English 4 & 4H: 9/26,27/12

Guidng Q

• What, how, and when do you use prewriting techniques?
• How do you trouble shoot and solve project plan problems and issues?

Bell Ringer

• Students are to get their book and read the 3rd set of 10 pages
• Students are to find three examples of comparison (any type) in today's reading. Examples and explanations given.
• Note page and paragraph of examples listed.

Activities

• Handout: prewriting and 5 stages of writing
• Discussion and teaching of the handout
• Warning/threat: at any time the teacher feels free to test, pop and surprise, over any of the handouts given and explained in class
• Assignment: Must create a large prewrite, using any or all of the types explained on the handout. The subject of the prewrite is to focus on all possible topics a student is willing to consider for a compare/contrast essay topic. Students are to fully develop their prewrite to include topics and details about topics that might be considered
• Discussion, explanation and details regarding the dangers and problems of "learned helplessness"
• Explanation as to how to do phase 3 of the castle project: How to create a figurative or descriptive language comparison for each of the castle labels.
• Castle projects are due 9/28/12
• After that will be late for less credit
• Next vocabulary test and vocabulary homework is 10/5/12
• Any remaining class time was to be spent on make up work and/or the castle project