English 96
Winter 2004 Overview
Week 5 -- Finish 3 & 4 -- Begin Chapter 6 -- Sentence Sense
M: Teacher has pneumonia. Complete Exercises in Chapter 3.
T:
Read Chapter Four and do Mastery Test on 110-114
 | Discuss short story. |
| Finish word chapters. |
| HW: Read Chapter 6, Sentence Sense |
R: Sentence Sense Handouts
F:
CL.
| HW:&Develop ten questions that you would like to see on the mid-term exam,--choose from multiple choice, short answer, true and false. Please take this seriously. Those who do not have questions on Monday will be asked to leave, as that would not be fair to other students who prepare. |
Week 6 Mid-term
| M: Class develops questions for exam. | ||
| T: Test preparation day. | ||
| HW: Read short story | ||
| W: Attend fiction reading at Humanities Center (upstairs of the Library)
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R: Exam. . Portfolio due.
| Read Sentence Part Handout F: CL.
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| HW: Read Chapter 7 -- |
| Read101 - finish in your novel |
| Write a progress report about your book--click for a form to help with this task. |
| Also remember include this in a manila folder with the grading criteria. |
| S: All rewrites are due 2/28 due by midnight!!!! |
Week 7 Sentence Sense
| M: Holiday | ||
| T: Discuss identifying parts of sentences.
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| W:
Do Exercises with main and subordinate ideas.
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| R: Continue exercises. Discuss Book Review and Presentation
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| F:
CL |
Main and Subordinate Ideas Week 8
M: Work Day. Use Reader Roadtrip.
T: Summary due/TJE due. Discuss main ideas. Progress report due on book
review. HW: JE - Discuss your progress so far-did it match the results of
your mid-term's progress?
W: Subordinate ideas. HW: Read an article in the newspaper about work. JE:
Summarize article.
R: Discuss readings, transitions. HW: JE: Your choice.
F: Computer Lab: type JE. HW: Read: Chapter 8.
Understanding Paragraphs Week 9
M: Please read Chapter 8 and be prepared to discuss it on T. Also, do
exercises 8-1 through 4.
T: Holiday.
W: Discuss Chapter 8. Mastery test, p. 252-254. JE due. HW: BR/JE Write a one
paragraph summary of your novel. Topic Sentence work! HW: Read BR: 10 minute
non-stop writing--What I liked about my novel.
R: Writing Day. Work on your own. Find a quiet place to write. Complete a plot
line on your book, along with complications and everything, then do a 30 minute
non-stop writing on your book. These will be due on Monday when we meet.
F: Computer day. HW: Read article about something you like. Read Chap. 9 BR- 10
minute non-stop What I didn't like about novel.
Discussion question: What was it like writing using non-stop writing skills?
Week 10
M: Holiday.
T: Mastery test, p. 303-05. Discuss Chapter 9. BR: Would you recommend your
novel or not - 10 minute non-stop writing.
W: Memorization handout. Common organizational patterns used in writing. HW: BR
: Putting a Book Review together -- read model book reviews.
R: With your team members: Design a activity to teach Chapter 10. Groups: Day 1)
Day 2) Day 3) Day 4) JE: Respond to today's class discussions. Review model BR.
F: Computer day. HW: Read Chap. 10 and Chap 11
Discussion Question: What is still giving you nightmares (if anything) when it
comes to reading/summaryzing/finding key ideas/ taking test?
M: On your own. Read short story included in packet--this is the
packet that had the story by Joel Chafetz-- the story is by Andrea Cornochio
(thanks, Rosalie), and read the one on page 515, and turn in 1) checking your
comprehension, 2)the elements of the short story and 3)the discussion questions
on Tuesday. Also look to Week 10, where you and your classmates will be teaching
the class for a week. Start thinking of it now, okay?
T: Discuss Chapter 8. Mastery test, p. 252-254. JE due. HW: BR/JE Write a one
paragraph summary of your novel. Fill out thinking ahead about your presentation
W: Writing Day. Work on your own. Find a quiet place to write. Complete a plot
line on your book, along with complications and everything, then do a 30 minute
non-stop writing on your book. These will be due on Thursday when we meet.
R: Topic Sentence work! HW: Read BR: 10 minute non-stop writing--What I liked
about my novel.
F: Computer day. Type summary. HW: Read article about something you like. Read
Chap. 9 BR- 10 minute non-stop What I didn't like about novel.
Discussion question: What was it like writing using non-stop writing skills?
Week 11
M: Mastery test, p. 383-391. Peer edit book review.
T: Make questions for final. Write Reflection paper. Due on Thursday of next
week.
Week's Question: Final Thought! Final chance to add your ideas and thoughts to
the board!
Presentations. BR due on Monday. You will have approximately five to seven
minutes to convince somebody to read your book, so I suggest your bring visual
aids--posters or handouts, or whatever you can think to help. You will not be
reading the book review to us...you will be selling the idea of reading the book
instead.
Final and reflection paper due on Thursday.
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