Thursday, April 11, 2013

English 4 & 4H: 4/10,11/13

Benchmark

  • LA.1112.4.2.4, 3.3.1: Business writing
Essential Q
  • What is the point, purpose, and function of business writing?
Objective
  • Learn the requirements and techniques of business writing.
Agenda
  • Bell Ringer
    • Complete editing assignment 3, run-ons and sentence fragments
    • Describe why any employer would be lucky to hire you.
  • Activities
    • Correct and record student work on editing assignment 3
    • Review clauses, phrases, and sentence types
      • Give and assign editing assignment 4: "The Loyal Canary" due next class
    • Continue business writing project
      • Review of where we are to date on the project.
        • Expectations are that whatever cannot be completed at school, must be completed at home.
        • FCAT will throw our schedule off for the next several weeks, putting more strain on students to keep up and get the work done - especially the students who are not coming to class.
      • Students were given time with the computers to complete section 2 of the project.
        • Go to the assigned websites (on the handout)
        • Answer all questions on the handout.
        • This part of the project will be complete this week.
      • Video: "How to Speak Irish" expectations and reality can differ
      • Assigned to print out resume template and begin to fill it out with your own information.
    • Handouts
      • Students were given a business letter handout showing block and modified  block styles and spacing
      • Students were given handout of resume action words

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