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Monday, May 5, 2008

Day 40 (Week 16)

Today in class

• Took Kanar Final Exam
• Turned in Essay 3 Final draft
• Finished Langan Final Exam
  

Homework for Wednesday 5/7 (last day!!)

• Study for Vocab Final Exam (all words from Chapters 1 thru 6 in Kanar)
• Potluck party

Friday, May 2, 2008

Day 39 (Week 15)

Today in class

• Went over Langan 560-562 (#1-27). After that, some students took Langan Final Exam. Those who did not finish or were absent can finish/take the exam on Monday.
  

Homework for Monday 5/5

• Essay 3 final draft
• Study for Kanar and Langan final exams

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Day 38 (Week 15)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 35: Topic of your choice. Turned in Journals (entries 31-35).
  
• Got back Essay 3, 1st draft. Also received the checklist for Essay 3 final draft (final drafts are due on Monday 5/5)
  
• Went over Langan 554-555 (#1-27). This is prep for the Langan Final Exam which will be given on 5/5 Monday.
  
• Went over the study guide for the Kanar Final Exam (the Kanar final will be given on 5/5 Monday)
  

Homework for Friday 5/2

• Langan 560-562 (Do # 1 thru 27). This is more practice for the Langan Final Exam
• Article Sharing 14: (optional for extra credit)

Monday, April 28, 2008

Day 37 (Week 15)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 34: Write about a time you laughed a lot.
  
• Shared Essay 3, 1st drafts in groups
  
• Turned in Langan 217 (Review Test 3).
• Did Langan 418 #1-10 as practice. Took Langan Test 15 (p. 418 #11 - 15)
  
• Turned in Kanar 6.6. Did Kanar 6.7 in class and turned in.
  

Homework for Wednesday 4/30

• Langan 554-556 (Do # 1 thru 27)

Friday, April 25, 2008

Day 36 (Week 14)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 33: What is your opinion of _____________? (You fill in the blank with a person, place, or thing).
  
• Turned in Outline of Essay 3
  
• Turned in Kanar 6.4. Did Kanar 6.5 in class and turned it in.
• Went over Langan homework on pronoun types (Chap 14)
• Did Article Sharing 13
  

Homework for Monday 4/28

• Essay 3, 1st draft (minimum of 400 words)
  
• Langan 217 (Review Test 3).
• Kanar 6.6

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Day 35 (Week 14)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 32: What will you be doing this summer?
• Turned in Essay 2, Final Drafts
• Talked about Essay 3: For this, you will choose one of the journal topics and expand it into an essay.
  
• Turned in Kanar 6.2. Did Kanar 6.3 in class and turned it in.
• Went over Langan homework on pronoun types (Chap 14)
  

Homework for Friday 4/25

• Topic choice for Essay 3 (choose one of the 32 journal topics). Then write a 5-sentence outline of the essay.
• Article Sharing 13
• Langan 216-217 (Review Tests 1 & 2).
• Kanar 6.4

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Monday, April 21, 2008

Day 34 (Week 14)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 31: If you could change a law (or laws) which one(s) would you change and why?
  
• Went over Kanar 6.1 in class (did not turn in)
  
• Took Vocab Quiz 6 (words from Chapters 5 & 6 in Kanar)
  
• Went over Langan HW on pronoun reference, agreement, and point of view (pp 414-415). Took Langan Test 14 (p 416 #6 thru 10).
  

Homework for Wednesday 4/23

• Kanar--6.2
  
• Langan--208-209
• Essay 2, Final Draft
  

Friday, April 18, 2008

Day 33 (Week 13)

Today in class

• Journal # 30: What are some superstitions you have or have heard of? Turned in Journals (#21 thur 30)
  
• Turned in Kanar 169-172 (This is Kanar Chap 5 Test)
  
• Got back Essay 2, 2nd drafts. Went over the checklist for the final draft which is due on Wed. 4/23.
• Worked on part of Kanar 6.1
• Went over Langan HW on pronoun reference, agreement, and point of view (pp 202-203). Did Kanar 413, # 1-10 in class as practice.
• Did Article Sharing 12 and turned in write-ups.
  

Homework for Monday 4/21

• Kanar--6.1
  
• Langan--414-415. This is prep for Langan Test 14.
  
• Study words from Kanar Chapters 5 & 6 for Vocab Quiz 6
  

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Day 32 (Week 13)

Today in class

• Went over Langan Tests 12 and 13.
• Talked about pronouns (reference, agreement, and point of view). Did practice exercises in Chapter 13, pp 196-202
• Shared Essay 2, 2nd drafts in groups then turned in the drafts.
  
• Wrote Journal # 29: What is the best advice you've been given?

Homework for Friday 4/18

• Kanar--Chapter Quizzes 1, 2, & 3 (pp 169-172).
  
• Langan--202 and Review Test 1 (202-203)
  
• Article Sharing 12
  

Monday, April 14, 2008

Day 31 (Week 13)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 28: What are examples of good manners?
  
• Turned in Kanar 5.7
  
• Turned in Langan 412. This is Langan Test 12 (consistent verb tense)
  
• Did an outline activity related to essay 2. Essay 2, 2nd draft is due on 4/16 Wed and must be typed. We talked about organizing paragraphs better and adding more specific details.
  
• Went over Langan 467 (verb errors) in groups of three. The highest scoring group was James, Shasha, and Matt. Good job!
• Did Langan 468 in class. This is Langan Test 13.
  

Homework for Wednesday 4/16

• Kanar--How Well Do You Remember? p 168.
  
• Langan--195-197
  
• Essay 2, 2nd draft. This must be typed and must be a minimum of 450 words and a maximum of 650 words.
  

Friday, April 11, 2008

Day 30 (Week 12)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 27: If you were the head (leader) of LCC, what changes would you make or what would you do?
  
• Talked about Kanar 5.4. Turned in Kanar 5.5 and 5.6
  
• Went over Langan 411.
  
• Got back Essay 2, 1st draft. Worked on an outline of paragraph 2 (levels of development). The second draft of Essay 2 is due on 4/16 Wed and must be typed. Work on organizing your paragraphs better and adding more specific details.
  
• Did Article Sharing 11

Homework for Monday 4/14

• Kanar--5.7
  
• Langan--412. This is Langan Test 12 on consistent verb tense. If you want to practice for the test, go here.
  
• Langan 467. This is preparation for Langan Test 13, which we will do in class on Monday.
  

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Day 29 (Week 12)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 26: Tell the story of writing your first draft of Essay 2.
  
• Turned in Kanar 5.4. Learned about transitions. Did Kanar 5.5 (odds) in class.
  
• Went over Langan 183-184.
• Did additional work and retest on subject-verb agreement.
  
• Shared Essay 2, 1st draft in groups and turned in.
  

Homework for Friday 4/11

• Kanar--5.5 (do evens) and 5.6 (do all)
  
• Langan--411. This is preparation for Langan Test 12 on consistent verb tense. If you want to practice for the test, go here.
  
• Article Sharing 11
  

Monday, April 7, 2008

Day 28 (Week 12)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 25: If I had ________, I would _________.
  
• Took Vocab Quiz 5
  
• Went over Kanar 5.3.
  
• Talked about the Levels of Development in a paragraph (1. Main Idea 2. Major details 3. Minor details) to prepare for Kanar 5.4
  
• Turned in outline of Essay 2. Mr Turner checked and returned. Discussed Essay 2, 1st draft that will be due next class.
  
• Went over Langan homework (pp 407-409). Took Langan Test 11 (p 410, #6 thru 10)
  

Homework for Wednesday 4/9

• Kanar--5.4
  
• Langan 183-184
  
• Essay 2, 1st draft (five paragraphs and a minimum of 400 words)

Friday, April 4, 2008

Day 27 (Week 11)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 24: How would you change the world to make it better?
  
• Went over Kanar 5.1 and 5.2.
• Discussed outline of Essay 2, which will be due next class.
  
• Went over Langan homework. Continued work on subject/verb agreement in Langan.
• Article sharing #10
  

Homework for Monday 4/7

• Kanar--5.3
  
• Langan 407-409. This is prep for Langan Test 11 on subject-verb agreement. If you need additional practice, go here.
  
• Essay 2, outline
  
• Study for Vocab Quiz 5 (words from Kanar Chapters 4 & 5.)

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Day 26 (Week 11)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 23: What is the best/worst thing that happened to you during spring break?
  
• Turned in Kanar pp 134-136 (Chapter Quizzes 3 and 4)
• Turned in Essay 1, Final Draft
• Turned in Langan 490 (This is Langan test 10)
  
• Went over Kanar Chapter 5 (5.1 and 5.2)
• Began work on Essay 2: list 30 things that belong to you.
• Began work on subject/verb agreement in Langan.
  

Homework for Friday 4/4

• Kanar--5.1 and 5.2
  
• Langan 176-177
• From the list of 30 things that belong to you, choose the top five (most valuable). For each of the five, freewrite 100+ words for a total of 500+ words.
• Article Sharing 10
• Begin studying for Vocab Quiz 5 by studying words from Kanar Chapters 4 & 5. The quiz will be on 4/7 Monday.

Monday, March 31, 2008

Monday 3/31

No class today--Mr Turner was sick.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Day 25 (Week 10)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal #22: What are some Easter memories you have?
  
• Got back Essay 1, 2nd draft. Received checklist for the final draft.
  
• Turned in Kanar Chapter Quizzes 1 & 2 (pp 132-134).
• Went over Langan 403 and 405 in class. Did Langan 404 #1-10 in class.
• Did and turned in Langan 404, #11-20. This is Langan Test 9.
• Did Langan 489 in class.
  
• Did Article Sharing #9.
  

Homework for Monday 3/31

• Kanar--Chapter Quizzes 3 & 4 on pp 134-136 of Kanar
  
• Langan 490. This is Langan Test 10.
  
• Essay 1, Final Draft. See checklist for Essay 1.
• **No Class on 3/21 Friday--Good Friday Holiday!
• **No classes next week--Spring Break!
  

Monday, March 17, 2008

Day 24 (Week 10)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal #21: What will you do during spring break?
• Shared Essay 1, 2nd drafts with two classmates
• Turned in Kanar 4.5.
• Did in class HWDYR in Kanar (p. 132).
  
• Went over Langan 165-167. Did Langan p. 171 in class. Checked by Mr Turner but not handed in.
  

Homework for Wednesday 3/19

• Kanar--Chapter Quizzes 1 & 2 on pp 132-134 of Kanar
  
• Langan 403-405
  
• Article sharing #9
  

Friday, March 14, 2008

Day 23 (Week 9)

Today in class

• Played "Find the verb error game" based on page 487 of Langan. Team 3 (Tommy, Theresa, Dustin, and Gladys) won, getting 8 out of 10 possible points.
  
• Took Langan Test 8 (p. 488).
• Took Vocab Quiz 4
  
• Turned in Kanar 4.4. Talked about Kanar 4.5, which is due next class.
• Did article sharing #8.
• Talked about the 2nd draft of essay 1, due next time.
  

Homework for Monday 3/17

• Kanar--4.5
• Langan 165-167. Do all.
• Essay 1, 2nd drafts. See notes on what to do.
  

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Day 22 (Week 9)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 20: Topic is your choice. Turned in journals today.
  
• Went over answers for Langan 160 in class. Did Langan 399 in class.
  
• Took Langan Test 7 (p. 400, items 6-10).
  
• Talked about Kanar 4.2. You should have checked your answers in the back of the book. Did Kanar 4.3 in class (did not turn in).
  

Homework for Friday 3/14

• Kanar--4.4
  
• Langan 487
  
• Study for Vocab Quiz 4. Study the nine words in Kanar Chapter 4.
  
• Article sharing # 8

Monday, March 10, 2008

Day 21 (Week 9)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 19: What do you want to do more of in class? What do you want to do less of in class?
  
• Worked on combining sentences--Went over Langan 397. Did a few items on p. 150. Took Langan Test 6 in class (p. 398--combine the first three groups of sentences)
  
• Kanar 4.1--Checked your answers with the answers in the back of the book.
• Shared Essay 1, 1st drafts in groups. Completed two peer feedback forms for members of your group.
  

Homework for Wednesday 3/12

• Kanar--4.2
  
• Langan p. 160. Do all.
  
• Continue studying for Vocab Quiz 4. Study the nine words in Kanar Chapter 4. The quiz will be on Friday 3/14.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Day 20 (Week 8)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 17: What do you think you'll be doing in ten years (in the year 2018)?
  
• Continued work on sentences types--Went over Langan 149.
  
• Played S/CP/CX game (to identify simple, compound, and complex sentences). The light shirts team won! Good job!!
  
• Turned in Kanar 101, 103-105 (Chapter Quizzes 1, 3 & 4).
• Talked about instructions for Kanar 4.1 which will be due next class.
  
• Turned in the outline of the essay 1, which Mr Turner looked at and checked.
  
• Discussed Essay 1. The first draft will be due next class.

Homework for Monday 3/10

• Kanar--4.1
  
• Langan p. 397
  
• Essay 1, 1st draft. This should be at least 400 words and no more than 650 words.
• Journal #18: Write the story of Essay 1, 1st draft (when, where, how did you write your draft).
• Begin studying for Vocab Quiz 4. Study the nine words in Kanar Chapter 4. The quiz will be on Friday 3/14.
  

Note: No class on Friday 3/7. This is a teacher's development day.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Day 19 (Week 8)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 16: What kinds of music do you like?
  
• Continued work on sentences types--Handed in p. 144, Practice 4. Checked by Mr Turner to make sure these were done correctly.
  
• Went over Kanar HWDYR (pp 100-101). Went over instructions for Chapter Quizzes 1, 3, and 4 on pp 101-105.
  
• Discussed Essay 1. Due next time is an outline of the essay 1.
  

Homework for Wednesday 3/5

• Kanar--Chapter Quizzes 1, 3, 5 on pp 101-105.
  
• Langan p. 149
  
• Essay 1 Outline
  

Friday, February 29, 2008

Day 18 (Week 7)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 15: Write about your best friend.
  
• Continued work on sentences types--We played the C (compound) versus S (simple) sentence game. The women won! Also, we learned about complex sentences, especially those using who, which, and that.
  
• Checked Kanar 3.6 (finding the main idea in a paragraph).
  
• Took Vocab Quiz 3 on Friday (words from Kanar Chapters 1, 2 & 3.)
• Did Article Sharing #7.
  

Homework for Monday 3/3

• Kanar--HWDYR, pp 100-101
  
• Langan Practice 4 on p. 144
• We will continue work on Essay 1, so you should have your 400 words of freewriting on what you like and dislike about where you live.
  

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Day 17 (Week 7)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal # 14: What are some rules you have to follow at home?
• Went over Langan HW (5 compound sentences). Continued work on sentence variety.
• Turned in Paragraph 2, Final draft
• Began work on Essay 1: List down 20 facts about where you live.
  
• Checked Kanar 3.4. Continue in Kanar. Did Exercise 3.5 in class. Did not turn in.
  
• Reminder about Vocab Quiz 3 on Friday. Study words from Kanar Chapters 1, 2 & 3.
  

Homework for Friday

• Article Sharing 7. Check your summary/reaction for run-ons and fragments.
  
• Freewrite 400 words about what you like and don't like about where you live (for Essay 1)
• Kanar 3.6 (this will be collected)
  
• Study for Vocab Quiz 3

Monday, February 25, 2008

Day 16 (Week 7)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal #13: What is a good movie you've seen?
  
• Turned in Practice 1 on Langan 138
• Turned in Kanar Chap Quizzes 1, 3, and 4 on pp 68-72.
• Got and discussed checklist for Paragraph 2. The final draft is due on Wed.
  
• Practiced writing simple sentences and compound sentences. Went over homework for next class (p. 139, practice 2).
• Began work on Kanar Chap 3. Did exercises 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 in class.
  

Homework for Wednesday 2/27

• Kanar 3.4
• Langan p. 139 (practice 2).
• Paragraph 2, Final Draft, include checklist and all the process items (past drafts, freewriting, lists, etc.)
  

Friday, February 22, 2008

Day 15 (End of Week 6)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal #12: If you could break a world record, what would it be?
  
• Turned in Langan p 486 (This is Langan Test 4)
• Did Langan Test 5 in class (p 396, items 1-5
• Went over Kanar p 67 (did not turn in). Talked about Kanar Chapter 2 test.
• Shared Paragraph 2, 2nd draft in groups.
  
• Did Article Sharing #6
• Practiced writing simple sentences. See Langan page 137 for examples.
  

Homework for Monday 2/25

• Kanar Chapter Quizzes 1, 3 and 4 on pp. 68-72. This is a test worth up to 20 points.
  
• Do practice on p. 138 of Langan (for this, you have to write 9 simple sentences--see instructions on p. 138).

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Day 14 (Week 6)

Today in class

• Wrote Journal #11: If you could take a trip anywhere, where would you go and what three people would you take with you? Explain your choices.
  
• Went over Langan HW 482-483.
• Did Langan 394 in class. Learned how to correct run-ons three different ways.
  
• Turned in Kanar exercise 2.5 to 2.7.
• Talked about SCORE method for test taking. See Kanar pp. 62-65 for an explanation.
  
• Got back Langan test 3 and went over
• Got back Vocab Quiz 2 and went over.
  

Homework for Friday 2/22

• Article sharing 6—check for fragments
• Paragraph 2, 2nd draft
• Kanar HWDYR p 67
• Langan 486--This is Langan Test 4
• Look over Langan pp 395-396. You will be given five of these items from these pages on Friday as Langan Test 5.
  

Friday, February 15, 2008

Day 13 (End of Week 5)

Today in class

• Turned in Kanar 2.4.
  
• Discussed difference between skimming and scanning. Also discussed homework for next time (Kanar 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7).
• Played C or R game. Team "Right" beat Team "Left" 41-33. Good job! If you need more practice identifying correct sentences and run-ons, click here.
  
• Did Langan 483 (more stuff on run-ons) in class (did not turn in).
  
• Did Article Sharing #5
• Took Vocab Test 2 based on the words in Kanar chapters 1 & 2

Homework for Wednesday 2/20

• Note that Monday 2/18 is a holiday--no classes on that day.
• Kanar 2.5 to 2.7
• Langan 482-483.
  

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Day 12

Today in class

• Shared Paragraph 2 1st draft in groups. Feedback form for P2 1st drafts.
  
• Wrote Journal # 10: How is school going for you so far? What is going well and what isn’t going well in school?
• Turned in your Journals (first 10 entries)
  
• Went over Kanar Chap 2 words for Vocab Test 2 which will be on Friday
• Played the S/C/F game based on Langan 465. Good job! No Langan homework for Friday.
• Talked about SQ3R, particularly the 1st R (Reading). We talked about Kanar 2.4, which will be due on Friday.
  

Homework for Friday 2/15

• Kanar 2.4. To do this, write your "answers" in the book and turn in those pages or photocopy the pages and and do the work on that.
• Article Sharing #5
• Study for Vocab Test 2. Study the words in Kanar chapters 1 & 2.
  

Monday, February 11, 2008

Day 11

Today in class

• Turned in Langan 482. This is Langan Test 3.
• Turned in Kanar 2.2 and 2.3
• Got back Langan Test 2 (p 381 #1-5). Did Langan p 118, Review Test 4 (mimimum 100 words). If your paragraph was fragmen-free, you will get an A+ for Langan Test 2.
  
• Began Langan chapter 6 on Run-ons. Did 122-123 in class (did not turn in). Learned about FANBOYS (joining words/conjunctions).
  
• Wrote Journal #9: Tell the story of Paragraph 2. Where/when/how/etc.
• Got reminder about Vocab Test 2 on Wed

Homework for Wed 2/13

• Langan: 124-125
  
• Study words from chapters 1 & 2 for Vocab Test 2.
• Bring and Share Paragraph 2, 1st drafts in groups

Friday, February 8, 2008

Day 10, End of Week 4

Today in Class

• Journal # 8: What was an embarrassing moment you have had?
• Article sharing 4.
• Talked about Paragraph 2 1st draft which will be due on Mon 2/11.
  
• Continued in Kanar. Talked about SQ3R
  
• Reminder about Vocab Test 2 next week
• Went over Langan 480-481. Take Langan Test 2 on p 391. #1-5

Homework for Monday 2/11

• Langan 482. This is Langan Test 3
• Kanar 2.2 and 2.3 (use Langan chap 2 to do these)
  
• Paragraph 2, 1st draft. Minimum 150 words. Maximum 250 words. Double-space (or –5). Make sure to begin you paragraph with a sentence that states your point (e.g. My friend James is a helpful guy). Then to support this sentence, tell a story that shows that James (or whoever you have chosen to write about) is helpful (or whatever quality you have chosen to write about).
  

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Day 9

Today in class

• Wrote Journal #7: What would you do if you were the teacher and everybody forgot to do his homework?
• We did a web for Paragraph 2. It looks like this.
  
• Turned in Kanar chap quiz 5 pp 30-32. Talked about SQ3R and Kanar 2.1.
  
• Went over Langan 390. Then we did Langan 479 in class as a small group activity.
  

Homework for Friday 2/8

• Kanar--Do Exercise 2.1. Use the Langan book to answer the questions.
  
• Langan--Do 480-481. Also, be prepared to take a test on Fragments. The test will be like p. 390. If you need to practice, try here.
  
• Article sharing 4: Check your spelling. I will deduct points for excessive (more than three) spelling errors.
  
• Make a decision on who you will be writing about for paragraph 2. Also, decide on what one character trait about that person you will write about. You will be asked about this in class.
• Next vocab test will be next week, probably on 2/13 Wed. Study the 18 words from Kanar chapters 1 and 2 for the test. Ten of those eighteen words will be on the test.
  

Monday, February 4, 2008

Day 8--Week 4 Begins

Today in Class

• Write Journal # 6: Who is a famous person you have seen or met? When, where, how, why did you meet this person?
• Turn in Paragraph 1 Final Draft and all the process stuff
• Turn in Kanar Chap 1, Chapter Quiz 4
• Discussed Kanar Chap Quiz 5 on pp 30-32.
• Went over Langan Review Test 2 on 116-117. Do Langan RT 3 on 117. No need to submit.
• Begin work on Paragraph 2. List names of 30 people you know. List 20 positive personality traits (examples include honest, hardworking, caring, kind, happy, funny...)

Homework for Wed 2/6

• Prewriting for Paragraph 2. Choose three names from your list of 20 names. For each name, freewrite until you have at least 150 words. What you should end up with is 450+ total words for the three names.
• Kanar--Chapter Quiz 5 on pp 30-32.
• Langan 390 (this is preparation for the 2nd Langan Test)

Friday, February 1, 2008

Day 7

Today in class

• Turn in Kanar Chap Quiz 1 (P 26)
• Get back and go over Vocab Quiz 1 and Langan Test 1.
  
• Write Journal entry # 5: What would you do if you found a bag with $1000 in it?
• Article sharing 3: Remind them to put word count and to name article title and title of mag/newspaper.
• Langan work on fragments
• Kanar—Talk about internal and external distractions. Discuss homework for Mon.
  
• Get back Paragraph 1, 2nd drafts. Discuss. Receive checklist for Paragraph 1 Final Draft.

Homework for 2/4 Monday

• Paragraph 1, Final Draft
• Kanar--Chap Quiz 4, pp 29-30
• Langan--Review Test 2, pp 116-117

Monday, January 28, 2008

Day 6--Week 3 begins

Today in Class:

• We shared Paragraph 1, 2nd drafts in groups. I then collected the drafts.
  
• We went over Langan 387 on Subjects and verbs
• We did Langan p. 388 1-5 as Langan Test 1
• We took Vocab Quiz 1
• We wrote Journal entry #3: What is something you do well?
• I collected Kanar 1.3 and 1.4

Reminder: No class on Wednesday 1/30. We will meet again on 2/1 Friday.

Homework for Friday 2/1

• Kanar--Chapter Quiz 1 on p. 26
• Langan—101-111 Do all practice stuff. Check your answers on page 567-568
• Journal entry #4: Topic: What is something that really bugs you? Do this journal entry as homework. We will do Journal #5 in class on Friday.
• Article sharing #3. Remember to underline the title of the newspaper and put quotation marks around the article title in you summary.

Friday, January 25, 2008

Day 5, End of Week 2

Today in class

• Journal entry 2: What is the best thing you ever read? What made it so good? What is the best thing you ever wrote? What made it so good?
• I returned article sharing 1 and talked about grading.
• We did Article sharing 2.
• I returned Paragraph 1, 1st draft and talked about revising and revising second draft which will be due on Monday.
• I returned Langan HW. We continued with practice stuff. I announced that Langan Test 1 will be on Monday.
• I collected Kanar 1.2
  

Homework for Monday 1/28

• Paragraph 1, 2nd draft.
  
• Langan 387. Langan Test 1 (subjects and verbs) will be on 1/28.
  
• Kanar 1.3 and 1.4
  
• Study words for Vocab Quiz 1

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Day 4--Week 2 Begins

I hope you all had a good 3-day weekend. My wife and I went hiking!

Today in class, we did Journal Entry #1: Write about the story of Paragraph 1, 1st draft. That is, answer questions like where did you write it?, when did you write it?, how did you write it?, what did you have trouble with while writing it?, and whatever else you want to add. The entry must be at least 50 words to receive full credit.

We also shared 1st drafts of paragraph 1 in groups. If you did not have a draft or were absent, make sure to have two classmates read your draft and have each one fill out this form.

I collected the Langan homework and will grade and return it to you on Friday.

Homework for Friday 1/25

• Buy and bring a composition book for Journal writing
• Article sharing 2: Find an article, read it, write a summary of the article (75+ words) and reaction to the article (50+ words). Bring these to class and be prepared to share (talk) about the article with the class.
• Langan: 385
  
• Kanar: Do exercise 1.2
• Study words on Kanar p. 4 for Monday's (1/28) Vocab Quiz 1
  

Friday, January 18, 2008

Day 3--End of Week 1!

You made it through the first week. Good job! Only 15 more weeks to go! :-)

Today in class we began work in the Kanar text. We read the article "From Jedidiah to Jordan: What to Name the Baby" on pp 5-6. See below for your homework for Kanar.

We also talked about the first vocabulary quiz. It is tentatively scheduled for next Friday 1/25. You need to know the ten words from page 4 of Kanar. I suggest using index cards to study.

We did the first article sharing. Those of you who had articles and shared, good job. For those who did not have an article to share, be prepared next time. Due next class is a summary (75+ words) and reaction (50+ words) of the article. Even if you were absent or did not have an article to share today, you still can turn in the summary/reaction on Wednesday 1/23.

We also reviewed the assignment for Paragraph 1. For more details, see information on 1/16.

We continued work in Chap 4 of the Langan text on subjects and verbs. The quiz on this chapter will likely be next Friday, 1/25.

Homework for Wednesday 1/23

• Paragraph 1, 1st draft. Be ready to share your draft with a small group of classmates. Also, remember to double-space your draft.
  
• Article sharing 1, summary (75+ words) and reaction (50+ words)
• Kanar--Answer questions on pp 6 thru 8.
• Langan--Do review tests 1 and 2 on pp 97-98. If you were absent today (1/18 Fri), do all the practice exercises on pp 94-97 then check your answers with key in the back of the book. We covered all this stuff in class.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Day 2

We talked about the four goals of effective writing today which are

1. Have a point and state that point in what is called a topic sentence.
2. Support the point with details such as facts, reasons, and examples.
3. Organize (put in a logical order) the supporting details.
4. Write error-free sentences.

We discussed the first writing assignment--Paragraph 1. The topic of the assignment is one thing you did on Saturday 1/12 or Sunday 1/13. The first draft will be due on Wed 1/23 and it should be one paragraph of at least 150 words. Make sure to strive to achieve all four goals of effective writing in your paragraph. The first draft can be handwritten. If you type it, I will give you bonus points.

We also talked about Article sharing. Get an article sharing handout here.

We then did work in Langan on subjects and verbs.

Homework for Friday 1/18

• Read a newspaper or magazine article, cut it out, and bring it to class. Be ready to share with the class the basic who/what/when/where/why of the article you chose.
• Do Practice 1, 2, 3 on pages 91-93 in Langan. If you need help finding subjects and verbs, go here. Also, I suggest you take a look at this youtube video. It's funny and will help you understand subjects and verbs better.
  

Monday, January 14, 2008

First day, Welcome!

Glad to have you all in my class.

If you lost your course outline and need a replacement, I will make an online version available soon. Check back here.

Homework for Wed 1/16

• List people/places/things done for Saturday 1/12. The total items for this listing activity must be 20+
• List people/places/things done for Sunday 1/13. The total items for this listing activity must be 20+
• Freewrite 250+ words about Saturday 1/12. (What is freewriting anyway?)
• Freewrite 250+ words about Sunday 1/13

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