5-12-09

Previous Next = = = May 12, 2009 =

Reminders:

 * Mr. Devine is in the Night Library every Monday.
 * Tutorial to make up the Grammar Unit 4 Test on Friday in room 406 after school.

Directions:

 * 1) Get your notebook.
 * 2) Get your textbook.
 * 3) Copy today's **learning objectives** and **homework**.

__Learning Objectives__ (students copy these in their planners/notebooks)
Students will:
 * Use quotations in body paragraphs.
 * Write effective research paper body paragraphs.

**Homework:**

 * Body Paragraphs Due Wednesday by the end of the day (typed).


 * 1. Vocabulary Review**
 * [|Academic Vocabulary]
 * [|Unit 6, Cluster 3 Vocabulary from page 586]
 * Have students practice their vocabulary. Click on the links above, give students 3 minutes for each quiz (use the computer projector). They will complete the quizzes in their notebooks. Review the words with the students. This whole process should take only 10-12 minutes.
 * 2.** **"Long Walk to Freedom" page 587** (20 minutes)
 * Answer Questions in the Margins
 * If students have finished this, tell them to continue writing their body paragraphs (which are due Wednesday, see directions before on item 4 of the agenda).
 * 3. Editing Marks**
 * [|Editing Marks]
 * Click on the above link and scroll past the Editing Marks page. Have the students use the editing marks on the sample paragraph. Some students have done this with another teacher, but have them practice again.
 * The teacher will use these editing marks on your paragraphs and return them to you so you can fix them.
 * 4. Body Paragraphs (due Wednesday by the end of the day, typed, double spaced)**
 * Give students the remainder of the period to complete their body paragraphs. Students must work on this on their own. Students know what each body paragraph needs, but if they forgot please refer them to the list below.
 * **Each body paragraph needs:**
 * 1) A Topic Sentence
 * 2) Introduce Quotation
 * 3) Quotation (don't forget MLA formatting for citations)
 * 4) Analyze the Meaning of the Quotation
 * 5) Why is that meaning important?
 * 6) Concluding Sentence (relate this paragraph back to the point of your essay)