Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Week Ending May 4

Monday, April 30
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Quiz #29: ice, id/ide, ine, ion/sion/tion, ish, ism, lie/ly 
  2. Then: SSR- finish Fahrenheit 451, Part 2 for Wednesday
Homework
  • Finish Reading Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451 for Wednesday
Wednesday, May 2
Classwork
  1. Do Now: CR about literary foils
  2. Then: Begin formulating argument for foil essay
  3. After: group share-out about foil argument
  4. Next: Assign foil essay
Homework
  • Begin writing foil essay due Wednesday, May 9
Top Left: Name, Period, Date, Foil Argument
Centered Title: Who's in the Mirror?
Arguing Foils in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Double-spaced, 12 pt font
6 paragraphs: intro, 4 body that refute three of the suggested foils and one that confirms, conclusion
  • Finish writing rough draft of short story for Friday IN CLASS (we will be editing)
  • Continue reading Part 3 of Fahrenheit 451
Friday, May 4
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Most difficult part of short story writing so far
  2. After: read-aloud editing strategy in groups of three
  3. Then: revision pan
  4. Next: begin revisions for Draft 1, due 3rd meeting of next week
Homework
  • Revised Draft 1 of short story due 3rd meeting of next week (typed)
  • Foil essay due next Wednesday (typed)
  • Finish reading Fahrenheit 451, Part 3 for next Wednesday's class