English 4: 9/27,28/10

1. Clean up from last week. Give students sign up sheets to sign up for A. consultation appointments, B. Medieval handout worksheet, C. Parts of speech plan, D. The game sign up, and E. Tutoring.
   
2. For students doing the medieval background worksheet, a website was shown on the overhead and what it contains explained. Students warned -- no plagiarism.
3. Literature book: A. Go over in detail British literature form and reading skills, page 9, B. Thinking skills and requirements, page 10, C. The writing process, pages 11 and 12. Class explanation and discussion occurred for each topic.
   
4. Students broke into groups to interpret all 8 steps of the writing process to A. Make sure they understood all the parts, and B. Understood that when I assign a formal writing assignment that they are to show all parts of the process when they turn in their work.
5. The 4 D's of writing preparation handout was given. It is the shorter, easier form of the 8 point writing process. Students can choose which they prefer to use, but evidence of all steps must be turned in with their paper.
6. A copy of the 4 D's can be downloaded from my website: joinerhj.googlepages.com