G1 - Rough Drafts of the Personal Narrative and Journals were DUE today. I checked rough drafts, mainly for length and completion. Students spent some time reading for pleasure, then we had four Book Talks today. After the Book Talks, we read and discussed "Barbie-Q," by Sandra Cisneros. For the rest of the block, students were asked to go back to their rough drafts for revision and fine-tuning. They were encouraged to ask others for input when needed. Assignment: Final Drafts of the Personal Narrative are due on Monday by 3:30pm. Students will have almost the entire block on Monday to continue revisions and fine-tuning as well as getting peer feedback in class.
G2 - Double-entries for "The Man Who Couldn't Stop Eating" DUE. I checked these assignments while students discussed the article with their groups. We briefly discussed the article today. I distributed supplementary readings for this unit and went through the Comparative Critique assignment. All remaining time was spent working on individual charts (which I am calling Draft 1). Assignment: Complete your own Comparative Critique chart as Draft 1 of the Comparative Critique (template on Moodle) using the 2 articles from this unit you wish to use for your paper. Fill that chart with AMPLE support. This officially counts as Draft #1 of the Comparative Critique paper for your Participation grade, so please put some effort into it. You'll be really glad you did when we start drafting this paper next week. Work on skimming through those supplementary reading assignments, especially the section on Introductions and Conclusions.
G3 - Homework Questions and Timelines for "The Johnstown Flood" DUE. Students took some very quick notes over Reflective Essay, Main Idea, and Supporting Details today. Journal/Discussion: What kind of swimmer are you? Are you comfortable in the water? Explain. After our discussion of the water, I showed a couple of video clips about the plane crash we are reading about in class today. We were then able to read and discuss "The Man in the Water" (p. 354-356) together (on Moodle). Assignment: Complete questions # 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 on page 357 (story and questions are on Moodle).
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