Tuesday, September 18, 2012

English 4 & 4H: 9/17,18/12

Guiding Q
  • What are the parts of a castle?
  • How does figurative language work to compare?
  • How do I learn to start/organize work?
Bell ringer
  • For one of the masks hanging on the wall:
    • Create a simile
    • Create a personification
Activities:
  • Complete the bell ringer: share the writing and clarify correct examples. This is a model of what they will be doing as part of the castle project.
  • Students assigned notes titled "Overcoming confusion
    1. How to start and get things done
      • Dealt with grades and work ethic as part of the notes
    2. Breaking the code of open ended assignments
    3. Students took notes for which they received a grade. Students will get extra credit if an absent person copies their notes and show them to me for a make up grade.
  • The book list assignment is due next class
  • Computer time
    • Students were given a minimum of 45 minutes to work on the computer to complete current assignments.

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