February 11, 2013

English Language Arts- Fisher (Periods 1, 3, 4 & 6)

Reminder: Get lots of sleep and eat a good breakfast for the HSA Reading next week!
Monday, February 11
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Quiz #21: ir, inter, intra, macro, mal, meta, mono
  2. Then: In your journal, write sample introductory paragraph using graphic organizer from last week  (click here to see)
  3. After: Review This Week in Language Arts
Homework
  • In your Journal, write a possible conclusion paragraph following the guidelines on the last page of your packet (due tomorrow/Wednesday)
  • Continue working on slideshow (presentations will be next week in Biology classes)
  • Continue researching sources using EBSCO and Google Scholar (a minimum of five are due on your annotated bibliography in class on Thursday/Friday)
Tuesday and Wednesday, February 12 and 13
Classwork
  1. Do Now: In your journal, write two paragraphs using the ideas from your "subtopic 1" slide
  2. After: Setup Draft 1 of the Genetics Research Paper and begin typing introduction and conclusion paragraphs from journal
  3. Next: view sample paper and In-Text Citation samples in the Purdue University MLA Powerpoint
  4. During/After: Check for understanding (all students should have the Draft 1 document created and at least two paragraphs, followed by a Works Cited on a separate page)
  5. After: Student choice- continue working on Draft 1 (due March 8) if slideshow for Biology is finished or finish slideshow (performed next week, 2/19-22) or continue finding at least five sources for annotated bibliography (due Thursday/Friday in class)
  6. Reminder: Presentations are next week in Biology class and HSA Reading will be occuring in English Language Arts class
Homework
  • Finish annotated bibliography and slideshow for check during class on Thursday/Friday
  • Continue typing next two paragraphs in Draft 1 of the research paper
Thursday and Friday, February 14 and 15

Classwork
  1. Do Now: In your journal, write two paragraphs using the ideas from your "subtopic 2" slide
  2. Next: View sample Works Cited in the Purdue University MLA Powerpoint
  3. Writing Workshop: Body Paragraphs (Students should have at least introductory paragraph, body paragraphs 1-4 and conclusion paragraphs written.  At least two sources should be used in the paper and correctly documented on the Works Cited page.)
  4. During/After: Check for understanding- Annotated Bibliography, Slideshow, Draft 1of the research paper created on GoogleDocs with at least 6 paragraphs
Homework
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