Essay Planning & Independent Reading

Today we checked in about how independent reading is going, and we spent a bit of time on essay structure and due dates: slides 21 through at PS.

Questions & Claims

Today we spent some more time thinking about essay focus, looking at slides 16 through 20 in the slideshow posted at PS. Students had time to continue their research and to post their topics to the discussion board at PS.

The Annotated Bibliography

Today we continued thinking about essay topics with a look at annotated bibliographies and some research time in the lab. Check out slides 10 through 15 in the presentation at Powerschool, which includes links and off-campus login information.

They Say, I Say

Today we used our They Say, I Say books, reading chapter one (available at PowerSchool on the "Essay #2" page) and doing the work below.

The Literary Argument Essay

Today we embarked on our second major essay of the year. Handouts and slides are at PowerSchool.

Friday=Valentine's Day

Today students wrapped up the Hamlet unit with a timed essay at the College Board site. Afterward, I checked their independent reading progress while they had time to read a bit. Have a great break!

Presentation Wrap up

Today we finished our presentations. Timed essay tomorrow in m126. Bring your IR books!

Presentations!

Tuesday and Wednesday we actually had presentations. They were fun and intellectual. More tomorrow.

Presentations Begin! Sort of...

Today we tried to start presentations, but many people were absent, so we'll try again tomorrow.

Independent Reading & Work Time

We opened with about 20 minutes of reading time (and I checked off books). The rest of the period was spent on the Hamlet project.

Work Time

Hamlet Project, Day 3

Due dates: Passage annotations and analyses should be done soon. CRA paragraphs are due on Sunday and presentations begin Monday.

Analysis Model & Work Time

Annotation Model & Project Day 1