Day 5, Week 3

Today in Class

• Article sharing 3
• Journal # 3 What is something you do well?
• Journal entry #4: What is something that really bugs you?
• Share Paragraph 1, 2nd drafts in groups
• Kanar work--Do and submit Chapter Quiz 1 on p. 26. Also turn in Ex 1.3
  
• Go over Langan 97-98. Turn in for Mr . Turner to check evens.
  
• Take Vocab Quiz 1

Homework for 2/5 Tues

• Kanar--1.4 and 1.9
• Langan--386-387. Do all. You will take Langan Test 1 on subjects and verbs on 2/5
• Journal Entry #5: What is your usual strategy when you have to read something? How well does this strategy work for you?

Day 4

Today in class

• I returned article sharing 1. Overall, everyone did a good job on this. For future article sharing write-ups, remember to include the titles of the article and the newspaper/magazine you got the article from.
  
• I also returned paragraph 1 1st drafts. We talked about revising your first draft.
  
• Journal entry 2: What was the best thing you ever read? What made it the best? and/or What is the best thing you ever wrote? What was it about and what made it so good?
  
• Article sharing 2: Good discussion today. If you were absent or didn't have an article to share, there is always Article Sharing 3 and beyond. Join in. It's not so bad.
  
• We did practice sentences on the board to determine who well you could ID subjects and verbs in sentences.
  
• Begin in Kanar. We talked about the need to have a positive attitude about reading to be effective readers. We also talked about long and short term memory and how we need to take action to commit something we read to our long term memory.
  

HW for 1/31 Thurs

• Article sharing 3: Remember that your summary has to be at least 75 words and your reaction at least 50.
  
• Paragraph 1, 2nd drafts. Make sure your first sentence states the topic and opinion (your point). Make sure to emphasize your point in your details by repeating key words and using synonyms.
  
• Kanar: Do exercises 1.2 and 1.3
  
• Langan: Do Review Tests 1 & 2 on pp 97-98.
  
• Vocab Quiz 1: Study words from page 4 in Kanar.
  

Reminder: We will not have class on Tuesday 1/29. Mr Turner will be on the Big Island.

Day 3--Week 2 Begins

I hope you all had a good 3-day weekend.

Today in class, we did Journal Entry #1: Write about the story of Paragraph 1, 1st draft. That is, answer questions like where did you write it?, when did you write it?, how did you write it?, what did you have trouble with while writing it?, and whatever else you want to add. The entry must be at least 50 words to receive full credit.

Homework for Thursday 1/24

• Buy and bring a composition book for Journal writing
• Article sharing 2: Find an article, read it, write a summary of the article (75+ words) and reaction to the article (50+ words). Bring these to class and be prepared to share (talk) about the article with the class.
• Langan: Do practice exercise that starts at the bottom of p. 95 and continues at the top of p. 96. Check your answers in the back of the book.
  
• Kanar: Answer questions on pages 6-8. Check your answers in the back of the book.
  

Day 2

We talked about the four goals of effective writing today which are

1. Have a point and state that point in what is called a topic sentence.
2. Support the point with details such as facts, reasons, and examples.
3. Organize (put in a logical order) the supporting details.
4. Write error-free sentences.

We did our first article sharing today. Thank you to all those who read an article and shared it in class. Good job. For those who did not come prepared, make a note to yourself to be ready for the next article sharing day, which will be next Thursday.

Homework for 1/22 Tuesday

• Article Sharing summary reaction: I gave out a handout to explain this. If you lost the handout or were absent, get it here.
• Paragraph 1. The topic of the assignment is one thing you did on Saturday 1/12 or Sunday 1/13. The first draft will be due on and it should be one paragraph of at least 150 words. Make sure to strive to achieve all four goals of effective writing in your paragraph. The first draft can be handwritten. If you type it, I will give you bonus points.
• Langan: Do Practice 3 on pp. 92-93 and Practice on p. 94. If you need help finding subjects and verbs, go here. Also, I suggest you take a look at this youtube video. It's funny and will help you understand subjects and verbs better. All this work is to get you ready for the first Langan test, which might be as soon as next Thursday 1/24.
  

First Day, Welcome!

Glad to have you all in my class.

If you lost your course outline and need a replacement, I will make an online version available soon. Check back here.

Homework for Thursday 1/17

• List people/places/things done for Saturday 1/12. The total items for this listing activity must be 20+
• List people/places/things done for Sunday 1/13. The total items for this listing activity must be 20+
• Freewrite 250+ words about Saturday 1/12. (What is freewriting anyway?)
• Freewrite 250+ words about Sunday 1/13
• Bring your textbooks to class.
• Read a newspaper article and bring it to class. Be prepared to share with the class what the article was about. Article sharing handout (PDF doc).
  

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