Week #10 - Becoming Expository Experts!

Hello Sophomores!

We have nine school days until Thanksgiving Break!  Are you doing the very best you can?  Are you understanding all the learning taking place in class?  Are you able to do the work on your own?  Take a minute to reflect and then decide how you want to go about these next two weeks.  Remember - I am assessing your efforts every single day.  I look for consistency, diligence, focus, work completion, and improvement. Bring your best!

This week we will continue to work with some different articles seeking text structure, evidence, appeals, and charting/annotating for understanding.  We will also decide on our own individual Expository ideas/topics (this will be discussed in class on Tuesday) - begin searching for articles that will support your own writing, giving your information the credibility it needs and deserves.

Please do not miss class.  Make sure to communicate and email if you are absent.  Tutoring/Office Hours are on Tuesday and Wednesday after school.  Please come get the assistance you need.  Grades are being updated and work will be returned.  Check your folders in class.  Your investment in your own daily learning will attribute highly to your class grade. 

You should be reading your Group Book every night.  Many of you need to catch up! Most had none to very little notes or questions for discussion. Last week was unacceptable.  Make better choices this week.  See Friday.

Here is our tentative schedule. 

Monday - Article in Groups.  Groups will receive different articles to read and annotate.  Students will show proof of structure, evidence, appeals, and credibility.  Students will produce individual summaries as an exit slip to show completion and understanding.

Tuesday - Article in Partners.  Partners will receive different articles to read and annotate.  Students will show proof of structure, evidence, appeals, and credibility.  Students will produce individual summaries as an exit slip to show completion and understanding.

Preview Process Writing Prompt - brainstorm ideas. Complete the form below.  Provide information concerning your own Expository writing idea. You must gain approval of your topic/idea from me. This must be completed before WEDNESDAY.  Failure to complete this form will result in a zero.
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Wednesday -Individual Article Expository Quiz. You will receive an article to read an annotate.  You will show proof of structure, evidence, appeals, and credibility.  You will answer short answers questions as well as produce an individual summary.  See handout - the quiz will follow the same structure used this previous week - as well as Mon/Tues.  Be ready.  Practice.  Use your own articles and annotations - the ones you are using for your own individual expository writing.

Thursday - Individual Work Time.  You may use the class computers to write or search for related information to support your writing.  You can ask for individual assistance.  Please utilize the class time.  Use all of your previous work efforts as models and guides for structure, evidence, appeals, all the while establishing credibility.  This process writing piece will be due on Tuesday 11/26.

Friday - Book Group Meeting #2.  You must have proof of notes and a minimum of THREE questions to receive credit this week.  Last week was unacceptable.  You need to have read what you and group have decided and some sort of evidence that you are processing themes, characters, author choice MUST be present. 

Please work hard this week.  Practice your craft.  This work takes time and patience.
Extra Credit opportunities expire on 11/16.  See previous posts regarding "Perks of Being...."
Other opportunities for EC - Poetry Club (Wednesdays), reams of paper, hand sanitizer, tissues.  

Be good.  Write on!

Samakosky