Planning Your Week
M 8/20: Continue to bring your autobiography, biography, or memoir to class. We will continue to work with it this week. This should be a print text–no ebooks, please. You should also have your work on the Prerequisite Vocabulary and Skills sheet; remember we will have a quiz over the words under “Writing Genres” and “Writing Skills” in a few weeks. Bring an independent reading text (print only, please) to class each day. W 8/22: Bring your typed interview transcript to class. S 8/26: Complete interview narrative with transcript due to Turnitin.com Th 8/30: ZINC 1st check (Remember, the goal is to learn words and increase your class and school rank. Top students will earn extra credit.) You must log in through Clever. Monday, August 20 Opener: Complete orientation to learning commons. Work Session:
HOMEWORK: Complete your interview transcript for Wednesday (bring a typed, printed copy). Read your independent reading text and work on ZINC vocabulary; bring a printed copy of your “Marigolds” EOC response for tomorrow. Tuesday, August 21 Opener: Discuss interview results from the weekend and interview plans for this week. Work Session:
HOMEWORK: Complete your interview transcript for Wednesday (bring a typed, printed copy). Read your independent reading text and work on ZINC vocabulary. Wednesday, August 22 Opener: Share interview transcripts and review effective introductions and conclusions; begin writing your narrative interview draft. Work Session:
HOMEWORK: Complete your EOC response and submit to Turnitin.com by Thursday, 11:59 p.m. Thursday, August 23 Opener: Explore verb voice and mood with Activity 1.13 (p.64); unpack EA2 and review elements of argument (p.91-2). Complete a stoplight self-check IAN. Work Session:
HOMEWORK: Complete your EOC response and submit to Turnitin.com by Thursday, 11:59 p.m. Friday, August 24 Opener: Compare and contrast informational and argumentative writing. How do you analyze persuasive elements? Work Session:
HOMEWORK: Submit EA1 (narrative interview to Turnitin.com Sunday evening and bring a printed copy to class Monday. Read IR book and first set of ZINC due Aug. 30.
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