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Notes from synthesis essay (practice exam 121112)

"The Cargo Hulks"

"Ramshackle barges"
"limp"

"vomit"

"flounder"

"dream"...but..."wake"...to..."overwhelming stink"

Write 1 sentence that summarizes your list.

"Breaking Ships"

"quotes describing ship"

Write 1 sentence that summarizes your list.

Both

Similarities

Differences

So what?

(Why does this topic matter to you and why should it matter to your reader?)

Paragraph 1 The Cargo Hulks

(topic/summary sentence, supporting details, concluding point)

paragraph 2 Breaking Ships

(topic/summary sentence, supporting details, concluding point)

paragraph 3 So What?

Response Journal Update

(First Response Journal Check: Due Friday, July 12th) (Final Response Journal Check: Due Friday, August 2nd)

July 3rd	10 Questions re: Brain Rules
July 4th	1/2 pg re: Brain Rules
July 5th	1 pg re: Tekkinkonkreet & Mind Map
July 8th	"A Dialogue of Self and Soul," Yeats & "A Dialogue Between the Soul and Body;" 1/2 page each + Venn Diagram (w/partner) comparing two poems
July 9th	1 pg "Goblin Market," Rossetti (We also read "Remember," Harjo)
July 10th	Poetry Concept Map
July 12th	1/2 pg personal, 1/2 pg ea Water & Tiger as symbol, 1/2 pg either boat or island as symbol re: Life of Pi
July 16th	Literary Terms Concept Map (w/group)
July 18th	mind map of story elements or realms of inquiry map re: Totem (w/group)
July 19th	1 pg personal response & dichotomies mind map re: MirrorMask

Due Dates for Major Works

July 17th	Poetry Anthology
July 24th	Short Story Group Project
July 26th	Silent Journal Check
August 1st	Novel Study
August 2nd	Final Response Journal
August 6th	Writing Portfolio (w/copy for B)
August 6th & 7th	Writing Portfolio Presentations
August 7th	Silent Journal Check

Work So Far: Silent Journal, Response Journal and Writing Portfolio Bits

Silent Journal (5%)
15-20 minutes of continuous writing each class.  As of July 10th, you should have 5 entries.

Response Journal (15%)
July 3rd:     10 Questions re: Brain Rules
July 4th:      1/2 pg re: Brain Rules
July 5th:      1 pg re: Tekkonkinkreet & Mind Map
July 8th:      "A Dialogue of Self and Soul," Yeats & "A Dialogue Between the Soul and Body,"
                   1/2 page each + Venn Diagram (w/partner) comparing two poems
July 9th:      1 pg "Goblin Market," Rossetti (We also read "Remember," Harjo)
July 10th:    Poetry Concept Map
(First Response Journal Check:  Due Friday, July 12th)

Writing Portfolio Bits (25%)
3 Essays from Practise Exam 1
3 Brainstorming Strategies
1 Poem modeled after Sappho
5 Original poems from Anthology?
Wild Mind Writing Activities + 1 revision using Revision Strategies
Imaginative Writing Activities

Poetry Anthology & Self-Evaluation (will be a part of 15%)
5 Found Poems of EXCEPTIONAL quality
5 Original Poems
10-1/2 pg Responses
10 Illustrations
1  Peer Review
600 Word Self-Evaluation

Monday's Assignment

Film Makers!

Your mission for Monday, April 30th is to view one category of films from the following link.  You must sign into your vimeo account and vote for your favorite short film in said category.

http://vimeo.com/awards/categories

Once you have voted, be sure to complete your daily learning log but include a link to the film you voted for as well as a paragraph describing why you voted for that film.

See you Wednesday when we will return to finishing the In Camera Edit project (due at the end of the week).

CS5 Poster Tutorial

We have a client.  We need each of you to create a poster for a book.  These posters will actually be printed and publicly displayed and the printing costs will be covered by the client.

The following tutorial, for Photoshop CS5 gives you the steps to creating a movie poster.  I would like you to follow this basic format only if you do not have any ideas for yourself.  As with all of our projects, every part of the final image must be something you've created yourself.  You want to make sure that you and only have possess the intellectual property rights to your work.

http://designinstruct.com/graphic-design/create-a-surreal-sci-fi-movie-poster-with-photoshop-cs5/

You will also be putting a smaller version of your finished poster on your blog as well as the self-evaluation.

Assignments since Interm Cut-off

Response Journal for Animal Farm. You should be finished with Chapter 10 by Thursday, July 23rd.

Your silent journals are due Friday, July 24th.

Will will be watching the Animal Farm Film on Friday afternoon to which you will need a response entry. This could be a written response of some sort, a freewrite, a brainstrom, a mind map or an image of your own making. Your Response Journals are Due Friday, July 23rd.

Literary Terms Dictionary Entries.
4-4 part entries are due Monday, July 27th.

You will be creating a Utopia or Dystopia that you will be presenting in some way to the class. All of these, regardless of when or how you present it, will be due on Tuesday, July 28th.

Dates for Short Story Lessons

Wednesday July 15th

• The Possibility of Evil: Liam, Marvin, Jonathan

Thursday July 16th

• Love Song: Zijun, Ricky, Alex C., Kevin L.
• Harrison Bergerson: Yona, Kenneth, Kevin H., Junho

Friday July 17th:

• Ashes For The Wind: Cheryl, Alex K. David R., Andy
• Choices: Brendan, Cona, Tim, David C., Christian

Good luck!

How To Teach a Short Story

Teaching a lesson is very much like writing an essay--you need all the same parts.

Introduction
Story Title:

How are you going to get your students’ interest? (Hook)

What do you want your students to learn? Learning Objectives: these can be your own, from the Ministry of Education, etc... (Thesis Statement) Everything in your lesson should be aimed at helping students meet your learning objectives.

Body
What activities are you going to present that help your students meet your objectives? These must include reading the story in some format but are also other activities such as independent work, discussions with a partner, a small group or the whole class. They may also include enrichment activities like a game or a video, etc. There is much room here for creativity. The activities you choose should help your students make a personal connection to the material you're covering. They should also help your students put the work into it's larger social and literary context (see Realms of Inquiry for further information).

Conclusion
How will you determine that your students’ learned the material? These can be game results, quizs, questionaires, a test or some kind of project. The project can be anything from a paragraph or two to a full essay. Other kinds of projects work too. Think creatively about getting your students to use both text and images.

Why does this story matter? Remember that personal connection? See if you can get your students talking about why the story matters to them.

Work Habits
You also need to decide who is going to do which parts of your lesson. You also need to know the order events will take as well as the duration of each part. Your complete lesson plan also contains a list of materials and who will be providing the materials.

How to Essays--DUE Tuesday July 14th!

1. Brainstorm
2. Rough Draft of Body
3. Revision of Body (post peer edits)
4. Introduction Worksheet
5. Rough Draft of Introduction
6. Rough Draft of Conclusion
7. 2 peer edits done FOR you
8. 2 peer edits done BY you

Assignment List Updated for July 10th

1. Rights of the Child poster
2. 2 paragraphs on Animals
3. Golden Compass Character Paragraph
4. Anima/Animus Group Worksheet
5. Personal ID bag (various dates)
6. Free Will Mind Map
7. How To Write A Test Group Activity
8. Brainstorming for How to Essay
9. 1st Draft of the Body of your How to Essay
10. You must get 2 others to read your Body Draft and complete a peer-review worksheet
11. You must complete a peer review worksheet for 2 classmates
12. Brainstorming for Fable
13. 1st Draft of your Fable
14. Peer Review of Fable (1 about you and 1 from you)
15. 5 silent journal entries of five minutes each.
16. 2 Paragraphs re: The Lottery

Due Monday July 13th

How To Essay--brainstorming, 1st draft of body, 2 peer edits by you, 2 peer edits for you, introduction worksheet, introduction draft, and the revision of your essay's body.

and

2 Paragraphs re: The Lottery with your brainstorming or chart.