Junior College Prep Agenda
Tuesday: ¡El Cinco de Mayo!, 2015
  
EQ:  How do writers manipulate language for a particular effect?
How do parts of writing affect the whole?

Tech Expectations: Closed and put away

1.     Discussion q’s—on classroom; on own
2.     Discuss responses whole class
3.     Read time

HW: Read Chapter 4 for THURSDAY

ASK YOUR JUNIOR:
1.  Did you participate in the discussion today?

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Thoughtful Thursday 3.19.15

Enjoy your break!  Be safe!

Thursday: March 19, 2015
EQ: What makes writing good?
What are my writing strengths?

Tech Expectations: Open and on
1.     Group discussion for assignment on 3/30.  Report assignment topic to Schmitt
2.     Writing topics
a.     Focus: variety, word choice


HW:  Group reading assignment for MONDAY after Spring Break (3/30)




Junior Honors Agenda
Thursday: March 19, 2015

EQ:  How do I organize my research?
What sources are reliable (or not)?

Tech Expectations: Open, if needed
TURN IN OUTLINE
1.     What’s Your Story Essays
a.     Corrections
2.     DEJs work time

HW: 2 DEJs due Monday 3/30




Junior College Prep Agenda
Thursday: March 19, 2015
  
EQ:  How does Shakespeare manipulate language to express an idea?

Tech Expectations: Closed and put away

1.     View Zeffirelli’s Hamlet
a.     Answer viewing questions


HW: None.  Happy Spring Break!
Veronica, Stephen, Anthony will present on Monday 3/30