Monday
1. Journal: none
2. Language
of the Day #38: Vocabulary
3. Writer Workshop
a. Finish either of the following: Nine Weeks Review Essay
or
b. When Nine Weeks Review Essay is done,
place the final copy in the front of your portfolio and the SRD where ever you
keep those. Have checked.
c. Have
Classification RD and older work checked if ready.
4. HW: Read the Published Model, “The Marks of the Educated Man,” pp.
143-144. Do Q’s 1-7, p. 145.
1. Journal: What is your
definition of an educated person? What
qualities, categories, or classifications would you include as part of such a
definition? Do you try to fulfill these
qualities? How or why not?
2. Language
of the Day #39: Vocabulary
3. Writer Workshop:
Transitions
a. Discuss the Published Model using questions for the
section. End with what he does that you
can learn from. Turn in Q’s when done.
b. Look specifically at his
transitions.
1) Handout: transitions. Your older word choice handout has some
transitions on it as well.
2) How could we change those to make
the essay smoother, more flowing?
3) Be
sure to use sophisticated transitions in your essay.
c. Conclusions: on overhead
1) Apply the “so what” factor in
choosing and writing your conclusion.
2) You may wish to restate the thesis
in different words to begin your conclusion: the keyhole method (on board).
d. Comb
over your essay now to revise transitions and polish conclusion.
4. Have Classification Essay RD and Nine Weeks Review Essay in portfolio
checked if ready; late work checked as needed.
1. Journal: none
2. Language
of the Day #40: Vocabulary
3. Peer Reading Workshop:
Classification Essay
a. Distribute Classification Grading Rubric and review.
b. Exchange essays and complete the peer
reading questions on p. 142. Do NOT simply answer questions yes or no –
give a sentence or two of supporting detail.
c. Peer readers have peer reading and rough
drafts checked before giving both to the author.
d. Complete revisions of your
Classification Essay.
e. Proofreading will be tomorrow.
1. Journal: none
2. Language
of the Day #41: Vocabulary
3. Proofreading and
Editing Workshop: Classification Essay
a. Have Classification Essay proofread by our panel of
experts.
b. Revise Essay as needed.
c. Have SRD checked in.
d. You do not need to make this a final
copy yet, though you may choose to do so.
Friday
1. Journal: You will be
given a list of famous quotations on the overhead. Choose your favorite or most thought
provoking one, positive or negative, and write about it in any way you wish.
2. Language of the Day #42: Vocabulary
3. Writer and Vocabulary
Workshop
a. First and foremost, all work on the Classification Essay
through the SRD should be checked in by the end of the period today. Do this before doing anything else.
b. Once you are done with that, get the
“Double Speak” handout and attempt to solve each saying.
1) You get ½ point extra credit for every one you get
right.
2) Add each word you did not know to your vocab list. All words on the handout, whether you knew them before or not are now eligible for testing. Of course, this means everyone needs the handout at some point.