Vassar and Morehouse- Read chapter 11 in Coraline and finish "The Interlopers" packet.
Harvard and Columbia- Read chapter 11 in The Thief of Always.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Homework 4/1 and 4/2
Harvard and Columbia
Read The Thief of Always, ch. 9
Morehouse and Vassar
The kids were supposed to have a rough draft written to help them with this assignment. It was due to me on Fri. 3/27 (Vassar) and Monday 3/30 (Morehouse). Very few students handed the rough draft in and so they do not have the benefit of my suggestions.
All students are still responsible for a rough draft.
The instructions were in a packet titled: Writing about Consumer Choice
This is the format for the final draft.
I apologize for any formatting issues, but it is originally a Word doc. and it doesn't translate well into HTML.
Paragraph One: Introduction
Introductory Statement: Kids are always going to want something.
Controlling Idea: Sometimes different things influence us to want the things we buy.
Supporting detail one: It could be a commercial for a video game.
Example: An example would be that cool tv ad for Gears of War two years ago, when they had that slow song playing in the background while the players were at war and one seemingly gets devoured by a spider alien.
Support two: Sometimes it’s just the influence of a friend.
Example: Say your at the mall with some birthday money and you didn’t intend on buying anything big but your friend kept going on about how hot those Ed Hardy Cons were. Now you’re out eighty dollars.
Paragraph Two: Body 1: Your experience with influence- Before the purchase. Tell me a story.
Topic Sentence: I once had a similar experience with another person influencing me on a decision to buy something.
Event one:
Event two:
Event three:
Transition Sentence:
Paragraph Three: Body 2: Your experience with the purchase- When you went to buy it and what come after.
Topic Sentence: My stepbrother, Chris, and I rode our bikes into the next town over, Bay Shore.
Event one:
Event two:
Event three:
Transition Sentence:
(We will do the conclusion in class Friday/Monday)
Paragraph Four: Conclusion
Topic Sentence: I could have been more cautious with my money but . . .
Support one:
Example: Who could have known that . . .
Support two:
Example: Teenagers do that a lot with their money.
Support three:
Example: We all learn from our mistakes.
Closing: Maybe next time I won’t let outside influences persuade my decision making so much.
Read The Thief of Always, ch. 9
Morehouse and Vassar
The kids were supposed to have a rough draft written to help them with this assignment. It was due to me on Fri. 3/27 (Vassar) and Monday 3/30 (Morehouse). Very few students handed the rough draft in and so they do not have the benefit of my suggestions.
All students are still responsible for a rough draft.
The instructions were in a packet titled: Writing about Consumer Choice
This is the format for the final draft.
I apologize for any formatting issues, but it is originally a Word doc. and it doesn't translate well into HTML.
Paragraph One: Introduction
Introductory Statement: Kids are always going to want something.
Controlling Idea: Sometimes different things influence us to want the things we buy.
Supporting detail one: It could be a commercial for a video game.
Example: An example would be that cool tv ad for Gears of War two years ago, when they had that slow song playing in the background while the players were at war and one seemingly gets devoured by a spider alien.
Support two: Sometimes it’s just the influence of a friend.
Example: Say your at the mall with some birthday money and you didn’t intend on buying anything big but your friend kept going on about how hot those Ed Hardy Cons were. Now you’re out eighty dollars.
Paragraph Two: Body 1: Your experience with influence- Before the purchase. Tell me a story.
Topic Sentence: I once had a similar experience with another person influencing me on a decision to buy something.
Event one:
Event two:
Event three:
Transition Sentence:
Paragraph Three: Body 2: Your experience with the purchase- When you went to buy it and what come after.
Topic Sentence: My stepbrother, Chris, and I rode our bikes into the next town over, Bay Shore.
Event one:
Event two:
Event three:
Transition Sentence:
(We will do the conclusion in class Friday/Monday)
Paragraph Four: Conclusion
Topic Sentence: I could have been more cautious with my money but . . .
Support one:
Example: Who could have known that . . .
Support two:
Example: Teenagers do that a lot with their money.
Support three:
Example: We all learn from our mistakes.
Closing: Maybe next time I won’t let outside influences persuade my decision making so much.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Homework Monday 3/30 -Tuesday 3/31
Morehouse and Vassar- Read chapter 9, Coraline. Read Prometheus and do Discussion Director activity.
Columbia and Harvard- No homework. Lucky kids.
Columbia and Harvard- No homework. Lucky kids.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Homework- 3-23-3/29
All students in 7th and 8th grade at Wilson Foundation will be taking their 3rd Benchmark Assessment in English class this week. This means there will be little time for instruction.
We have been working on comparison essays in class.
Homework for the week will be to correct the essays with the suggestions I left on them. If students did not turn in their rough draft essays last week they will not have any suggestions on them.
For these students, I suggest you find some time with your parents to look over your essays and give you input on them.
Essays are due:
We have been working on comparison essays in class.
Homework for the week will be to correct the essays with the suggestions I left on them. If students did not turn in their rough draft essays last week they will not have any suggestions on them.
For these students, I suggest you find some time with your parents to look over your essays and give you input on them.
Essays are due:
- 3/26 for Morehouse and Harvard.
- 3/27 for Vassar and Columbia.
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