Monday 4/30/12

In Class:

• Last class work day to write your revisions responding to my feedback.  

Homework:

• Printed final content draft due tomorrow for proofreading workshop.  
• Draft for grading and exhibition due Thursday BOC.

Friday 4/27/12

In Class:

• Writing and work time - get your draft ready for my feedback, or revise based on my feedback if you have it already.

Homework:

• Email me your draft ready for my feedback asap, but at least before I wake up Saturday.

Thursday 4/26/12

In Class:

• Text critiques (all class)
• Writing and revising

Homework:

• No more critiques.  Get your draft ready for feedback emailed to me before I wake up Saturday.  

Wednesday 4/25/12

In Class:

• Text critiques (all class)
• Writing and revising

Homework:

• Discuss the strengths, areas for refinement and author's questions as we have been doing for two student texts.

Tuesday 4/23/12

In Class:

• Text critiques (all class)
• Writing and revising

Homework:

• Discuss the strengths, areas for refinement and author's questions as we have been doing for two student texts.

Monday 4/23/12

In Class:

• Text critiques (all class)
• Writing and revising

Homework:

• Discuss the strengths, areas for refinement and author's questions as we have been doing for two student texts.

Friday 4/20/12

In Class:

• Text critiques (all class)
• Writing and revising

Homework:

• Discuss the strengths, areas for refinement and author's questions as we have been doing for two student texts.

Thursday 4/19/12

In Class:

• Text critiques (all class)
• Writing and revising

Homework:

• Discuss the strengths, areas for refinement and author's questions as we have been doing for two student texts.

Wednesday 4/18/12

In Class:

• Text critiques (all class)
• Writing and revising

Homework:

• Discuss the strengths, areas for refinement and author's questions as we have been doing for two student texts.

Tuesday 4/17/12

In Class:

• Planner/Critique
• Review feedback notes
• Class critique
• Work Time.

Homework:

• Critique two student texts according to the parameters described Monday.

Monday 4/16/12

Annc: Homework set – building to project work.

Starter: 

What is truth? Give an example.

What is beauty? Give an example.

What truth or beauty are you trying to convey in this piece of writing.

Pairs:  Find child’s drafts.

Students read each other’s child’s drafts, and try to predict the truth or beauty the author is getting at.

Critique Sign Up: On board

Homework: for each text

1. Focus is on content over proofreading for now

2. Circle a part of the text that gets at something true or beautiful and explain why you circled it.

3. Underline a part of the text that needs refinement and explain in detail what needs to be refined and why. (This is not optional.  If the text seems solid to you, find a way they could make it even more true or beautiful.)   

4. Respond to the author’s question.   

Thursday 4/5/12

In Class:

• Project ideas
• Shifty first drafts
• Finish your shifty first draft by the EOC

Homework - for Spring Break:

• "Enjoy" a difficult pleasure.

Wednesday 4/4/12

In Class:

• Vocabulary Quiz
• Project Proposal
• Begin early first draft for project.

Homework:

• Finish project proposal if not done so already.

Tuesday 2/3/12

In Class:

• Study for vocabulary quiz
• Email me seminar reflection
• Project brainstorming

Homework:

• Study for vocabulary quiz tomorrow.