Thursday, May 24, 2012

Senior English--5/25/2012 & 5/29/2012

Jump Off -- Five-minute study sesh followed by the quiz--Happy Friday!

S. the C. -- agenda/rationale/HW, trade and grade

Looking Ahead -- Mini-Research Paper/Presentation
--share what next class "will look like"
--quick review of MLA format, Works Cited, and parenthetical references
--show students grading chart for letter grades
--sample presentation (Afghans in San Francisco)--review C, M, A, P, P-S, and A--no more than 3 minutes per speech!
--mini-research papers are due for presentation to the class next time

Transition -- discuss common errors/notations, take back papers from manila folders, look through notations on previous writing assignment

Hooked on Books -- The Kite Runner up to page 223
--enjoy!

HW
--Mini-research papers are due for presentation to the class next time.
--Read TKR up to page 223 and complete Post-its/notes as per the directions sheet.