Wednesday, November 19, 2014

All Boys, All Blogged: November 19, 2014

Focus: How can improve our writing and augment our vocabulary?

1. Warming up by trying out Turnitin.com with our writing assessments

  • Step One: Delete everything on your timed writing document except for the essay itself.
  • Step Two: Type an MLA heading at the top of your document.
  • Step Three: Read through the Turn It In letter and fill in the following information:
    • Our class ID: 9074074
    • Our class enrollment password: english10
  • Step Four: Set up a Turn It In account by following the directions in the letter
  • Step Five: Submit your timed writing to Turn It In and read your originality report


2. Browsing your Kite Runner vocabulary for the week (Chapters 15-20) and making flashcards using your favorite app

3. Playing Scattegories to learn some of this week's tougher words

Round 1

1. A garrulous teacher or coach you've had

2. A habit that a pragmatic student might have

3. Something an affable student would say to another student

4. A rotund object

5. Something a first hour student would do to exude exhaustion

Round 2

1. An event that would leave you feeling disoriented

2. Something you would say to reconcile your relationship with your parents

3. A comment Ms. Leclaire might write on your essay if you had given it only a cursory proofreading

4. A statement that a rueful English 10 student might make

5. A subject worthy of your rumination

Round 3

1. A contemptuous gesture that a student might make in the hallway

2. A subject/topic that stupefies you

3. Something generous you could do to help out a destitute population during the holidays

4. A food that is unadulterated (pure; not contaminated by inferior substances)

5. Something we have an ample supply of here in English 10

HW:
1. Please read and annotate the final chapters of The Kite Runner for our last fishbowl discussion on Thursday; leaders should prepare their syllabus.

2. Start making flashcards for the next vocabulary list, which covers Chapters 15-20.

3. If you are giving your book talk this Friday, please prepare and rehearse it.

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