Editing Maslow

Editing Maslow

by | Feb 6, 2009 | Update

First, fourth, and sixth periods used the sentence revision techniques we’ve worked on during the week to revise their persuasive essay on capital punishment. Additionally, students began double-checking that they’d supplied three arguments in their...
Discussion and Editing

Discussion and Editing

by | Feb 5, 2009 | Update

First period did some small group work to complete the mini-unit of sentence revision that we’ve been working on this week. We’ll be applying all we’ve learned to our essays on capital punishment tomorrow. Second period had a guest teacher, and we...

Fragments and the Dramatic End

by | Feb 3, 2009 | Update

Second period finished watching Romeo + Juliet. We watched an abreviated version today, skipping several scenes in order to finish the film today. Everyone groaned at the Hollywood-ization of the ending. Second period will be finishing up the discussion of R&J...

Revision and Transitions

by | Nov 21, 2008 | Update

First period began revising their research papers. Fourth and sixth periods applied yesterday’s lesson to their own papers. EQs were the same as yesterday. No homework.

Second Draft

by | Nov 19, 2008 | Update

First period began working on their second draft by examining the second indicator of the PASS writing rubric and breaking it down into its individual parts. We did this for the first indicator some weeks ago; now we’re adding a second indicator: organization....