12/21/10

Tuesday, December 21st

*NO MUSIC UNTIL EVERYONE'S FINISHED WITH THE TEST.
*Quietly bring me testing materials when you're finished.
*Complete Course Evaluation
---Drop in box-top when finished

*Final Draft due via turnitin.com before midnight, 12/21
---Know your login email?  Password?
---Late papers will need to come in on turnitin.com, as well

12/20/10

Monday, December 20th

*NO MUSIC UNTIL EVERYONE'S FINISHED WITH THE TEST.
*Quietly bring me testing materials when you're finished.
*Complete Course Evaluation
---Drop in box-top when finished

*Final Draft due via turnitin.com before midnight, 12/21
---Know your login email?  Password?
---Late papers will need to come in on turnitin.com, as well

12/17/10

Friday, December 17th

*NO MUSIC UNTIL EVERYONE'S FINISHED WITH THE TEST.
*Quietly bring me testing materials when you're finished.
*Complete Course Evaluation
---Drop in box-top when finished

*Final Draft due via turnitin.com before midnight, 12/21
---Know your login email?  Password?
---Late papers will need to come in on turnitin.com, as well

12/15/10

Thursday, December 16th

SNOW DAY

Wednesday, December 15th

*3rd & 7th Hours:  Connections
*Check/Discuss Fiction Review
*Poetry Review
---"Digging," p. 1118
---Answer questions
---Review
*Grammar/Mechanics Review
---Will check/discuss tomorrow
 *Finished?  Continue working on essay.
*Final Draft due via turnitin.com before midnight, 12/21
---Know your login email?  Password?
---Late papers will need to come in on turnitin.com, as well


*OBJECTIVE:  Prepare for final exam.

12/14/10

Tuesday, December 14th

*Finish Essay Conferences
*Meanwhile, begin final exam review
---Test Blueprint
---Irony Review
---Read "Games at Twilight", pp. 1110-5
------answer questions
*Finished?  Continue working on essay.
*Final Draft due via turnitin.com before midnight, 12/21
---Know your login email?  Password?
---Late papers will need to come in on turnitin.com, as well

*OBJECTIVE:  Prepare for the final exam.

12/13/10

Monday, December 13th

*3rd & 7th Hours:  Connections
*Check Drafts
*Essay Conferences:  Write down 2-3 aspects of your essay you'd specifically like me/us to look at.  Use the short-form scoring guide on the front of the essay prompt.
*Not conferencing? 
---Revision/Finish Draft
*Final Draft due via turnitin.com before midnight, 12/21

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

12/10/10

Friday, December 10th

*3rd & 7th:  Connections
*Topic Outlines
---Check with me for 10pts
*Time to write
*Due Dates
---Completed First Draft Due MONDAY!
---Final Draft due via turnitin.com before midnight, 12/21

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

12/9/10

Thursday, December 9th

*1st & 3rd:  Connections
*Topic Outlines
---Check with me for 10pts
*Remainder of this week
---Time to write
*Due Dates
---Completed First Draft Due Monday, December 13th
---Final Draft due via turnitin.com before midnight, 12/21

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

12/8/10

Wednesday, December 8th

*All Hours:  Connections
*Make-up Exams?
*Rebecca Essay
---Completed First Draft Due Monday, December 13th
---Final Draft due via turnitin.com before midnight, 12/21
*Topic Outlines
---Compose & check with me for 10pts
*Remainder of this week
---Time to write

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

Tuesday, December 7th

*Sub
*Finish Test

12/6/10

Monday, December 6th

*Written Exam
---2 days, today & tomorrow
---PREWRITE!
---Yes, dictionaries & thesauruses
---No, no music
---End of hour
------put name on EVERYTHING
------place in box-top ON THE WAY OUT

12/3/10

Friday, December 3rd

*Check 1984's back in
*Check organizers
---Review
*"How would you organize this information in an essay?"
---Compose a brief outline

12/2/10

Thursday, December 2nd

*Make-up quizzes?
*3rd & 7th Hours:  Connections
*Info:  Written Exam
---Preview prompt
---Review terms (notes)
---Practice (organizer)

12/1/10

Wednesday, December 1st

*All Hours:  Connections
*Reading-check quiz
*Discuss Section #9
*Info:  _Rebecca_ Essay

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate text.