Daily Annoucements
I post here daily about what we accomplished in class each day, including handouts and links available to students on my CANVAS site.
Tuesday, 2/6/18
Semester 2, Day 9 After 10 minutes of reading, I gave some direct instruction, with the help of a succinct video (see below), on the first structured writing style we need to master this quarter -- the ACES paragraph. The paragraph's acronym and name make it sound fairly simple, but this is a somewhat complex structure with many individual elements that students need to combine into fluent, cohesive writing that feels too formal and stiff to many of them at the beginning. We studied the component parts today and practiced each part by writing an ACES about the article from last Friday, "Why Everyone Should Read Harry Potter" by Bret Stetka. At the end of class, I directed students towards some Study Resources for the Gilgamesh quiz tomorrow. This quiz has 30 multiple choice questions that require understanding of the steps in the hero's journey and symbolic archetypes, and how both of these function in the text. Some of the multiple choice questions also ask about what happens in the plot and why. There are 2 short answer questions at the end of the quiz that require students to demonstrate their knowledge of the theme statement format and topics and themes that we discussed in class on Monday. Homework: Finish practice ACES if needed. Prepare for the Gilgamesh quiz.
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