1/30/15

Friday, January 30th

*Absent?  Interview to Bibliography (EasyBib)
*Create & Share Google Doc
---jwbecker [at] g.fhsdschools.org
*Day 3 of 4: Draft your essay, using . . . 
---Prewriting
---Model Texts (pro & student)
---Organizer (with notes on organization)
---Notecards
---Interviews (treat as one)
*Tomorrow: Writing Lab, #151

*FYI: Completed First Draft (Hard-Copy) Due Wednesday, 2/4

*OBJECTIVE: Use narrative and informative writing to draft develop our feature stories.

1/28/15

Thursday, January 28th

*Interview to Bibliography (EasyBib)
---Delete previous effort to include interview
---"All 59 Sources" > Interview
---Select"Personal Interview (by you)"
---Leave "Title" blank.
---Select "interviewEE" and type your subject's name.
---Hit "Create Citation".
*Check Late/Make-up Work
*Create & Share Google Doc
---jwbecker [at] g.fhsdschools.org
*Day 2 of 4: Draft your essay, using . . .
---Prewriting
---Model Texts (pro & student)
---Organizer (with notes on organization)
---Notecards
---Interviews (treat as one)
*Tomorrow: Writing Lab, #151

*FYI: Completed First Draft (Hard-Copy) Due Wednesday, 2/4

*OBJECTIVE: Use narrative and informative writing to draft develop our feature stories.

Wednesday, January 28th

*Check Interview #2
*Check Late/Make-up Research
*Check Prewriting
*Day 1 of 4:  Draft your essay in GoogleClassroom, using . . .
---Prewriting
---Model Texts (pro & student)
---Organizer (with notes on organization)
---Notecards
---Interviews (treat as one)
*Tomorrow:  Writing Lab, #151

*FYI: Completed First Draft (Hard-Copy) Due Wednesday, 2/4

*OBJECTIVE: Use narrative and informative writing to draft develop our feature stories.

1/27/15

Tuesday, January 27th

*Check 35 Cards
*Create & Share Google Doc
---jwbecker [at] g.fhsdschools.org
*Prewriting
*Reminder: Interview #2
---Answers Due TOMORROW
*Draft your essay, using . . . 
---Model Texts (pro & student)
---Organizer (with notes on organization)
---Notecards

*FYI: Completed First Draft (Hard-Copy) Due Wednesday, 3/4

*OBJECTIVE: Use narrative and informative writing to draft develop our feature stories.

1/26/15

Monday, January 26th

*Check 30 Cards
*Model Feature Story
---When, Why, and how do I document?
*Reminder: Interview #2
---Answers Due Wednesday
*HW: Continue Research
---35 Notecards TOTAL due TOMORROW

*FYI: Completed First Draft (Hard-Copy) Due Wednesday, 3/4

*OBJECTIVE: Use database, internet, & print resources to gather relevant, reliable information.

1/23/15

Friday, January 23rd

*Check 20 Cards
*Interview #2:  Details
---Answers Due Wednesday
*Review Yesterday's Comments/Questions
*Feeling Stuck?  Drill down to subtopics.
*HW: Continue Research
---30 Notecards TOTAL due Monday

*FYI:  Completed First Draft (Hard-Copy) Due Wednesday, 3/4

*OBJECTIVE: Use database, internet, & print resources to gather relevant, reliable information.

1/22/15

Thursday, January 22nd

*Check 12 Cards
*Today:  Stay in Databases?
*Accessing from home?  Use URLs from handout.
*HW:  Continue Research
---20 Notecards TOTAL due tomorrow
*Last Few Minutes:  Socrative
---Room:  "beckernet"

*OBJECTIVE: Use database, internet, & print resources to gather relevant, reliable information.

1/21/15

Wednesday, January 21st

*Check 4 Cards & Stray Interviews
*Today:  Stay in databases?
*Continue Research
---12 Cards Due Tomorrow


*OBJECTIVE:  Use database, internet, & print resources to gather relevant, reliable information.

1/20/15

Tuesday, January 20th

*Check Interview Answers
*Packet Walkthrough
*Research
---Find useful source --> Add to Bibliography -->
-->  Quote, Paraphrase, or Summarize on notecards
*HW:  Begin Research
---4 Notecards Due Tomorrow
------Fact
------Statistic
------Expert Opinion
------Other first-hand accounts

*OBJECTIVE:  Use database, internet, & print resources to gather relevant, reliable information.

1/16/15

Friday, January 16th

*EasyBib: Info. & Practice
*Proto-Research: What kinds of sources are out there on my ("larger, researchable") topic?
---Add at least one to your EasyBib "Bibliography" list.
*OBJECTIVE: Learn to use online databases to gather relevant, reliable information.

1/15/15

Thursday, January 15th

*Info. & Examples:  Online Databases
*Proto-Research:  What kinds of sources are out there on my ("larger, researchable") topic?

*OBJECTIVE:  Learn to use online databases to gather relevant, reliable information.

1/14/15

Wednesday, January 14th

*Collect/Review/Discuss Paper Proposals
*Write questions for interview #1
---Transcribe answers on a separate sheet of paper.
------ANSWERS due TUESDAY, 1/20

*OBJECTIVE:  Learn to gather relevant information through a personal interview.

1/13/15

Tuesday, January 13th

*Check 3rd Row of Organizer
*Synthesis:  What is a Feature Story?
*Brainstorm:  Who has a good story to tell?
---HW:  Paper Proposal Due Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  By analyzing model texts, we will understand the organization and style of feature stories.

1/12/15

Monday, January 12th

*Collect Hamlet Essay Revisions
*Check 2nd Row of Organizer
---Review/Discuss
*Read "How David Beats Goliath"
---Read first three pages.
---Skim middle
---Last page
---HW:  Complete 3rd Row of Organizer
------Due Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  By analyzing model texts, we will understand the organization and style of feature stories.

1/9/15

Friday, January 9th

*Voicethread Review
*Read "Against All Odds" & complete a new row of the organizer
---Due Monday
*Quote Questions?
---Revisions Due Monday

*OBJECTIVE: By analyzing model texts, we will understand the organization and style of feature stories.

1/8/15

Thursday, January 8th

*"Nintendo Power"
---Conclusion & Etc.
*Hamlet Essays:  Attaching Quotations
---1)  Highlight quotes.
---2)  For each quote . . . was it attached/embedded?  If not . . .
---3)  ON the draft, revise the essay such that you attach it using a comma/colon/embedding.
---4)  Turn in revisions Monday.
*Assignment Feedback (10pts)
---5ab Hour
---6th Hour
---7th Hour

*OBJECTIVE:  Review & practice how to attach &, especially, to embed quotations in your writing.

1/7/15

Wednesday, January 7th

*Collect Essay Reflection
*Check first row of organizer
*"Nintendo Power"
---Label
------Color #1:  Narrative (Storytelling)
------Color #2:  Research
------No Highlighting:  Personal Opinion
------Main Idea?
---Review Organizer

*OBJECTIVE: By analyzing model texts, we will understand the organization and style of feature stories.

1/5/15

Tuesday, January 6th

*Hamlet Essays
---Complete Reflection
*Pre-preview:  Feature Story
*HW:  Read Wiedeman article and record your observations on the graphic organizer:  What does the AUTHOR DO in each section? 
---Due Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  By analyzing model texts, we will understand the organization and style of feature stories.

Tuesday, January 6th

*Community Cards
*Timed-Write: What is myth?
*Discuss
*Define: Notes
*HW: Class supplies & signature page by Monday = 10pts

*OBJECTIVE: Answer the questions: WHAT and WHY is Mythology?