Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Agenda and Homework for Thursday, 3/28

  • Finish A Knight’s Tale
  • Read and annotate Book III chapters 1-4
  • Lancelot Review Sheet
  • Distribute Book III questions and begin answering them

HW: 

  • Read Book III chapters 1-8
    • Pay attention to:
      • Character descriptions (especially Lancelot and Guinever)
      • Lancelot’s most valuable possession
      • Why Lancelot falls in love with Guinever
      • Lancelot’s complexity as a character
      • Who kidnaps Lancelot and why it happens
      • How Lancelot is chivalrous and merciful in chapter 8

   **Reading check on chapters 1-8 after Spring Break!

Agenda and Homework for Tuesday, 3/26

  • Review requirements for the final draft of the Nature v. Nurture Argument Paper and works cited page 
  • Continue watching A Knight’s Tale 
  • Notes- Introduction to Book III:  The Ill-Made Knight

HW: 

  • Revise the Nature v. Nurture paper. The final draft must be uploaded on turnitin.com by 8 p.m. Tuesday, 3/26.  The works cited page must be the final page of the uploaded document.

Agenda and Homework for Wednesday, 3/20

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  • Check Nature v. Nurture paper shaping sheets
  • Review requirements, expectations, and deadlines
  • Reminder: use a FATt sentence to introduce each new source in your paper 
  • Discuss quality analysis and commentary Continue working on the essay.
  •  It is due next class.
  • Review works cited resources (the works cited page is due next class)
  •  WR Library webpage à“Research Process” tab à “MLA Samples and Samples” tab and/or “Easy Bib” and “BibMe”
  • Purdue OWL MLA webpage has numerous resources on MLA format, in-text citations, works cited page, etc.

HW: 

  • Finish the Complete the Nature v. Nurture paper.  It is due next class.  To receive credit, it must be 100% complete, typed, and in MLA format.  It must meet all of the requirements outlined in the prompt (including the minimum length requirement of 3 full typed pages. You must also bring a copy of your works cited page 

Agenda and Homework for Monday, 3/18

  • Discuss the Nature v. Nurture argument paper and review requirements and expectations
    • First Draft is due Friday, 3/22 .  It must be at least 3 full typed pages and 100% complete to receive credit.  You must also include a works cited page (which does not count toward the required length of the paper). 
    • Final Draft is due via turnitin.com by 8 p.m. Tuesday, 3.26.  The works cited page must be included as the final page of the document before you upload. 

  • FATt sentence- use to introduce each new source in your paper
    • F- Focus (theme, argument, main idea)
    • A- Author
    • T- Title
    • t- text type (article, novel, poem, etc.)
  • Distribute “How to Embed Text/Create Quality Commentary” and “MLA” reference sheet. 800x600 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4
    • Review how to embed text. 
    • Review how to embed fiction versus nonfiction
  • Continue working on the shaping sheet for the essay.  It is due next class.
  • Review works cited resources:
    • WR Library webpage à“Research Process” tab à “MLA Samples and Samples” tab and/or “Easy Bib” and “BibMe"
    • Purdue OWL MLA webpage has numerous resources on MLA format, in-text citations, works cited page, etc.

HW: 

  • Complete the shaping sheet for the Nature v. Nurture paper.  To receive credit, it must be complete and all evidence must be embedded.
  • Work on the works cited  page

Agenda and Homework for Thursday, 3/14

  • Collect rhetorical analysis packet (logos, ethos, pathos questions for articles 1-6)
  • Collect Animal Transformation Essay Reflection
  • Introduce the Nature v. Nurture argument paper

·         Review requirements and expectations

·         Review deadlines

o First Draft is due Friday, 3/22

§  It must be at least 3 full typed pages and 100% complete to receive credit.  You must also include a works cited page (which does not count toward the required length of the paper).

§  Final Draft is due via turnitin.com by 8 p.m. Tuesday, 3.26.  The works cited page must be included as the final page of the document before you upload. 

·          Draft a thesis statement

  • Distribute the shaping sheet for the essay

·         Revise thesis statements

·         Discuss how to write effective topic sentences

·         Begin finding evidence

  • Works Cited Resources:

·         WR Library webpage à“Research Process” tab à “MLA Samples and Samples” tab and/or “Easy Bib” and “BibMe”

·         Purdue OWL MLA webpage has numerous resources on MLA format, in-text citations, works cited page, etc.

HW: 

  • Revise your thesis, create topic sentences, and identify evidence for your paper.  Work on your shaping sheet and bring your progress next class. 
  • Check out the Works Cited/MLA  resource pages

Agenda and Homework for Tuesday, 3/12

1.  Review and discuss articles 3 and 4 from the Nature v. Nurture packet

2.  Read and annotate article #6 “In an Adoptee’s Words”

3.  Complete Logos, Ethos, Pathos questions on a separate sheet of paper (work with a partner)

4.  Return Animal Transformation Essays

·         Review “anchor” papers

·         Complete the essay reflection

·         Reflection activity (handout) to be completed at home.  It is due next class. 

HW: 

  • Read and annotate article #5 “Hoarding, hand-washing and obsessive checking: Which of these is not like the others?” and complete the Logos, Ethos, Pathos questions on a separate sheet of paper.
  • Finish the rhetorical analysis packet (Logos, Ethos, Pathos questions for articles #1-6).  It is due next class, as are your article annotations. 
  • Bring your essay reflection next class.

Agenda and Homework for Friday, 3/8

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  1. Discuss articles #1 and #2
  2. Read and annotate article #3 “She Finally Has a Home: Harvard.”
  3. Discuss the Rhetorical Triangle
  4. Complete Logos, Ethos, Pathos questions on a separate sheet of paper.

HW:   Read and annotate article #4 “Some Carry Genes that Magnify Parenting’s Influence” and complete the Logos, Ethos, Pathos questions on a separate sheet of paper.

Agenda and Homework for Wednesday, 3/6

  1. Collect the Book II Questions and the  Orkney Brothers Chart
  2. Introduce Nature v. Nurture packet and ethos, pathos, logos questions
  3. Read and annotate article #1 “What Makes up Who We Are” by Matt Ridley.
  4. Complete Logos, Ethos, Pathos questions on a separate sheet of paper (work with a partner)

HW:   Read and annotate article #2: “For the Best of the Best, Determination Outweighs Nature and Nurture.”  Complete the Logos, Ethos, Pathos questions on a separate sheet of paper. Be prepared to discuss both of the articles next class. 

Agenda and Homework for Monday, 3/4

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  1. Reading Check #7 (Book II chap. 12-13)

·         Review and Discuss

  1. Review and discuss
  2. Read and annotate chap. 14
  3. Work to finish the Book II questions and Orkney Brothers chart
  4. Return graded work

HW:  

Due next class:

Ø  Book II Questions

Ø  Orkney Brothers chart

Ø  Check your grade online