Greetings to Patriot/Seahawk watchers!
What a game! I do not, completely, understand American football, but aside from that fact, it kept calling back to sneak a peak. I was glued, especially when Kearse made the stupendous catch. One minute, twenty seconds left in the game, it looked like Seattle was going to repeat as the champions. Instead of handing the ball to "Beast Mode" to run it in, they threw it. Big mistake.
In class today:
Opening 15 minutes -
1. You may choose to write about your interpretation of a play from the Superbowl or switch gears to your character and text him/her.
2. I do not think I need to explain how to text - you guys are pro. But, just in case, introduce yourself, ask questions about life (in general), and then dive into the character's choices, decisions, motivations in your story.
Remainder of class:
1. We will look at your claims, and make some decisions before you take off running with your essay. Flash draft it, today!
Or
2. We will take a look at your draft and make some revisions, based on the Revisions Chart and the Argument Rubric.
3. Hopefully, we will have time to talk about the THEME essays (next). Maybe this is me being anxious to move you ahead. Wow, we've had exciting snow days!
Homework:
1. State your claim, or thesis.
2. Begin a draft with your reasons written as your topic sentences - see the boxes and bullets page. (If you are in 7A, do not fret, we will talk about this on Wed.)
3. Finalize your snow poem -send it to me (pdf).
What a game! I do not, completely, understand American football, but aside from that fact, it kept calling back to sneak a peak. I was glued, especially when Kearse made the stupendous catch. One minute, twenty seconds left in the game, it looked like Seattle was going to repeat as the champions. Instead of handing the ball to "Beast Mode" to run it in, they threw it. Big mistake.
In class today:
Opening 15 minutes -
1. You may choose to write about your interpretation of a play from the Superbowl or switch gears to your character and text him/her.
2. I do not think I need to explain how to text - you guys are pro. But, just in case, introduce yourself, ask questions about life (in general), and then dive into the character's choices, decisions, motivations in your story.
Remainder of class:
1. We will look at your claims, and make some decisions before you take off running with your essay. Flash draft it, today!
Or
2. We will take a look at your draft and make some revisions, based on the Revisions Chart and the Argument Rubric.
3. Hopefully, we will have time to talk about the THEME essays (next). Maybe this is me being anxious to move you ahead. Wow, we've had exciting snow days!
Homework:
1. State your claim, or thesis.
2. Begin a draft with your reasons written as your topic sentences - see the boxes and bullets page. (If you are in 7A, do not fret, we will talk about this on Wed.)
3. Finalize your snow poem -send it to me (pdf).
Animals adapt: Click on these words or enter this address -
https://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/ruffed-grouse-make-do-with-shallow-soft-snow-depth/
Read how other animals and birds are adapting to this amount of snowfall. Some love it, other's do not - sound familiar?
Homework:
1. Let's modify or add to our snow poems over the weekend. You will be graded on how much thought and revision you do to the original poem.
2. Character Essay from your short story - Try out a claim, or thesis. Re-read your story for evidence of the reasons you choose. Do you have enough? Look for examples, quotes, passages to paraphrase, moments to story-tell.
3. Try writing a draft. This will not be graded until you revise it next week!
Enjoy more snow this weekend! Pretend you are a grouse or a mole, look up what they enjoy about snow. Become them, in your writing, see what happens.
https://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/ruffed-grouse-make-do-with-shallow-soft-snow-depth/
Read how other animals and birds are adapting to this amount of snowfall. Some love it, other's do not - sound familiar?
Homework:
1. Let's modify or add to our snow poems over the weekend. You will be graded on how much thought and revision you do to the original poem.
2. Character Essay from your short story - Try out a claim, or thesis. Re-read your story for evidence of the reasons you choose. Do you have enough? Look for examples, quotes, passages to paraphrase, moments to story-tell.
3. Try writing a draft. This will not be graded until you revise it next week!
Enjoy more snow this weekend! Pretend you are a grouse or a mole, look up what they enjoy about snow. Become them, in your writing, see what happens.