In Class: 3/26 thru 3/31

English 11-2 B/D Days, Block 1
English 11-3 B/D Days, Block 3
English 11-1 A/C Days, Block 3

The following activities have taken place during the past two classes:

1) Paragraph Proofreading Practice: "Birdwatching in Australia," Number 4 & "Talking About Time" Number 1

2) Two more Writing Journal Prompts were assigned in-class:

a) Writing Journal Prompt 7: Dr. Suess’s Philosophy—In Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who, Horton the elephant discovers a tiny planet of living beings on a speck of dust. Other animals urge Horton to throw away the dust speck, not believing that such a tiny world could exist, but Horton refuses. The book ends with this moral: “A person is a person, no matter how small.” Write about a current political/societal situation that you think illustrates the idea that even seemingly inconsequential people are important. Use Dr. Seuss’s moral as the last sentence of your paragraph.

b) Writing Journal Prompt 8: Overcoming Obstacles—Obstacles constantly present themselves. Some are fleeting, such as facing an important test in school. Some may take years to overcome, such as a major injury or the loss of a loved one. Write about an obstacle you’ve faced in your life. Did the experience change you for the better, or did it leave you bitter and cynical?

3) A new "grading" system was also introduced for use with assessing Writing Journal Entries. Instead of a points value from 10 (Excellent) to zero (very poor), beginning with Entry 8, each entry will be given one of three possible “notes,” (Getting there..., Like it., or Love it!) as well as an identified strength (+) and weakness (-) of the author's response.

4) Students were assigned a Critical Lens as an evaluation of both their reading of Brian's Songs and their preparedness for Junes state assessment: “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”–Conrad Hilton

5) Dead Words Eulogy Writing Activity assigned in class, to be completed for homework if necessary.

6) Students were reminded of the criteria for the Independent Reading Projects due April 1st for classes 11-2 & 11-3, and April 2nd for class 11-1.

Homework due next class:

1) Independent Reading novel projects due: April 1st for classes 11-2 & 11-3, and April 2nd for class 11-1.

Remember, it is YOUR responsibility to see the teacher PRIOR to Advisement and arrange for a pass when you need assistance with any home/classwork.

Read Up and Write On!