Tuesday, February 10th

*Hold Themes Wkst
*Check out 1984
*Read pp. 1-9 (stop after italics)
---Write, 1/2 of one side of a college-ruled page:  "So far, what do you think?  What do you make of the characters and the style in which it's written?  Think you'll like it?   Why or why not?
---Due tomorrow.

*Final Draft via turnitin.com: Wednesday, February 11th before 11:59pm.
---Class Goal: ALL Drafts in on Time!!!
---minus-1 letter-grade per day!

*OBJECTIVE:  As a way to cope with and process the start of a new text, we'll read and respond.

Monday, February 9th

*Essay Questions?
*1984 Themes Discussions

*Final Draft via turnitin.com: Wednesday, February 11th before 11:59pm.
---Class Goal: ALL Drafts in on Time!!!
---minus-1 letter-grade per day!

*OBJECTIVE: Preview the ideas and themes present in a grade-level text.

Friday, February 6th

*Voice

---Review Scoring Guide

---Label model paragraph

---Peer-review

------2+, 2-, Grade 1-4 & Explain

*Switched hours?
---re-enroll at turnitin.com
*Edit on own? Mini-conference? Etc.
*Meet in #121 tomorrow.

*Final Draft via turnitin.com: Wednesday, February 11th before 11:59pm.

*OBJECTIVE: Develop and strengthen your writing.

Thursday, February 2015

*Works Cited Page
---Export from EasyBib to GoogleDocs
---Print
---Check against your draft
------Mark each source you USED
------Delete the rest
---Copy + Paste in to your essay doc
*Switched hours?
---re-enroll at turnitin.com
*Edit on own? Mini-conference? Etc.
*Meet in #151 tomorrow.

*Final Draft via turnitin.com: Wednesday, February 11th before 11:59pm.

*OBJECTIVE: Develop and strengthen your writing.

Wednesday, February 4th

*Check First Drafts
*Revision Workshop
*Behind?  Write!
*Tomorrow:  #151

*Final Draft via turnitin.com:  Wednesday, February 11th before 11:59pm.

*OBJECTIVE: Develop and strengthen your writing.

Tuesday, February 3rd

*Essay Questions

*Fair Game

---Semicolon & the HOTSHOT CAT

---Practice:  6 Sentences

*FYI: Completed First Draft (Hard-Copy) Due TOMORROW.

*OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate the command of the conventions of standard English--Semicolons.

Monday, January 2nd

*Class Goal
*Day 4 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.