In-Class:
- Journal: After learning the 4 rules for a semi-colon, correct the five sentences on the overhead projector and list which rule applies to each one.
- We discussed what a thesis statement is (powerpoint presentation) and analyzed some of the thesis statements students brought in for homework.
- I handed back the thesis statements and had students correct them based on what they learned about what a thesis statement is.
- We had a Socratic dialogue about the issues surrounding dress code.
Homework:
- Write down at least three powerful arguments that support your thesis and which will serve as the skeleton for your paper.
In-Class:
- Journal: Add commas to the ten sentences on the board. Indicate which comma rule matches with each sentence. (I passed out a list of all the rules)
- Finish editing the Ronald Reagan speech and correct together in class.
- Read articles on Dress Code/Uniforms. Discuss the heart of the dress code issue.
Homework:
- Form a thesis statement on school dress code and/or school uniforms that you can argue and support.
In-Class
- Journal: Write a letter of appreciation to a teacher.
- Finished going over the edits to part 1 of the Ronald Reagan speech about the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
- Go over 9 comma rules with examples.
- Alone or with partners, edit part 2 of the Ronald Reagan speech using clues provided.
In-Class:
- Journal: Write sentences for a list of commonly misused words
- We finished listening/watching the rest of the parodies.
- Students were given the first half of a speech by Ronald Reagan about the explosion of the Challenger. They were asked to edit the speech for errors.
- When they were done finding the errors, I asked them to count them up and share with the class how many they found. Then, I announced the real number of errors (60+) and had them go back and look for more.
- After they did another read through and edit, we went over each of the errors as a class and students turned the assignment in.
In-Class:
- No Journal
- Students spent the majority of the period working on their parody/nonsense karaoke assignment.
- Toward the end of the class period, students performed their parodies.
