Welcome to the Huge Manatees Please sit in your small groups. Today is Wednesday, January 29, 2014 and you will need: Notebook Writing tool All unit notes and documents Pre Writing No Start Up Today

Writing Day! We need to talk about two things Formative vs. Summative Summative Expectations

“Formative vs. Summative” Formative: Daily assignments. The goal of these assignments is to increase your understanding and practice your skills. Think of them like practicing for a game or a performance. Summative: Every few weeks. The goal of these assignments is for you to show what you know and can do. Think of these like the actual game or a performance.

“Computer Stuff” Grab a computer and log in: Username: tps Password: leave blank Use “winhome” to log into your H drive Username: student # Password: TPS STOP ‘n CHECK Create a “BG Humanities” Folder STOP ‘n CHECK Go to BG’s Swift Site Open “Summative Write #1” Save as “Summative Write #1” in your “BG Humanities” folder

“Summative Expectations” Formatting 12 pt Times New Roman font, plain script Double spaced Name, teacher, class and period, date in top left From top to bottom: rubric, rough draft, final draft Behavior Expectations Whisper voice only Do your best work Respect your classmates Ask questions (with a hand)

MLA Formatting

Homework Powerful paragraphs are due tomorrow.

Notes Add computer stuff back to three things and unhide slide.

“Task vs. Craft” Task: Something you do just to get it done. Once you complete it, it is over Craft: Something that you become more skillful at every time you do it. It is never over or finished even though you might complete specific projects