What to Do Over Spring Break?

You must be feeling slightly confused about what to do with all your free time over the next week. No Tuesday night class. No Thursday night class. Thankfully, I have concocted a to do list for you so that you are not wasting any precious time.

1. Finalize your 25 vocabulary sentences. Be prepared to submit your final draft when we return.
2. Study for the vocabulary test and pack a scan-tron into your bag so you don't forget it!
3. Complete Reading Lab #5 as per the syllabus by reading, annotating for relationship terms, and answering 1-10 and short responses 1 & 4.
4. Preview Chapter 7: Inferences in Langan by completing Cornell Notes so that we may continue to work on questioning techniques. 
5. Finally, the extra credit reading was distributed. Here is the link for the assignment if you choose to complete it. It is due on 4/12/12. 
6. And before I forget - make sure you annotated your copy of The Color of Water. 

Have a great week off!

Is Shame Worth a Try?

If you want to earn some extra credit in class, take a look at the assignment sheet for the article, "Shame Is Worth a Try."

Class Meeting 3/22/12

One more week and it will be time for spring break! That means more time for studying!

For next week remember to complete the following:

1. Study for your chapter 15 vocabulary quiz
2. Complete and bring 3 copies of your vocab sentences 
3. Make any needed revisions and edits to your Summary and Response #2. Be sure to have at least one draft attached to your final draft.
4. Complete Journal #4
5. Finish reading ch. 20-25 + the epilogue in The Color of Water
6. Complete the study guide for The Color of Water
7. Be ready to share your Cornell Notes for Langan Chapter 6: Relationships II

Class Meeting 3/8/12

Last week you took your first Mastery Test. I hope the time you spent with Cornell Notes and examples from the Langan text helped you during the test.

For this upcoming Thursday:
1. Study for the The Color of Water  test. (I will be posting your notes from class shortly.)
2. Complete the study guides for chapters 1-12.
3. Complete your chapter summaries for chapters 1-12 for The Color of Water. Remember to use MLA formatting and to think about what a summary should include.
4. Study for vocab quiz 11 and 12. Begin to work on your sentences for chapters 11&12. This time you will want to include subordinators: because, although, or when.
5. Finish reading and complete the handout (reading lab#4) for "Julia Burney."

Also, new cards for Quizlet will be posted so that you can study for your vocabulary quiz!

Have a wonderful week!

Summary Woes Class Meeting 3/1/12

Many of you were excited to watch the agenda on the board dwindle, but soon realized that the night would continue as normal once the summary writing hit. While there is a link to Summary frames under the E98R tab above (it includes guidelines on the 2nd page), I am going to paste the guidelines here for you as well. Keep theses guidelines in mind as you write summaries for any class.

1 page typed, double spaced, 12 point type, Times New Roman font, a paragraph summary (maximum 5 sentences), 1 paragraph response (maximum 5 sentences), MLA formatted.

Summary:

1. Introductory sentences includes author, title, and main idea in your own words
2. The first main point is your own words
3. The first example is a quote that illustrates the main point and includes a signal phrase and MLA formatted internal citation
4. The second main point is in your own words
5. The second example is a quote hat illustrates the main point and includes a signal phrase and MLA formatted internal citation

As you move forward with your week, keep the following in mind as being due for next week:

1. Study for Mastery Test #1: chapters 1-4 of Langan. Use your Cornell notes and book examples to study. Bring a scan-tron!

2. Read through chapter 12 in The Color of Water and work on writing chapter summaries. For these summaries, focus on: who, what, when, where, how, and why. Keep them typed and MLA formatted as they are due on 3/15.

3. Complete your study guide for chapters 7-12. It is due on 3/15 as well.

Have a wonderful week. Stay healthy and reading!