- “Hey Diddle Diddle” Imitation – Due Tomorrow
- Poetry Terms Quiz Tomorrow – No Word Bank
- TWA #3 Due Tuesday, January 17
Helpful information abounds in the slides below.
Monthly Archives: January 2017
January 11, 2017
Arrive in class tomorrow with all three drafts.Slides from class today are below. Here is the specific homework that is also in the second slide.
Day 2 – Step 4 (2nd revision – 55-60 words max)
-As an individual, students will write to correct the issues, some for the second time, according to the problems listed in step 2 and to earn full credit according to the rubric. Continue to enhance word choice overall for verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Also, students will add a fictional quote by someone famous related to their topic to help bolster the position of the paper; punctuate correctly and avoid introducing the quote with any tense of “say”. Remember, show it/don’t tell it – Make it happen for the reader!
January 10, 2017
See the slides below for today’s lesson. TWA #3 Draft #2 is due tomorrow. Follow the guidelines in the slide or below.
Day 1 – Step 3 (first revision)
-As an individual, students will rewrite to replace the auxiliary verbs with action verbs, to remove any forms of “you”, and to improve current action verbs. Adjust word count to 45-50. The author should add a transition to the paragraph during the first revision as well. Show/Don’t Tell! Make it Happen.
