1. English 12 9/22

2. Notebook prompt Reflect on your favorite childhood memory. Why is it important to you? Describe what happened (work on using descriptive language). How did the experience help shape you? What lesson did you learn

3. Today’s objectives  To evaluate whether or not an essay is reflective To determine when reflective writing is used outside of school  To make sure that your senior project is approved Homework: Fall starters-rough draft of Plan Summer Starters-Ms. Nasby’s email

4. activities  Reflective writing  Swollen Expectations and Indian Education  Senior Project Work time Homework: Fall starters-rough draft of Plan Summer Starters-Ms. Nasby’s email

5. Quiz Swollen Expectations and Indian Education quiz  Please take out a piece of paper (tear the paper in half and share with your neighbor) and a pen or pencil Answer the following questions:  Provide a two to three sentence summary of Indian Education.  Provide a two to three sentence summary of Swollen Expectations.

6. Swollen Expectations and Indian Education  Using our general essay and reflection brainstorms, determine which essay is reflective. answer the following questions in your journal:  1.Who is the intended audience for both essays?  2.What is the purpose of both essays?  3.Identify three examples of how Alexie reflects on his experiences.

8. Comparing two essays  “Indian Education” (p. 134-139)  “Swollen Expectations” (p. 425-429)  Read to discover…  Main ideas  Author’s purpose  Cues to identify main ideas & purpose YOUR TASK:  Skim essays silently by yourself…quick read  With a partner or two, read more closely to discover items at left  Be prepared to share out when asked

9. What do reflective essays do?  What does Alexie’s essay do?  How does Alexie achieve that purpose? Purposes of reflective writingTechniques or literary styles used to accomplish purpose

10. Senior Project announcements The Senior Project Committee will be reviewing Plans on this schedule:  9/30-10/11 Plan Review  10/11 Plan status information & comments available on Turnitin.com at 2:40 p.m.  10/24 Plan Revisions due  10/24-11/4 Plan Revision Review  11/4 Plan status information & comments available on Turnitin.com at 2:40 p.m.

11. Senior Project announcements  The senior project page of the EHS website has been recently updated.  The SP calendar is still incomplete, but we are getting closer to the publication of that information.  The Senior Project Plan IS due September 30, 2011 to Turnitin.com. That will not change.  Any students who are new to EHS this year have already been added to the appropriate (alphabetized) Senior Project class on Turnitin.com, using their LWSD account  Summer approved students should have received (as of this afternoon) an e-mail from me.

12. Homework:  Fall Starters: Bring in a draft of your Senior Project Plan to class on Friday  Summer Starters: Complete the assignment asked for by Ms. Nasby about the status of your assignment.