Plan next week and term overview
Finish Blog Portfolio guidelines
Monday, November 23
Benchmarks
11.4.3.3 Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama
11.4.5.5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
Activities
- Students present It's All About the Words
- Discuss "Finding Luminescence"
- Hand out Descriptive Writing Handout
- How to Write Effective Descriptions from Readings for Writers
- Hand out student sample — Livia's essay
- Work on thesis and outline in class
Assessment
- discussion of "Finding Luminescence"
- student presentations
- thesis and outline work
Tuesday, November 24
Benchmarks
11.4.5.5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
11.7.3.3 d. Use precise words and phrases, telling details, figurative and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
Activities
- Thesis workshop
- Work on Outline and then when that is checked off, start your rough draft
- Outlines are due by the end of the hour today
English lab is reserved today
Assessment
- Thesis workshop discussions
- Outlines
Wednesday, November 25
Lumberjack schedule today
Benchmarks
11.7.3.3 d. Use precise words and phrases, telling details, figurative and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
Activities
- Work on Rough Drafts — due by the end of the hour today
English lab reserved today
- Discuss possible blog names
Assessment
- check in with students on the progress of their rough drafts
Thursday, November 26
NO SCHOOL — THANKSGIVING BREAK
Friday, November 27
NO SCHOOL — THANKSGIVING BREAK