- New Essay Due Date: Wednesday, November 13
- (Last one, I promise; we needed time to go over punctuation and sentence structure)
- Notes: Fragments and Run-On Sentences
- Practice: Avoiding Fragments and Run-Ons
- Correct your own essays for fragment and run-on errors
Tuesday, November 12:
- Warm-Up
- Watch "The Sneetches" in class
- Link to the full video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3yJomUhs0g&feature=share&list=FLYUhm1KwbU_nBk-pkM4fFRg
- Discuss the video in small groups, with a whole-class discussion to follow. We will be sharing personal reactions and analyzing the video with how it relates to real-world issues.
- HW: "The Sneetches" Journal Response due Thursday
- The Crucible Essay due tomorrow!
Wednesday, November 13:
- Turn in essay. Have the following components ready to go, printed AND stapled, in order:
- Rubric
- Final Draft + Works Cited
- Writing Center sheet (if applicable)
- Peer-editing sheet
- First quality (rough) draft
- *Highlight ALL of your sentence starters!
- Writing reflection: Quarter 1
- Notes: Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia (with video)
- Link to the video: http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/news/jimcrow/index.htm
- Turn in "The Sneetches" Journal Response
- John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath Excerpt and Photo Essay
- Complete the activity in class. You must access the online textbook and finish the activity at home if you do not finish by the end of the hour. Due tomorrow.
Friday, November 15:
- Warm-Up
- Turn in John Steinbeck activity
- To Kill a Mockingbird opinionnaire and debate on the major themes/issues in the novel. Bring your To Kill a Mockingbird book to class by Monday!
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