Tuesday, December 22nd

*5th Hour Final--7:25-9:00
*3rd Hour--9:10-9:45
*7th Hour Final--9:55-11:30

*NO MUSIC UNTIL EVERYONE'S FINISHED WITH THE TEST.
*Quietly bring testing materials to cart when you're finished.

Monday, December 21st

*3rd Hour Final--7:25-9:00
*7th Hour--9:10-9:45
*4th Hour Final--9:55-11:30

*NO MUSIC UNTIL EVERYONE'S FINISHED WITH THE TEST.
*Quietly bring me testing materials when you're finished.

Friday, December 18th

1st Hour Exam: 7:25-9:00
2nd Hour Exam: 9:10-10:45
4AB Lunch: 10:45-11:20
4th Hour: 11:25-12:00
5th Hour: 12:05-12:40
6th Hour Exam: 12:45-2:20

*NO MUSIC UNTIL EVERYONE'S FINISHED WITH THE TEST.
*Quietly bring me testing materials when you're finished.

Thursday, December 17th

*Connections: 4, 5, 6, 7
*Review ACT-style editing
*Course Evaluations

Wednesday, December 16th

*Connections: 1, 6, 7
*Review Fiction (Desai)
*Complete ACT-style editing review

*Final Draft Due on www.turnitin.com TONIGHT! by 11:59 PM
---Can only submit ONCE (no deletions, either)
------so make sure you've got the right file!
---KEEP RECEIPT
---DO NOT DELETE FILE

Tuesday, December 15th

*Connections: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7
*Review Nonfiction (Francis Bacon)
*Read "Games at Twilight" on p. 1110 and answer the questions


*Final Draft Due on www.turnitin.com on Wednesday, 12/16, by 11:59 PM
---Can only submit ONCE (no deletions, either)
------so make sure you've got the right file!
---KEEP RECEIPT
---DO NOT DELETE FILE

Monday, December 14th

*Connections: 3,5,6,7
*Final Review: Nonfiction
*Essay odds & ends
---italicize title of novel
---essay title
---works cited
---Rebecca =/= narrator; prole =/= pArole

*Final Draft Due on www.turnitin.com on Wednesday, 12/16, by 11:59 PM
---Can only submit ONCE (no deletions, either)
------so make sure you've got the right file!
---KEEP RECEIPT
---DO NOT DELETE FILE

*OBJECTIVE: Use details from nonfiction to analyze organizational patterns, identify tone, identify main idea, and identify irony (paradox).

Friday, December 11th

*Flex-day: Work on your draft
---continue revising/improving
---conferences

*Final Draft Due on www.turnitin.com on Wednesday, 12/16, by 11:59 PM

*OBJECTIVE: Compose text with a strong controlling idea, effective paragraphing, and a logical order.

Thursday, December 10th

*Connections: All Hours
*Check 1st Drafts
*Peer Editing/Revision Experts

*Final Draft Due on www.turnitin.com on 12/16 by 11:59 PM

*OBJECTIVE: Compose text with a strong controlling idea, effective paragraphing, and a logical order.

Wednesday, December 9th

*Connections: All hours but 7th
*Writing transitions: Models

*Essay Due dates
---First Draft Due on 12/10
------Due for 10pts
---Final Draft Due on www.turnitin.com on 12/16 by 11:59 PM

*OBJECTIVE: Compose text with cohesive devices

Tuesday, December 8th

*Written portion of Final exam
---due at end of hour
*3rd & 6th Hours: Permission forms?

*Essay Due dates
---First Draft Due on 12/10
------Due for 10pts
---Final Draft Due on www.turnitin.com on 12/16 by 11:59 PM

Monday, December 7th

*Written portion of Final exam
---Today and tomorrow
*3rd & 6th Hours: Permission forms?

*Essay Due dates
---First Draft Due on 12/10
---Final Draft Due on www.turnitin.com on 12/16 by 11:59 PM

Friday, December 4th

*Finish Topic Outlines
*Info: Written Final Exam
---Monday & Tuesday
---50% of final exam = 10% of semester grade
---on-demand essay
---2 poems
*Essay Due dates
---First Draft Due on 12/10
---Final Draft Due on www.turnitin.com on 12/16 by 11:59 PM

Thursday, December 3rd

*Connections: 4th & 6th hours
*First, finish and have your TOPIC OUTLINE approved.
*Then, either conference about your first essay, or begin drafting your second.
---Use your resources! (Embedding quotes cheat sheet, info. packet from last time)
---Remember your goals (if you conferenced with us about the first essay)
*Essay Due dates
---First Draft Due on 12/10
---Final Draft Due on www.turnitin.com on 12/16 by 11:59 PM

*OBJECTIVE: Compose text with a strong controlling idea, effective paragraphing, and a logical order.

Wednesday, December 2nd

*Connections: All hours but 1st
*Check responses
*Discussion #8
*HW: (10 minutes left) Topic Outlines
---Due tomorrow, approved for 10 pts

*OBJECTIVE: Follow a writing process to write effectively in various forms and types of writing; apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate text.

Tuesday, December 1st

*3rd, 4ac hours: Connections
*Sign up for Connections?
*Essay Conferences?
*HW: Finish novel
---Discussion TOMORROW
*Essay
---First Draft Due on 12/10
---Final Draft Due on www.turnitin.com on 12/16 by 11:59 PM

*OBJECTIVE: Use details from texts to analyze character, plot, setting, and point of view.