First and sixth periods finished up the persuasive essay unit by working on the "Works Cited" page that will be required for the final draft. Second and fourth periods looked at an informational...
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Final Persuasion, an Objectionable Word, and Preparation
First and sixth spent a final day working on the persuasive essay. We're now a week behind, but I think in the end, it was worth it: it's better to fall a bit behind and make sure everyone...
Organizing Essays, In Class Reading, and a Test Review
First and sixth periods worked on organizing their persuasive essays. We used a graphic organizer to begin turning research into concrete details. Second and fourth periods continued working on...
Commentary, Mockingbird Beginnings, and Inferences
First and sixth periods looked at commentary sentences in the Schaffer model. We worked on creating our own once we got a handle on what commentary is. Second and fourth periods examined the...
Short Stories and a Doomed Mockingbird
First and sixth periods began an odd week of overlapping units: we'll still work on some of the materials for the persuasive essay, but we'll also be working from the other end on a short stories...
Business Letters, Schaffer Paragraphs, and Conflict
First and sixth periods worked on Schaffer model paragraphs with persuasive topics. Second and sixth periods worked on a quick overview of business letter formatting. We also went over the...
Schaffer Practice, Games, and Acting
First period spent some time working on materials for Red Ribbon Week at the beginning of class. Then we did peer evaluations of the Schaffer Model paragraphs that were classwork yesterday. Second...
Schaffer Practice, Propaganda Completion, and Visualisation
First period began a quick experiment with note taking: we're using morning announcements as a way to practice our note taking skills. Here are my notes, which I provided as an example: First and...
Schaffer Organization, Game Play, and Foldables
First and sixth periods did some work with the Schaffer model of organization. Together we wrote an example Schaffer model paragraph; I've put one of the paragraphs online as an example for others....
Research, a Test, and a Short Story
First and sixth periods had a final day of research in the media center. Second and fourth periods had a phrase test and a final day of project work during the last twenty minutes of class. Seventh...
Tired Friday
We'll stick with homework alone today. Homework First and sixth periods: none. Second and fourth periods: work on Odyssey project; study for phrase test on Monday. Seventh period: questions 1-5 on...
Propaganda, Documentation, and Reading Skills
First and sixth periods went over plagiarism and how to avoid, specifically looking at what we'll need to do in order to document our online resources. Second and fourth periods continued with the...
