September 5th-8th
Tuesday, September 5th
Today, students:
1) Generated criteria for effective expository essays.
2) Compared this criteria to the MCAS Long Composition scoring rubric.
3) Wrote the rough drafts of their Choice Summer Reading Long Compositions.
Handouts from this class:
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Today, students...
1) Completed a self-evaluation of their Summer Long Composition rough drafts.
2) Created a Two Voice poem analyzing two characters from their choice summer reading books.
3) Began reading and analyzing a 1951 review of The Catcher in the Rye.
Handouts from today's class:
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Today, students will:
- Use teacher feedback to revise their two voice poems.
- Practice performing their two voice poems in preparation for tomorrow’s presentations.
- Participate in a whole class discussion of a contemporary review of The Catcher in the Rye with a particular focus on the author’s attitude towards Holden and the text as well as the relevance of the text to today’s adolescents.
Friday, September 8, 2017 (30 minute class due to TEAM)
Today, students will:
1) Present their two voice poems.