English 11 week of February 29

Monday - understanding conclusions

Tuesday - Plan for improvement in own words; specific example of how will use plan in writing. New article - "Are hospitals the safest place for healthy women to have babies? An obstetrician thinks twice".  Guided questions for grade.

Wednesday/Thursday - Guidance presenting on senior year schedule.

Friday - Guided questions returned; Essay practice on "Are hospitals the safest place for healthy women to have babies? An obstetrician thinks twice"

Creative Writing week of February 29

Monday - Font, book size, margins understanding of choices and selection

Wednesday - Luttke gone - Luttke editing A-H

Friday - Luttke editing K-Z

English 11 week of February 22

Monday - Essay returned. Identify similarities and differences in sample body paragraphs from essay.

Tuesday/Wednesday - Khan Academy. Seniors: try a challenge with parallelism:
http://www.chompchomp.com/structure01/structure01.htm and
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/niu/niu10.htm;

Read online article for essay improvement:

If you’re working on “has variety in sentence structure” under the Writing heading:

Sentence structure and variation

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/573/01/

If you’re working on “Includes an effective introduction and conclusion” under the Writing heading:

Use transitions in essay writing:

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/for-students-and-parents/how/how-do-i-include-transition-words-in-my-essay.html

If you’re working on “The response maintains a formal style and tone” under the Writing heading:

Avoid casual language

http://www.nus.edu.sg/celc/research/books/cwtuc/chapter03.pdf

If you’re working on “analysis of the source” under the Analysis heading:

Improving analysis

https://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/studyadvice/StudyResources/Essays/sta-developessay.aspx

If you’re working on “evaluates the author’s use of evidence” under the Analysis heading:

Using specific examples from text

http://www.calstatela.edu/sites/default/files/academic/english/comp/engl101-1/4-1-Using-Text.pdf

 Similarities/Differences wrap up; Highlight in sample paragraphs examples of improvement area.

Thursday/Friday - Area of improvement in own words and plan. Conclusions identified and practiced.

Creative Writing week of February 22

Monday - Headshots done by Yearbook! You will need to get a waiver signed for Photograph Copyright Release Form.  Luttke emailed you a copy.

Wednesday - Grammar check with one of the websites. Group edit.

Friday - Work on novel

English 11 week of February 15

Monday -

1st, 5th, 7th hours - receive essay back with feedback. Create outline and/or plan for improvement

2nd and 6th hour - writing argumentative analysis essay

Tuesday/Wednesday - Khan Academy; Seniors: try word choice quizzes at http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htm#Word_Choice
Reading "They might sound gross, but intestinal worms can actually be good for you" Argumentative article; answer guided questions about argumentative article

Thursday/Friday - Review areas of weakness on last argumentative analysis essay. Writing an argumentative essay on the article: "They might sound gross, but intestinal worms can actually be good for you"

Creative Writing week of February 15

Monday - Writing author bio

Wednesday - Work on novel in class.

Friday - Luttke deadline check for writing deadlines

English 11 week of February 8

Monday - Argumentative Writing vocabulary

Tuesday/Wednesday - Khan Academy practice. Argumentative article "What gets students motivated to work harder? Not money". Group work - answers questions

Thursday/Friday - Review SAT essay rubric; Receive writing assignment for argumentative article "What gets students motivated to work harder? Not money". 50 minutes to write essay.

Creative Writing week of February 8

Monday - Look at notes from Luttke on Novel Google Doc. Continue writing - remember your deadlines

Wednesday - Continue writing

Friday - Grammar check; Group editing - sentence combining and dialogue