Monday, February 22, 2010
1. Review "Leads in Expository Writing" by reading examples of exemplary and not-so-exemplary leads. (Per. 6 read their own leads first).
2. Review "Voice" with an explanation of voice and a series of examples.
3. Passed out to students a rubric with which they will revise their essays ("My Father Sits...A Special Place") meticulously checking each section in the handout, and writing out on a sheet of paper the points earned for each item (5, 3, or 1) : Ask for these handouts if you were absent.
1. Idea Development
2. Organization
3. Voice
4. Word Choice
5. Conventions
6. Sentence Fluency
HOMEWORK: Revise your essay with rubric. Make sure you rewrite your essay and staple it on top of the rough draft. Staple the rubric to the back. In other words: Staple in this order: Final draft on top, followed by rough draft, followed by rubric(the last sheet).
Bring it to class tomorrow.

REMINDER: Be prepared to take Voc. Quiz XXI (21) tomorrow.
REMINDER: Novel project is due Friday, 2/26