Excellent work today!! ALL USSR forms for October are now due. Thank you.
Your costumes looked great. I could see a lot of thesis statements really coming together--you have a plan, proof, and an attitude to prove your points. Well done. Most people finished body para. three in class today.
Homework: Write the conclusion. Follow the guidelines on the green sheet. Edit your essay as best you can using all the checklists in the package.
Bring a typed, double spaced, proofread draft to class Monday for peer editing.
Your draft will be marked. Make sure it is ready to go. There is no time to print it out during class.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Writing 12, Friday, Oct. 29
Wasn't that film about the oldest holocaust survivor amazing?
We read three poems today looking carefully at what we mean by "surprise" in poetry and how to find the exact detail to bring a poem from good to AMAZING. Be sure to pick up the handouts and borrow the notes from a friend.
Finally, we discussed how to submit our poems to a magazine. You need to choose three poems and you need to choose a magazine. Once you do that, you need to buy a large envelope, a small envelope and three stamps. Bring everything, all ready to go, Monday, Nov. 8. Good luck. You can find magazines on the web. Try this link: http://www.magazinescanada.ca/consumer?cat_id=11
Also, check the library. You want to read the magazine and/or their website before submitting to ensure that you like the poetry they publish. Think of it like choosing a new friend.
We read three poems today looking carefully at what we mean by "surprise" in poetry and how to find the exact detail to bring a poem from good to AMAZING. Be sure to pick up the handouts and borrow the notes from a friend.
Finally, we discussed how to submit our poems to a magazine. You need to choose three poems and you need to choose a magazine. Once you do that, you need to buy a large envelope, a small envelope and three stamps. Bring everything, all ready to go, Monday, Nov. 8. Good luck. You can find magazines on the web. Try this link: http://www.magazinescanada.ca/consumer?cat_id=11
Also, check the library. You want to read the magazine and/or their website before submitting to ensure that you like the poetry they publish. Think of it like choosing a new friend.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
English 9, Thurs. Oct. 28
Excellent work today.
Bring your body paragraph to class, Friday. Make sure it's double spaced.
I'll return your introductions in class tomorrow.
We'll write body paragraph 2 in class. This weekend, write body paragraph 3. Monday, we'll write the conclusion in class and Tuesday, bring a typed, proofread copy to class (double spaced) for peer editing.
I'll also show you how to set up the title page.
Bring your body paragraph to class, Friday. Make sure it's double spaced.
I'll return your introductions in class tomorrow.
We'll write body paragraph 2 in class. This weekend, write body paragraph 3. Monday, we'll write the conclusion in class and Tuesday, bring a typed, proofread copy to class (double spaced) for peer editing.
I'll also show you how to set up the title page.
English 11 E, Thurs. Oct. 28
I'll return your edited introductions Friday. Be sure to complete body paragraph 1 and 2 for tomorrow. We'll work on number 3 and the conclusion in class tomorrow.
Bring a double spaced draft of your essay for peer editing on Monday.
Bring a double spaced draft of your essay for peer editing on Monday.
Writing 12, Thursday, Oct. 28
One more week until your manuscripts are due. Be sure to read and re-read the criteria. Do not get caught. What do they say in Law 12? Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Thanks for your poems today. Wonderful.
We start fiction on Monday.
Thanks for your poems today. Wonderful.
We start fiction on Monday.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
English 9, Wed. Oct. 27
Great job on creating the introductions today. Good copy tomorrow. Make sure you fill in the check-list on the green sheet when you proofread.
English 11E, Wed. Oct. 27
Today, we learned how to turn the quotation log into an essay. This lesson is one of our crucial lessons. I'm sorry if you missed it.
However, if you were away today and do not understand the instructions below, be sure to call a friend. You must have your essay introduction ready to submit Thursday for editing purposes. You can get ideas from the English website www.claremont-school.ca/english as well.
Re-read the quotations in your log and your responses looking for quotes which connect. Divide the quotes into three categories (topics). Highlight the quotes so it's easy to see which quotes fit which category. Name each topic/colour with a word or a phrase. For example: loss of innocence, confronting the truth, irony etc.
Next: Distill all of your responses into a good body paragraph topic sentence (thesis) i.e. a sentence which summarizes the main point of all your hard work. This sentence needs to be in formal English. It will become the topic sentence to a body paragraph in your essay. A good place to look for examples is in the green-coloured package sample essay we used for our short story essays.
Repeat this process for all three colours.
Now, take the three sentences and combine them into one, clear sentnece.
This sentence will be the thesis to your essay because it grew organically from your research, which means you will easily be able to prove it.
A thesis needs to be provocative.
It needs to answer the question, so what? Why should we care?
Your thesis is based on your research and your inferences; therefore, it is your opinion, your synthesis of your topic--your ah-ha moment! No one has to agree with you BUT you must be able to prove it. Think of the thesis like a debate topic.
Write the 6 to 7 sentence introduction to the essay. Double space it. Follow the literary must-haves list while you edit and submit it to me tomorrow.
Essay is due Tuesday. Follow the guidelines in the green package and you will do well.
However, if you were away today and do not understand the instructions below, be sure to call a friend. You must have your essay introduction ready to submit Thursday for editing purposes. You can get ideas from the English website www.claremont-school.ca/english as well.
Re-read the quotations in your log and your responses looking for quotes which connect. Divide the quotes into three categories (topics). Highlight the quotes so it's easy to see which quotes fit which category. Name each topic/colour with a word or a phrase. For example: loss of innocence, confronting the truth, irony etc.
Next: Distill all of your responses into a good body paragraph topic sentence (thesis) i.e. a sentence which summarizes the main point of all your hard work. This sentence needs to be in formal English. It will become the topic sentence to a body paragraph in your essay. A good place to look for examples is in the green-coloured package sample essay we used for our short story essays.
Repeat this process for all three colours.
Now, take the three sentences and combine them into one, clear sentnece.
This sentence will be the thesis to your essay because it grew organically from your research, which means you will easily be able to prove it.
A thesis needs to be provocative.
It needs to answer the question, so what? Why should we care?
Your thesis is based on your research and your inferences; therefore, it is your opinion, your synthesis of your topic--your ah-ha moment! No one has to agree with you BUT you must be able to prove it. Think of the thesis like a debate topic.
Write the 6 to 7 sentence introduction to the essay. Double space it. Follow the literary must-haves list while you edit and submit it to me tomorrow.
Essay is due Tuesday. Follow the guidelines in the green package and you will do well.
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