You will turn these in separately! 8/25 & 8/28 GOOD MORNING! After you have copied the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please prepare the following for turn in: Syllabus – If is stapled, please turn the pages so that the parent signatures are on top. Parent Signature Page Valued Practices Contract – PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME ABOVE YOUR SIGNATURE! You will turn these in separately! Then, please get out a new sheet of notebook paper and label and date it Essential Question #2. (We will do the Quote Response next class period for B day students.)
8/25 & 8/28 Please take 5 minutes to brainstorm a list identifying the various ways writers manipulate text. Then, create a second list hypothesizing the purpose or intended outcome as the result of such manipulation. Use the Cornell 2-Column Notetaking strategy to record your ideas. In what ways do writers manipulate text? What is the desired outcome of such manipulation? 1 2 3 Marnie Penkalski 1st Period 8/25 Essential Question #2
8/25 & 8/28- HOMEWORK Critically read the Rhetorical Device Vocabulary Flipbook Assignment handout by completing the following tasks: Use a highlighter to highlight what you consider to be the MAIN IDEA sentence of each paragraph for paragraphs 1 – 5. (You should have 5 sentences highlighted upon completion.) Use a pencil to caveman the rest of the assignment directives. Use a pencil to caveman the requirements to score a 50 in each category. Be prepared to discuss any questions you may have next class period.
8/29 & 8/30 Good Morning! After you have copied the Objective and Homework in your Agenda, please get out a piece of paper and label and date it: Quote Response #3 – 8/29 or 8/30. Silently read the quote to yourself. Then, interpret the quote in a paragraph response. You will have 6 minutes for this writing activity. “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." Thomas A. Edison American inventor and businessman Life Skill of the Week: Cooperation - an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit
8/29, 30, 31 & 9/1 www.virtualsalt.com Good Morning! After you have copied the Objective and Homework in your Agenda, begin working on your Rhetorical Device Vocabulary Flipbook. You will have two class periods to work on your Rhetorical Device Vocabulary Flipbook. www.virtualsalt.com As you work on the flipbook, think about the instances in which writers might choose to use a particular device. You will be responsible throughout the year to identify and analyze the occurrence and use of noted devices in the text we will be reading. This is worth 225 ASSESSMENT points and I will NOT accept late submissions.
ALPHABETIZED YES NO CATEGORY 25 20 15 10 Use of Class Time Used time well during each class period. Focused on getting the project done. Never distracted others. Used time well during each class period. Usually focused on getting the project done and never distracted others. Used some of the time well during each class period. There was some focus on getting the project done but occasionally distracted others. Did not use class time to focus on the project OR often distracted others. Required Elements All index cards include all required information as well as additional information, such as a graphic or extended explanation All required information is included on each of the index cards. Most of the required information is included on the index cards. Much of the required information was missing. Content - Accuracy All definitions and exemplars are accurate. All of the definitions are correct and most of the exemplars are accurate. Some of the definitions are correct and / or some of the exemplars are accurate Most of the definitions and/or exemplars are inaccurate. Grammar There are no grammatical mistakes on the index cards. There is 1 grammatical mistake on the index cards. There are 2 grammatical mistakes on the index cards. There are more than 2 grammatical mistakes on the index cards. ALPHABETIZED YES NO