Enamored with English

We are meeting in the computer lab again tomorrow.  Same labs as today.

By the end of the period tomorrow you will need to have a draft of your article completed and all of your interviews transcribed.  Please work on both tonight if you feel like you will not be able to have this work completed by the end of class tomorrow.

Remember that for the newspaper, each group needs to have at least one image that says something about your "department."

Dear English 10 Honors Students,

 

Before you start your work today, please make sure to pass in both Things Fall Apart rough drafts and your peer editing sheets.  Make sure your name is on EVERYTHING.  Your final draft is due on Turnitin at 3PM TODAY.

 

Today you are to finish all of your data gathering.  You have an entire period to interview each other, research, and transcribe the interviews you already have.  Please make sure to keep the volume inside the classroom low, so that all individuals can have a productive work period.  Tomorrow, you will be outlining your articles, so it is really important that all of your “research” for your article has been completed. 

 

Please find two newspaper articles to read for homework and annotate them, looking at the “hook,” how the journalist included research in their article, and how the article was concluded.  Look at the sorts of transition words used to introduce the evidence?  How long are the direct quotations?  How does the article end? What’s the bottom line?  Both of these articles should be brought into class on Tuesday so that you can use them as a model for your own articles.  I will check these annotations on Wednesday with your article outlines.

 

 

I have also left a note for the substitute allowing the following students to leave class for interviews:

Savannah, Catalina, Sarah, Mahmood, Keshena, Gentry, Henry, Will, Ana, and Sarrana. 

 

Please email me if you have any questions.  I will be available after and before school both today and tomorrow if you have any questions.

 

Take care,

Ms. LeeKeenan

1)      Weekend Homework: 

                                                               i.      Interview individuals not in this class.  Because I will be out, both Monday and Tuesday, you will not be able to wander the halls interviewing individuals during class.  Reaching out to your interviewee’s to gather information will need to be done on your own time.

                                                             ii.      Final draft of your TFA paper.  The final draft needs to be submitted onto Turnitin by 3PM.  It will be marked late if you submit it after 3PM.  You need to anticipate any technology problems you may have or have had in the past.

                                                            iii.      Rough drafts (both drafts) with the peer workshop handout need to be passed in on Monday.  Please make sure that your name is on everything and all documents go in the silver wire basket.

1.      1.   Athletics  – Pick two or three athletics teams to focus on (include athletes and coaches in             your article) 2.     2.    RSTA 3.      3.   Academics (Honors/AP Track) 4.       4.  Academics (College Prep Track) 5.     5.    Performing Arts (Theater and Dance) 6.      6.   Arts (Visual/Fine Arts) 7.     7.    Deans 8.    8.     Foreign Language* 9.       9.  Student Government*

1.       Sarah, Mahmood           2.       Theron          3.       Gentry & Keshy          4.       Kelsey          5.       Erin & Samantha          6.       Chloe           7.       Solome          8.       Ana, Sarrana        9.       Henry Will

WHO WILL GIVE ME AN INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE? 1. Chloe, Keshena 2. Sarrana 3. Theron 4. 5. Keshena (dance) 6.  Sarah 7. 8.  Sarah, Kelsey, Erin 9.

WHO WILL GIVE ME AN OUTSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE? 1.   Erin 2. Henry 3. Will, 4. 5. Sarah, Mahmood, Kelsey 6. Erin 7. 8. Samantha 9.Mahmood

1) Study for your vocabulary quiz
2) Identify who your interview subjects will be and what questions you will ask them.
3) Work on the final draft of your TFA paper.  The final draft is due on Monday, May 9th @ 3PM on Turnitin.  All rough drafts and peer workshop handout will need to be brought into class and passed in (hard copies!!)

Athletics  – Pick two or three athletics teams to focus on (include athletes and coaches in your article) Athletics (physical education and health classes) RSTA Academics (Honors/AP Track) Academics (College Prep Track) Performing Arts (Theater and Dance) Seniors Arts (Visual/Fine Arts) Freshman* Foreign Language* STARS* School Climate* Student Government* Music

Lydia, Nahum, Ramzy, Lyvenie Daniel M., Tinischa  Fatima Rout, Lula Georgia, Aidan Savannah, chiCatalina  Raquel Elijah, Patrick Liam, Izzy Rusha, Briana Sami, Brittany Maya, Kalyani Niko, Daniel g.

WHO WILL GIVE ME AN INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE? 1. Niko, Aidan 2. Sami 3. Raquel 4. Rout, Ramzy 5. Lyvenie, Tinishcha 6. Maya 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.   14. Brittany

WHO WILL GIVE ME AN OUTSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE? 1.Brittany, Sami 2. Daniel 3. Nahum 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Liam 12. Izzy 13.

TFA Final Project: The Insider's Scoop is attached here.

A full rough draft (from introduction to conclusion) is due tomorrow.  You will have the opportunity to swap papers with someone, so please make sure your drafts are printed out at the beginning of class tomorrow. 

I would also like you to read at least one article from this month's Register Forum (the school newspaper).  If you were absent today, you can read an article from any other newspaper.  Please take notes on the Inverted Pyramid graphic (found on the last page of the TFA Final Project assignment sheet).  You are looking for the 5Ws, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd details, and the final detail included.  These elements make up the bare bones of every newspaper article.

PERIOD 2 TOPIC "DEPARTMENT" ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Athletics  – Pick two or three athletics teams to focus on (include athletes and coaches in your article)
2. Athletics (physical education and health classes)
3. RSTA
4. Academics (Honors/AP Track)
5. Academics (College Prep Track)
6. Performing Arts (Theater and Dance)
7. Music (all musical groups)
8. Arts (Visual/Fine Arts)
9. Freshman*
10. Foreign Language*
11. STARS*
12. School Climate*
13. Student Government*

1. Lydia, Nahum,
2. Ramzy, Lyvenie
3. Daniel M., Tinischa
4.  Fatima
5. Rout, Lula
6. Georgia
7. Savannah, Catalina
8.  Raquel
9. Niko, Patrick
10. Liam, Izzy
11. Rusha, Briana
12. Sami, Brittany
13. Maya, Kalyani

PERIOD 4 TOPIC "DEPARTMENT" ASSIGNMENTS:

Athletics  – Pick two or three athletics teams to focus on (include athletes and coaches in your article)

Sarah, Mahmood

Athletics (physical education and health classes)

Will

RSTA

Theron

Academics (Honors/AP Track)

Gentry & Keshy

Academics (College Prep Track)

Kelsey

Performing Arts (Theater and Dance)

Erin & Samantha

Arts (Visual/Fine Arts)

Chloe

Deans

Solome

Foreign Language*

Ana, Sarrana

Student Government*

Henry

 

TODAY:         Writer’s Workshop

WEDNESDAY:    TFA Final Project: The Insider’s Scoop

THURSDAY:   2nd Draft Due.  Peer Workshop. Gathering Data

FRIDAY:    Gathering Data & Vocabulary Quiz

MONDAY & TUESDAY:   Ms. LeeKeenan will be out (but in the building - I will be available after and before school).  Work days on generating data

    and gathering information.  Final Draft of TFA Paper is due

    on Turnitin on Monday @ 3PM

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY:     Writing

FRIDAY:   Publishing

Today's PowerPoint
TFA Paper Assignment

Based on today’s thesis work, write the first two pages of your paper.  This should include at least your introduction and 1^st body paragraph.

 

Please type and double space this preliminary draft.

Complete your motif tracking sheet (You do NOT need to fill out all fourteen boxes.  Just SEVEN - one side.)  The tracking sheet is attached here.  See the below posts for your motif assignment.

Also, remember to continue studying your vocabulary words.  You have a quiz next week.