Tuesday 1/30
If you have NOT turned in messy self-edit, please give that to Mr. Nash today. Put this on hold until I return: Upload paper to Turnitin. Turn in messy self-edit, peer edit & checklist & article. To prepare to begin reading Of Mice and Men, Read background here (reading level grade 4.5) View Of Mice and Men Movie Trailer (2:22) View Of Mice and Men Context: The Great Depression (2:23) View Background Video (4:38) This novel asks the question: What would YOU do for a friend? View THIS CLIP (3:00) of the movie to understand the relationship between George the protector and Lennie the man-child--it's MORE than a BROmance! Assignment : Read Chapters 1-2 for Tuesday Listen to Audio HERE or HERE on YouTube Here are ALL of the Chapters on AudioBook NOT on YouTube Below is an AUDIO BOOK WITH THE WORDS on the screen if that helps. Audio of Chapter 1 with words on screen (follow links on the menu on the right to get to next chapters) Complete Steinbeck Webquest.. I'll give you a copy or you can save document to your laptop and type responses on it. PUT YOUR NAME ON THE WEBQUEST!! Turn in to Mr. Nash please. **Use these sites to complete assignment. Use the Edit, Find command to search the sites Sites for Of Mice and Men WebQuest: 1. Wikipedia's Of Mice and Men 2.. Banned Books 3. Banned Classic American Novels 4. Why is the book banned? 5. Meaning of title 6. Themes of novel Sites for John Steinbeck WebQuest: 1. Steinbeck's California Connection 2. Steinbeck Timeline 3. Find A Grave 4. Wiki on Steinbeck 5. Steinbeck's Friends 6. Sorry Charley 7. Steinbeck's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech--click Read the acceptance speech Thursday 2/1 Turn in Steinbeck Webquest. Previous Weeks' Lessons: Week of January 22-26, 2018 Friday 1/26 Do EasyBib Export together!! Blue 3 and anyone absent only : Oops! 3. Submit S-V Agreement Assignment #3 (22 pts) Give me messy self-edit today before you leave! Peer edit in class. Make corrections. Double-check the Rubric! Here is the Peer Edit sheet. See both sides! After final draft is uploaded to Turnitin, you will also turn in messy self edit, peer edit and article(s). ...................................................... Wednesday 1/24 Next class: MUG: Subject-Verb Agreement last 4 pages of practice packet Then practice with these three 1. Agreement with Trick Singulars 2. Agreement when words separate subject and verb 3. Practice with this SV Agreement Practice Quiz Now use rules packet to 3. Submit S-V Agreement Assignment #3 (22 pts) 4. Submit S-V Agreement Assignment #4 (18 pts) Work on messy self edit, peer edit and articles. ....................................................... Monday 1/22 Subject-Verb Agreement Practice Packet-Pre-test Click here for a review of ALL the rules! Rules: 1. Whenever each, either, neither, ones (someone, anyone), bodies (somebody, nobody" is the subject, the verb MUST be singular. (Also add Every and Many a or Many an Each of the girls is carrying a backpack. Every girl and boy carries... Many a girl carries a 2. Whenever "both, few, several, many" is subject, the verb must be plural Both of the girls are carrying a backpack. 3. If "some, all, any, none, most" is the subject, look inside the phrase to determine if the verb is singular or plural. Some of the cake is gone. Some of the cookies are gone. 4. Singular subjects joined by "or" take singular verb. Jason, Jen or Pat does the dishes every night. 5. Compound subjects joined by "and" take plural verbs. Jason, Jen and Pat are coming for dinner. View ACT review videos: 1. ACT English Tips: SV Agreement 2. Tricky scenarios on the ACT with SV agreement Complete these assignments. (I will keep the better 18 point and the better 22 point assignment. Use the Cheat Sheet and your worksheets!) 1. SUBMIT S-V Agreement ASSIGNMENT #1 at Quia (22 pts) 2. SUBMIT S-V Agreement ASSIGNMENT #2 at Quia (18 pts) **Show me messy self-edit for points. After you show me self-edit and have errors corrected on your draft, print new copy for peer editor. Here is the Peer Edit sheet. See both sides! Before you leave: Go to SDMyLife, Click on Assessments Link across the top and Complete the Matchmaker. Week of January 16-19, 2018 Thursday 1/18 MUG: Hyphens, Dashes & Ellipsis Rules 1. Practice Hyphens & Dashes at Khan Academy 2. Practice using the hyphen 3. Take this quiz about 2-word hyphens 4. Take this practice quiz about hyphens with re- words (again, sometimes necessary for clarity!) 5. Try this dash quiz (you'll need to scroll up and down to look at correct answers) 6. Review with this Hyphens Quiz (you'll need to scroll up and down to look at correct answers) Finally: Take Quiz over Hyphens, Dashes and Ellipsis at Quia (use your packet!) Show me your job shadow paper rough draft and article(s). Follow steps below to get ready for self and peer-editing! ....................................................... Tuesday 1/16 MUG: Hyphens, Dashes and Ellipsis Rules Go over the Hyphens, Dashes & Ellipses rules packet Review: 1. ACT Punctuation 2. Learn the hyphen rules here! 3. Learn the dash rules here! -- The dash is longer than a hyphen!! 4. Read THE DASH!! 5. What is an ellipsis? ... Simple ellipsis rules When to use four dots!! (read the first two examples) Show me AT LEAST ONE article you located related to your shadow career with info you want to include in your paper HIGHLIGHTED. Last week we read a Job Shadow Sample Paper with article added and Works Cited. Today we'll look at another Student Sample from last year that shows how to insert support in TWO different places in your paper. Utilize the ICE method to add information to your paper: 1. Introduce with Signal phrase that lends authority or credibility. 2. Cite 3. Explain Utilize the two resources below if you are in doubt! Read ICE it What is a SIGNAL phrase and how do I use it? Follow these steps: 1. Add the info from your article(s) Remember the Quote Sandwich: Introduce (According to John Smith, a pediatrician at Dallas Children's Hospital,....or Mechanic Dean Smith in an article in Motortrends Magazine argues that...) Cite/Insert the quote Explain it or connect it. 2. Add the article(s) to your EasyBib Job Shadow Journal Project for a total or 4 or 5 sources! 3. Print a hard copy of your paper including Works Cited (Export using Red Button, Print as Word, Copy & Paste) 4. SELF-EDIT BY HAND. Make changes on the draft. If you highlight or circle, attempt to revise! This should take you quite some time!!! Instead of: Eight moms were in labor and delivery. Use: Eight moms prepared to give birth. Here is another copy of the Job Shadow Self Edit Activity . DON'T THROW MESSY DRAFT! YOU will turn it in! 5. When you are satisfied that you have corrected EVERYTHING in your self-edit, fix & print a clean copy for peer edit. 6. Be ready to peer edit on Monday. 7. Final draft with Works Cited due next Wednesday. We will be uploading papers to Turnitin .......................................................................... Week of January 8-12, 2018 Second Semester Begins Thursday 1/11 Put on PATIENCE. Research takes TIME and TENACITY. Find job shadow "human interest" article (NOT web page but an article from a magazine or newspaper or newsletter, etc.) in either Google Drive folder I shared with your or an online library database (EBSCO, Pro-Quest, InfoTrac). To search library databases: 1. Go to Siouxlandlib.org databases 2. Scroll down to EBSCO Megafile 3. In the search bar, type in "A Day in the Life of a (name your job) 4. Under Limit Your Results, click Full Text and Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) journals 5. Click Search 6. Carefully Read the description of the article because the TITLE might not tell what it's about! 7. To open and read it, click on the PDF Full Text icon on the left side of the page 8. BEFORE printing the article, skim/read it to make sure it's a HUMAN interest story ABOUT a person engaged in that career. 9. Ideally, you should find and print TWO (2) articles so you have more info to choose from. 10. Two important tips: First, click the Save to Google Drive icon in upper left. 11. From EBSCO, you can cite DIRECTLY to EasyBib! How? A. Log in to EasyBib in another browser B. Click the Export link on right hand side C. Choose Direct Export to EasyBib (2nd from bottom) and Click Save D. Once EasyBib opens, Under Import the Following Citations, click Import and follow the steps Read Job Shadow Sample Paper with article added and Works Cited. View: How to Make a Quote Flow in an Essay View: Choosing & Using Quotations View Quotation Sandwich Read ICE it What is a SIGNAL phrase and how do I use it? Assignment: Find, print and show me 2 PRINTED career articles with the quotes/passages from the article you have chosen for support HIGHLIGHTED. Tuesday 1/9 Semester Test When you finish... 1. Did you Go to SDMyLife, Click on Assessments Link across the top and Complete the Matchmaker? 2. Is your 2-page job shadow journal written? Week of January 3-5, 2018 Friday 1/5 I will not grade any job shadow pieces after today! Thank you note is a REQUIREMENT of the Teachwell organization. Work on Job Shadow paper. Listen to sample papers. Did you set up three EasyBib entries on Wednesday? We added person you shadowed, business site, and bls.gov article you used for Fast Shadow Facts. Here is the Rubric for the Job Shadow Journal (it will be updated to reflect 4 sources on Works Cited) Here is the Job Shadow Self Edit Activity . Go to SDMyLife, Click on Assessments Link across the top and Complete the Matchmaker. Click to access Semester Test Review Wednesday 1/3 Happy New Year! Check Infinite Campus for missing job shadow pieces! Complete them TODAY! Check email for message from me about missing work. Merry Christmas to West Central...it's a Christmas Miracle! We FINALLY have a tool that levels the playing field--one that schools around us have used for years and years. 1. What is it? Turnitin! 2. Setting up your account 3. How does it work? Create accounts at Turnitin.com Step 1: Registration 1. To register and create a user profile, I will provide you with a class ID and enrollment key. 2. Go to the top of the page at turnitin.com. 3. Click the Create Account link on the homepage, which will open the Create a User Profile page. 4. Click the Student link and fill in the required information in the new user profile form. (Class ID & Enrollment Key) 5. Once you have created your profile, click the I Agree button to successfully log into Turnitin. **The first paper we will run through Turnitin is your job shadow journal. Job Shadow Journal paper set up in Pages document (header, 4 line info block, Title) Type the first paragraph, which should include the who, what, where, when details of your shadow View sample Create Works Cited page Log in to EasyBib. Create New Project called Job Shadow Journal. Together, we'll... 1. Add Interview (click All 59 Options) to add the person you interviewed 2. Add Your Shadow's Business Website (find it and copy the link, add publication date, website title, etc.) 3. Add the bls.gov article you accessed (go to bls.gov and type your job title in search bar) 4. We will also add the career journal article that you will find by accessing library databases. Here is the Job Shadow Self Edit Activity . Here is the Rubric for the Job Shadow Journal (it will be updated to reflect 4 sources on Works Cited) |