12/18 WEDNESDAY

Scholar Start: Free write WEDNESDAY! Please post to the blog

Zac here are your words: Swim, Shoes, Kittens, Giraffe, command, bucket, sweater

Can't think of what to write about? Write about how Grumpy Cat would celebrate Christmas.

A great source for how to cite MLA in-text: Purdue OWL

12/17 Tuesday

Tuesday, December 17

Agenda: 

6th period will be doing Achievement week.

2nd period will keep drafting their essays.

12/16 Monday

Monday's my FAVORITE!

                                    
1.Which of the following is a metaphor?

A. He was a peacock, strutting around  the house.

B. Her hair was as soft as silk.

C. It was like I was a bird, tiny and frail.

D. She was soaked like a sponge.

2. Which of these is an example of dramatic irony?

A. Romeo killing himself when Juliet is not really dead

B. Sarcasm

C. The woman hitting her husband over the head with a leg of lamb in "A Lamb to Slaughter"

3. Which of the following are "figurative language"

A. Similes

B. Metaphors

C. Imagery

D. All the above.

Agenda:

-Scholar Start

-Glows/Grows

-General Announcements

-Share Essays

Achievement Week Coaching Tomorrow!

12/11 WEDNESDAY

Please respond to the scholar start with a blog post. 

Agenda:
Scholar Start
Glows/Grows
Research outline

Please make a copy of the Research outline

12.10 TUESDAY

BE SURE AND MAKE YOUR LEADER PREP FOLDER!

12/9/2013 MONDAY

Scholar Start: If you haven't posted a thesis revision comment to the person  below AND above yours in the comments section of Thursday's post, please do so now.  If you have, feel free to take this time and revise any other student's thesis.

Agenda:
Scholar Start
Independent Reading
Post to today's Comments
Continue Drafting

We are going to aim for drafts to be due on Friday the 13th, when we will be peer reviewing.  Remember, we will not have time in class on Thursday, because we will be doing ACHIEVEMENT WEEK in class.

Remember, there are only nine more days before IA2.  Let's make our class time COUNT!

ProQuest-This is an excellent resource to use to find sources!

12/5 THESIS STATEMENT

PLEASE POST YOUR THESIS STATEMENT TO THE BLOG AS A COMMENT.

12/4/2013

What would a good writing prompt be? please post two.