9th Grade - Freshmen should have all turned in their final drafts of the Antigone essay yesterday. Because the goal is to have everyone produce the best writing possible, the best course of action was to take a day to have a thorough peer-edit looking for any content and argument errors, and then reviewing again for spelling/grammar/presentation. Students will have Friday in the library to take these corrections and develop a much stronger final draft. Ideally, everyone finishes this week with a piece of writing that they feel good about, and that can serve as a personal model for later essays.
Students who did not have their essay finished on time were given the day in the library to complete the essay; however, this means they did not have the same chance to peer-edit in class.
Homework - S.S.R. Projects due by 3/25!
10th Grade - As we have just finished up a rather involved unit with a significant final project, today was designed to be a lighter load in the classroom. Students were given part of the day to look at each other's projects and the different ways people connected media to TKAM. I also showed an episode of "King of the Hill" that borrows heavily from one of the scenes in the novel. Tomorrow we start notes on persuasive writing for a B.O.E. that students will start on Monday.
HOMEWORK - S.S.R. Projects Due by 3/25!
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