Journals for Sept. 8 to Sept. 19, 2008 Mrs. Reddish English 8.

Journals for Sept. 8 to Sept. 19, 2008

Mrs. Reddish English 8

September 8, 2008

So, we have been using the Palm a little bit. Tell me how you feel about using the Palm.

If you have started your organizer, how is it coming along? What has been easy? What is difficult? What do you need to do today?

Daily Oral Language for September 8

anna exclaimed don’t

touch that hot frying

pan

September 9, 2008

• Think about the idea that we are like jigsaw puzzles. We are all looking for the pieces that make us who we are.

• Now imagine we were going to make collages—a collection of images—that would show someone who we are.

• What images would you include in your collage? Explain why you would use those images and what they would tell us about you. Make sure you write about at least five images. Collages are covered completely with images.

Today we will:

Finish our organizer. Evaluate a classmate’s

organizer. Complete reading

comprehension check for “The No Talent Kid.”

Today we will:

Define generalization. Finish our organizers. Evaluate a partner’s organizer. Read “The Mechanical Mind” and identify

the generalization made by the main character.


she learned we students

to refinish furniture as a

result i refinished this

table

BCR

Evaluate your partner’s organizer.

When you evaluate, you judge. So you should think about what your partner did well, and what he/she might need to do to improve. Provide specific references to the organizer to support your evaluate.

September 10, 2008

Think about yourself as a student. What do you do well? Do you always get your work done? Do you make sure you do your homework? How do you behave in class? Are you an active participant in the classroom?

What can you do to be even more successful?

What can you do to make our class more successful?

Today we will:

Analyze our past academic performance. Create a SMART goal.


since donnas poem entitled

springtime won first prize mr

Gonzalez our teacher read it

to us

September 11, 2008

Remember all those scores you looked at yesterday?

Overall, what did you learn about yourself?

What areas do you need to work on?

Today we will:

Create a SMART goal. Discuss and answer the essential

questions: What is the role of the student? What is the role of the teacher?

Choose a writing topic. Discuss the rules and procedures for

Writers Workshop.


please leave shauna read

carls newsweek magazine

since carl has already wrote

his report

September 12, 2008

No matter how we might try, people label us based on superficial things. Think about a label others might give to you. Would it be true? How did they come up with that label? With what would you rather people label you? Explain.

Pd 1 Today we will:

Attend a fundraiser assembly. Read “The Road Not Taken” p.471.

Please read for homework if we do not have class time.

It will also help you to read “Recognizing Symbols” on p. 472. You do not have to write out the answers—just think them!

Pd 5 and 7 Today we will:

Choose a writing topic. Discuss the rules and

procedures for Writer’s Workshop.

Write to express personal ideas.

Pd 6 Today we will:

Read “The Road Not Taken” on p. 471. Analyze the poem by

Answering questions 1-5 on p. 472. Read and complete Recognizing Symbols on p.

472.

Discuss Writer’s Workshop versus traditional writing in English class.


ling she don’t borrow her

skateboard to many people

however she will leave a

friend use it

September 15, 2008

Free Journal. Remember to write at least ½ page!

Pd 4 Today we will:

Identify and explain the symbolism in “The Road Not Taken.”

Discuss prewriting techniques/strategies. Choose a writing topic. Complete prewriting.

Pd 5 and 7 Today we will:

Read “Identity” and state the author’s message.

Discuss prewriting techniques/strategies. Choose a writing topic. Complete prewriting.

Pd 6 Today we will:

Read “Foreign Student” and “I’m Nobody. Who are You?”

Identify similar themes in multiple texts. Discuss prewriting techniques/strategies. Choose a writing topic. Complete prewriting.


this here quote appeared

on the poster good friends

don’t let friends drive

drunk

BCR: “The Road Not Taken”

What does the road represent? Explain.

BCR: “Identity”

What is the author’s message? Explain.

September 16, 2008

At this time, we have read a few different stories and poems in class.

List the pieces your class has read. Write a single sentence summary next to each piece.

Now, try to find a few things the pieces have in common. Identify what they have in common.

Pd 4 Today we will:

Read “Foreign Student” and “I’m Nobody. Who Are You? “

Identify similar themes in multiple texts.

Share prewriting. Discuss “hooks”—ways to make

your writing start in an exciting, interesting way!

Today we will:

Learn to use Documents to Go on the Palm.

Learn to operate the keyboard with the Palm.

Share prewriting ideas with a partner and gather feedback.

Discuss “hooks”—ways to make your writing start in an exciting, interesting way!

Write a rough draft.

Pd 6 Today we will:

Read “The Mechanical Mind.” Identify the generalization made by the

main character. Evaluate his generalization: is it valid or faulty?



Write rough draft.


i ran farther than the

other forty nine

marathon runners i

believe

September 17, 2008

How is your writing piece coming? What step are you on in the writing process?

What difficulties have you had?

What do you think you are doing really well?

Pd 4 Today we will:



Share prewriting ideas with a partner and gather feedback.

Review “hooks”—ways to make your writing start in an exciting, interesting way!

Write a rough draft.

Today we will:

Discuss “hooks”—ways to make your writing start in an exciting, interesting way!

Write rough draft. Discuss appropriate organizational

strategies. Complete rough drafts. Revise rough draft with a partner. Focus

on “hook” and organization.


has rick took my

totebag again asked

jamil angrily

September 18, 2008

Revisit your SMART goal. Tell me again what it is.

What have you done to achieve it in the last week? If you haven’t done anything, tell me why.

If you are having trouble with it, brainstorm some ways you might help yourself. Or better yet, can you think of someone you could ask for help? Why might you ask that person?

Pd 4 Today we will:

Read “Raymond’s Run” pages 21 to 27. Answer the Reading Check on p. 28

without looking back in the story. Check the Reading Check by going back

into the story and recording the page number on which you find the answer.

Answer questions 4, 5, and 6 in Analyzing and Interpreting on p. 28. Finish for homework.

Write your rough draft if you have time.

Pd 5 Today we will:

Identify and evaluate the generalization made in “The Mechanical Mind.”

Read and discuss the rubric for this writing assignment.

Complete rough draft. Check for a good hook. Use a sound organizational structure.

Revise with a partner using the rubric as a guide. Use highlighters, post-its, and red ink to make

suggestions.

Pd 6 Today we will:




suggestions.

Pd 7 Today we will:




suggestions. Identify and evaluate the generalization made

in “The Mechanical Mind.”


on vacation at crystal lake

the hernandez family enjoyed

boating water-skiing to fish

and to camp

September 19, 2008

Well, your journal is due today. Grade yours now. You should have 10—with today’s. Each one should be ½ page long. What would your grade be and why?

You will be getting a progress report today. What do you think your grade will be? Why do you think you will get that grade?

Pd 4 Today we will:




suggestions.

Today we will:

Complete any personal revision. Type final draft using Office Documents.

Choose Word to Go. Save your document as Your Name right away. Save often.

When you finish typing, you should find a partner to check your paper for any errors.

When you are done checking your paper, make sure your font is 12 point and the paper is double-spaced.


juan stated me and my

sister are reading the

interesting novel david

copperfield

Journals for Sept. 8 to Sept. 19, 2008 Mrs. Reddish English 8.

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