Friday, April 2, 2010

LA SYLLABUS - WEEK OF APRIL 5, 2010

Welcome Back!

Announcements:
  • No study session this week.
  • Book report is due by Wednesday, April 7. The three book report options are also posted on my blog. If you have selected Options A or B, remember to use the proper business letter format distributed the week prior to spring break.

Monday:
  • Introduce I-Search paper. Discuss Phase I - Topic Selection/Forming a Search Question. Complete handout (search question) by Thursday.
  • Capitalization lesson- diagnostic test/people and cultures

Tuesday:
  • Capitalization lesson: first words and titles
  • Writing Workshop

Wednesday:
  • Capitalization lesson: places and transportation
  • Share and collect book reports

Thursday:
  • Handout (search question) due today.
  • Capitalization lesson: organizations and other subjects
  • Homework for Friday: In grammar book, complete pages 244-245 by Friday.

Friday:
  • Search questions that have been approved will be returned today. I will conference with students whose topics are too broad or too narrow and help them revise their search questions.
  • Lesson (Phase II of I-Search): How to identify useful and valid resources.
  • By Wednesday, you must bring to class index cards and sources that you may use for I-Search (books, articles from the internet, newspapers, magazines, etc.)
  • Writing Workshop

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