Monday, September 05, 2016

Writing Sample

Intro lesson
1Bell Ringer:
In your One Note Notebook
Write the Sentence.  Write the answer.  Place an arrow from the underlined word to the part of the sentence that serves as the context clue.

 In the ring, the two boxers were antagonists,  but in their private lives they were good friends.
–A. a supporters     B. enemies     C. examples
THERE ARE TWO WORD TODAY: 

ILL WILL BETWEEN THE TWO FAMILIES GOES BACK SO MANY GENERATIONS THAT NOBODY REMEMBERS WHAT ORIGINALLY CAUSED THE ANIMOSITY.

–A.  strong dislike      B. admiration  C.  great fear

My amiable dog greets both strangers and old friends with a happy yip and energetic tail-wagging.
–A. intelligent  B. uncaring  C. good-natured

HOMEWORK
Students received Vocabulary Packets
Homework:  For Tuesday, 9/ 6
Complete vocab unit 1
On a separate paper, write original sentences for each vocab word.
*****BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE CONTEXT CLUES FOR EACH WORD IN YOUR SENTENCES.

REFLECTIVE WRITING:

THE SCREAM (Click on the following link)


Goals:  Students will complete their rough drafts

Students will check their work in  to www.Grammarly
Students will submit their work to Www.turnitin.com
Students will engage in cooperative analysis
(Read, Respond and Reflect/ write about the works of other students)

Reflection


THE NEED TO THINK REFLECTIVELY IMPROVES YOUR ABILITY TO READ CRITICALLY AND ANALYZE IDEAS PRESENTED IN CLASS AS WELL AS DAILY EXPERIENCES. AS YOU WRITE, YOU CLARIFY YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. THE PROCESS OF THINKING AND WRITING REFLECTIVELY HELPS YOU TO LAY PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR ALL OF YOUR CREATIVE WORK.

THINKING REFLECTIVELY HELPS YOU:

UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF REFLECTIVE WRITING
RECOGNISE THE BENEFITS OF REFLECTING ON YOUR DEVELOPING AN IDEA OR PHILOSOPHY

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK TO VIEW THE PAINTING:

PAINTING: THE SCREAM
ARTIST: EDVARD MUNCH

ASSIGNMENT: STUDY THE PAINTING ABOVE. PLACE YOURSELF IN THE COMPOSITION AND EXPERIENCE THE MESSAGE THAT THE ARTIST, EDVARD MUNCH, IS ATTEMPTING TO CONVEY. IF YOU ARE THE PERSON MUNCH IS PAINTING, WHAT HAVE YOU JUST EXPERIENCED? WHY ARE YOU HERE? WHAT IS EDVARD MUNCH'S MESSAGE? WHAT DO YOU SEE? INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING CONCEPTS INTO YOUR ESSAY:

1. YOUR EMOTIONAL REACTION

2. WHAT EMOTION IS BEING EXPRESSED?

3. HOW DO THE COLORS INFLUENCE THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT? (COMMENT ON THE USE OF COLOR, DIRECTION, BRUSHSTROKES USED)

CLOSURE ACTIVITY: 
AT THE END OF EACH CLASS, STUDENTS WILL EVALUATE THEIR WORK. THIS WILL PROMOTE THE ABILITY TO SELF AND PEER EDIT. IT WILL ALSO FACILITATE THE GOAL OF POSITIVE RESPONSE. 

DAILY CLOSURE ACTIVITY:(CLICK ON THE APPROPRIATE DAY WHEN COMPLETING THE CLOSURE ACTIVITY 
Friday, 8/28: WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR RESPONSES AS FIGURATIVE OR LITERAL? EXPLAIN 


STANDARD - 1.2.11.C: EXAMINE THE AUTHOR’S EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT BIAS AND ASSUMPTIONS, BELIEFS ABOUT A SUBJECT, USE OF FACT AND/OR OPINION, AND/OR THE AUTHOR’S ARGUMENT OR DEFENSE OF A CLAIM AS RELATED TO ESSENTIAL AND NON-ESSENTIAL INFORMATION.
STANDARD - 1.8.11.C: ANALYZE, SYNTHESIZE, AND INTEGRATE DATA, CREATING A REASONED PRODUCT THAT SUPPORTS AND APPROPRIATELY ILLUSTRATES INFERENCES AND CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM RESEARCH.

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MRS. CHRISTIAN'S CLASSES WILL SIGN IN TO WWW.TURNITIN.COM