Lesson Context:  

At the midway point in the semester, it is effective to reflect upon what we've accomplished and what we are working on perfecting.  Also, as students responsible for our own work and grades, it is beneficial to take that responsibility seriously and figure out what we've done that shows where we stand in class.

Further, students have identified a need-  writing academic paragraphs in a quick, organized manner.  We'll introduce a strategy for further practice today and show how this strategy works and what we can do to improve upon it and what we can do to hide the fact that we are using a strategy.


1. Journal- 

Chat with your neighbors and compile your assignments to determine how they match with the provided list and to determine what you are missing.

(25)  Journals-                                                                                          
(15)  Notes-
(20)  General in class work- could include anything  not on the list that we completed in class.   

(10)  TS skills definitions                                                           
(10)  Inference Test, Babe Smith
(10)  Inference Test, Business Man
(15)  Salvation and questions
(15)  Lottery and questions
(10)  5 TS questions from one of those stories as well.
(10)  Lateral TS questions.
(10)  Hanging TS questions
(10)  In Class Hink Pink
(10)  Tell-tale Heart and 10 TS questions
(10)  Explication Practice... shakespeare
(10)  100% perfect girl and questions
(50)  Daddy 3pp essay
(50)  Rocking Horse winner essay
(10)  Necklace quiz
(10)  Editing 9 questions C/C essay
(50)  C/C essay: Necklace and RHW
(15)  Am I Blue questions
(15)  Trophy wife questions
(50)  Novel Test
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440


2.  Figure grades...Show me where you stand-- let's chat.

3.  Quick plan for body paragraphs in essays, or, how to write lame stuff fast.



TS-   In Plath's "Daddy" the confusion that arrives with personal loss is shown through the poem.

F-     For example, Plath writes that her father, ".........................................................."

O-    This means that

O-    This also means that

F-    In addition, Plath explains that , "................................................."

O-   This means that

O-   This shows that

F-    Furthermore, when Plath writes that "................................................" she..............

O-   This shows that

O-   This means that

CS- The confusion that comes with loss is evident in Plath's poem.



4. Problems with this paragraph plan?  How do we fix them?


5. HW-  Catch up weekend.  Finish what you're missing and place in portfolio, or, if it's an essay, submit.