Friday, April 06, 2018

Links for introductions

Here are some links to guide you for writing an introduction:

OWL introductions
Writing a good hook
Wikihow introductions

Integrating quotaitons

I like THIS step-by-step guide to integrating quotations.

Writing a good conclusion

Here are some places to go for good advice on writing a conclusion:

OWL on conclusions
UNC writing center on conclusions

I think this one is my favorite:

Harvard writing center on conclusions

Writing an introduction from Wikihow

THIS is a pretty good overview for writing an introduction.

OWL resource

Click HERE for a good overall resource for writing argumentative essays.

Thursday, April 05, 2018

Capitalization

I'm noticing a lot of errors in capitalization as students share drafts with me. Go to THIS link for a quick list of rules.

Pay special attention to these rules:



Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Mon 2/12 & Tue 2/13

Vocab review
Kairos
Anticipation set
Books
Read chapter 1 (HW)

Thur 2/8 & Fri 2/9

Vocab warm up
Pathos

Video enhancement

Tue 2/6 & Wed 2/7

vocab warm up

Continue with rhetoric notes (ethos, logos)

Tuesday, February 06, 2018

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Mon 1/29 and Tue 1/30

Final in class essay on coming of age books

Wed 1/24 and Thur 1/25

Conventions practice: dashes
Share sample thesis statements
Time to prep for essay

Mon 1/22 and Tue 1/23

Conventions practice: commas vs semicolons, colons
Share your text response #3 in teams
Intro to writing assignment

Thur 1/18 and Fri 1/19

Conventions: semicolon practice
Read

Complete text response #3

Tue 1/16 and Wed 1/17

Vocab quiz
Dashes
Discuss text questions #2
read

Thur 1/11 and Fri 1/12

Vocab review
Conventions: colons
Read
Complete text questions 2

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Thur 1/8 and Fri 1/9

1. conventions review: semicolons
2. read
3. complete text questions 3

Tue 1/16 an Wed 1/7

1. vocab quiz
2. conventions: dashes
3. discussion groups: social norms and mores
4. read

Thursday 1/11 and Fri 1/12

1. Vocab review
2. conventions: colons
3. read
4. complete text questions 2

Friday, January 12, 2018

Tuesday Jan 10 and Wednesday Jan 11

1. vocab
2. conventions: semicolons
3. read
4. triangle sharing: COA text questions 1

Tuesday, January 09, 2018

Friday January 4 and Monday January 8

1. vocab warm up
2. 20 minutes of reading
3. complete COA text questions 1

Tuesday January 2 and Wednesday January 3

1. vocab quiz (B day only)  / new vocab list
2. introduction to coming of age choice book
3. library browse
4. finish reading by 1/22 for A day and 1/23 for B day