GOALS FOR WEEK 10
By the end of this week, you will:
By the end of this week, you will:
- Learn about two structures for a summary-response essay and complete your first draft.
- Discuss how to recognize objective and subjective tone in writing.
- Learn how to form passive and perfect gerunds and infinitives.
- Learn and practice structures for introducing data and sources in academic writing.
- Learn about reporting verbs and how to express reported speech in English.
- Learn academic vocabulary through our novel and textbooks.
- Continue practicing skimming and scanning texts for information.
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MONDAY
-Warm-up -Discuss Flowers for Algernon homework 7 -GS Chapter 9: Passive Gerunds and Infinitives HOMEWORK -Continue working on Grammar Sense Chapter 9 online homework and study for quiz on Wednesday -Work on first draft of summary-response essay for peer review for Friday. -Work on Journal 9 for Friday. -Begin reading Flowers for Algernon pp. 255-284 and complete Homework 8 for Monday. |
TUESDAY
-Warm-up -Library research workshop with Core 8 class -Practice passive gerunds and infinitives HOMEWORK -Continue working on Grammar Sense Chapter 9 online homework and study for quiz on Thursday -Work on first draft of summary-response essay for peer review for Friday. -Work on Journal 9 for Friday. -Continue reading Flowers for Algernon pp. 255-284 and complete Homework 8 for Monday. |
WEDNESDAY
-Warm-up -Finish GS Chapter 9 (perfect gerunds and infinitives) -Pathways Chapter 4: Tone exercise -Review a second summary-response essay and structure. HOMEWORK -Finish Grammar Sense Chapter 9 online homework and study for quiz on Thursday -Work on first draft of summary-response essay for peer review for Friday. -Work on Journal 9 for Friday. -Continue reading Flowers for Algernon pp.255-284 and complete Homework 8 for Monday. |
THURSDAY
-Warm-up -Quiz: GS 9 Gerunds and Infinitives -Start GS Chapter 15 -More summary-response practice and writing time HOMEWORK -Complete and print first draft of summary-response essay for peer review tomorrow. -Journal 9 due Friday -Continue reading Flowers for Algernon pp. 255-284 and complete Homework 8 for Monday. -Start GS Chapter 15 online homework. |
FRIDAY
-Warm-up -Review quiz -Journal 9 due -GS Chapter 15 -Summary-response peer review HOMEWORK -Complete final draft of summary-response essay for Tuesday, April 3. -Continue reading Flowers for Algernon pp. 255-284 and complete Homework 8 for Monday. Bring your printed, completed homework to turn in on Monday. -Start GS Chapter 15 online homework. |