Day Forty-Four

Periods B, E, F
Tuesday, November 26

When you get back from Thanksgiving break, Steps 1-7 must be done. This means:

• Your paper is on Google Drive, shared with me at my gmail address and shared with your partner.
• Your paper is finished completely.
• Your paper has been edited by your partner following the requirements listed on Step 7
• You have edited your partners paper following the requirements listed on Step 7

Because we've spent so much time on this in class, there will be NO LATE WORK POINTS GIVEN. However, to advance to Step 8, you will have to complete the previous steps, even if you're not earning points.

I will be out of town, so I'm not sure how much email I'll be able to answer, especially on Sunday. Rely on one another if you run into problems!

All handouts for this paper are in the handouts folder over on the right.

Day Forty-Three

Friday November 22
Period B, E

Monday November 25
Period F

Today we worked on your paper. You should have a grade for steps 1, 2, and 3 by now. This is 20 points total.

Day Forty-Two

Wednesday November 20
Period F

Thursday November 21
Period B, E

Grammar workbook homework for period B only: 
Page 165 Ex. 1
Page 166 Ex. 1, 2
Page 167 Ex. 1, 2
Page 168 Ex. 1, 2
Page 169 Ex. 1, 2
Page 170 Ex. 1, 2

Today you worked on Step 2 again for a bit.

Then I showed you how your Step 2 would turn into Step 5s--supporting paragraphs. You started writing those in class today.

If you are going to be gone for Thanksgiving, here is what you will need to have done when you get back on Monday:

Step One
Step Two
Step Three
Step Four
Step Five
Step Six
Step Seven

Day Forty-One

Monday November 18
Period F

Tuesday November 19
Periods B, E

Today you worked on Step Two of the thematic essay.

Day Forty

Friday November 15
Period F

Monday November 18
Periods B, E

Today you got a handout called "Caleb's Crossing: Thematic Essay" (See handouts folder for a copy)

You completed Step One for five points.

You also took the sentence types quiz.

Day Thirty-Nine

Wednesday November 13
Period F

Thursday November 14
Period B, E

Today we did even more work on clauses, conjunctions, and simple/compound/complex sentences. We did page 81 in your grammar workbook and we did questions 1-10 on the handout called "Types of Sentences: Formative Practice." If you'd like to do questions 11-20 for practice, I put the answer key over in the "handouts" folder, or you can click here: click!  You'll have a quiz over this next class. 

Next, you had to complete the handout on theme that I also put in the handouts folder (it's also here: click!). You should ultimately come up with two or three potential themes for your paper on Caleb's Crossing. This is due when you walk into class next time!

Day Thirty-Eight

Tuesday, November 12
Period F

Wednesday, November 13
Periods B, E

Today we reviewed subordinating and coordinating conjunctions, and then we added simple, compound, and complex sentences into the mix. We will finish those up and then take a practice quiz over them next class.

We spent the rest of class talking about our new paper--a thematic essay over Caleb's Crossing. We did this by following the Write Source book chapter on writing a theme paper. You should have a rough out line of a theme statement done by the end of class.

Day Thirty-Seven

Wednesday November 6
Period F

Monday November 11
Period B, E

Today we started a new grammar unit: CLAUSES AND CONJUNCTIONS. Everyone has to participate in this one! There's a handout; it's in the handouts folder!

Then we read the rest of the book together. I may have shed a tear.

For next week, you will need your red Write Source book. It looks like this:

Day Thirty-Six

Tuesday, November 5
Period F

Wednesday, November 6
Periods B, E

You finished your "Character Reflection" project and we hung them in the classroom.

Homework: Read chapters 6 & 7

Day Thirty-Five

Friday November 1
Period F

Monday November 4
Periods B, E

We read Chapter 3 in class. You need to read chapters 4 & 5 for homework.

You began your "Character Reflection" project. There's a copy in the "handouts" folder.