English 4 & 4H: 10/15 through 19/12

Guiding Q

• How do you push through to completion in any project?

Bell Ringers:

• None this week

Activities:

• Complete test on 5 stages of writing, prewriting, and figurative language
• Complete all make up work: make up work not completed by Friday will not be graded.
• Grades have been posted since Monday
• Complete and turn in the total compare/contrast writing project
• 150 points includes the following 6 items
• 1. Prewrite -- graded twice already but must be included
• 2. Choice of two things being compared
• 3. Listing (Venn diagram, or graphic chart or on own paper) showing how the items are alike, and how they are different.
• 4. A crafted thesis statement
• 5. A phrasal or sentence outline of the paragraphs of their paper
• 6. The rough draft (The rough draft is unedited and the final paper is edited. If the two papers are the same, they will get a zero for part of their project.)
• 150 points will be for the final edited, perfect paper. I will grade this based on the 10 bullet points listed under "Key Traits" on page 266 of their book.
• Notes
• Full credit if turned in on or before Thursday, 10/18/12
• Loss of one letter grade on Friday, 10/19/12
• I will not accept papers after Friday.
• Students are given all the time in class to finish this paper between Monday and Friday except for the time they voluntarily spend on make up work and the 5 stages test.
• Computers are available to them.