9/30/11

Friday, September 30th--Pep Assembly

*Final Draft Due Via turnitin.com:  Tuesday, 10/4
*Flex-day for essay work
---Bring materials on Monday (revised copy, file, etc.)

9/29/11

Thursday, September 29th

*Final Draft Due Via turnitin.com:  Tuesday, 10/4
*Check drafts
*Peer-revision Experts
*Tomorrow:  Flex-day for essay work
---Bring materials (revised copy, file, etc.)

9/27/11

Wednesday, September 28th

*2nd & 7th Periods:  Meet in Writing Lab
*3rd Period:  Meet in Library Classroom

*Typed, Completed First Draft Due TOMORROW!!!
*Final Draft Due Via turnitin.com:  Tuesday, 10/4

*Today:
---Turnitin.com:  Enroll and submit sample document
---Take the technology survey.
*Back to classroom
---Last minute drafting, conferences, questions, etc.

Tuesday, September 27th

*Typed, Completed First Draft Due:  Thursday, 9/29
*Final Draft Due Via turnitin.com:  Tuesday, 10/4
*Info.:  MLA formatting, Works Cited
*2nd Hour:  Sr. Picture (all hour)

9/26/11

Monday, September 26th

*Typed, Completed First Draft Due:  Thursday, 9/29
*Final Draft Due Via turnitin.com:  Tuesday, 10/4
*Info.:  First Draft Requirements
*Info.:  Basic Organization
*Topic Outline
---must conference w/ me for 10pts
*Finished?  Begin drafting essay.

9/23/11

Friday, September 23rd

*Typed, Completed First Draft Due:  Thursday, 9/29
*Final Draft Due Via turnitin.com:  Tuesday, 10/4
*Topic Outline
---must conference w/ me for 10pts
*Finished?  Begin drafting essay.

9/22/11

Thursday, September 22nd

*Check 3 paragraphs (prewriting)
*Info.:  Topic Outlines
---must conference w/ me for 10pts
---due today or tomorrow
*Finished?  Begin drafting essay
*Coming soon:
---draft due dates
---basic organization
---MLA review
---intro. to turnitin.com

Wednesday, September 21st--sub

*Compose three paragraphs of at least 1/2 page each
---each paragraph over a separate essay prompt.
---due tomorrow

9/20/11

Tuesday, September 20th

*Check Chunking exercises from Thursday.
---review/discuss
*Add 5 sentences, one to imitate each "MODEL," about _____________.
---same chunks, same order
*Finished?  Pre-write for essay
---Outline, lists, sticks & bubbles, freewriting, etc.

9/19/11

Monday, September 19th

*Check eighth response
*Discuss pp. 260-298
*HW:  Chunking exercises due TUESDAY

9/16/11

Friday, September 16th

*Check seventh response
*Discuss pp. 218-260
*HW:  pp. 260-298 & eighth response due MONDAY
---Group A (A-M):   Template
---Group B (N-Z):   RLR
*HW:  Chunking exercises due TUESDAY

9/15/11

Thursday, September 15th

*Sentence Composing:  Intro to Chunks
*Complete "Chunking to Imitate" exercises on separate sheet.
---due Tuesday
*HW:  pp. 218-260 & seventh response due FRIDAY
---Group A (A-M):   RLR
---Group B (N-Z):   Template
*FYI:  Finish novel and final response due MONDAY

*OBJECTIVE:  Compose text using conventions of punctuation and usage, with complex ideas and varied sentence structure

9/14/11

Wednesday, September 14th

*Reading Day (but not tomorrow)
*HW:  pp. 218-260 & seventh response due FRIDAY
---Group A (A-M):   RLR
---Group B (N-Z):   Template
*FYI:  Finish novel and final response due MONDAY

9/13/11

Tuesday, September 13th

*Check sixth responses
*Discuss pp. 184-218
*HW:  pp. 218-260 & seventh response due FRIDAY
---Group A (A-M):   RLR
---Group B (N-Z):   Template
*FYI:  Finish novel and final response due MONDAY

9/11/11

Monday, September 12th

*Preview:  Lit. Analysis Essay
*Reading Day
*HW:  pp. 184-218 & sixth response due TOMORROW
---Group A (A-M):   Template
---Group B (N-Z):  RLR

9/9/11

Friday, September 9th

*Check fifth responses
*Discussion #5 of 8
*Collect responses
*HW:  pp. 184-218 & sixth response due Tuesday
---Group A (A-M):   Template
---Group B (N-Z):  RLR

9/8/11

Thursday, September 8th

*Finish?:  7 sentences
*HW:  pp. 147-184 & fifth response due Friday
---Group A (A-M):   Reading Level Response
---Group B (N-Z):  Response Template 

9/7/11

Wednesday, September 7th

*Practice:  7 sentences
---MUST check with me today
---MUST be PERFECT to receive ANY credit
---Once it's perfect, 10 / 10pts.
---Perfect the FIRST time, 15 / 10pts
*HW:  pp. 147-184 & fifth response due Friday
---Group A (A-M):   Reading Level Response
---Group B (N-Z):  Response Template 

9/6/11

Tuesday, September 6th

*Check fourth responses

*Discussion #4 of 8
*Collect responses
*HW:  pp. 147-184 & fifth response due Friday
---Group A (A-M):   Reading Level Response
---Group B (N-Z):  Response Template

9/1/11

Thursday, September 1st

*Info:  Embedding Quotes
*Practice:  7 sentences
---MUST check with me today or Wednesday
---MUST be PERFECT to receive ANY credit
---Once it's perfect, 10 / 10pts.
---Perfect the FIRST time, 15 / 10pts
*HW:  pp. 107-147 & fourth response due Tuesday
---Group A (A-M):  Response Template
---Group B (N-Z):  Reading Level Response