Thursday, October 6, 2011

10/5 - 10/6

Today's objectives:
  • Take part one of the short stories unit exam (vocab)
  • Review pre-writing strategies
  • Review expectations for part two of the exam (writing)

What we did:

  • Students took the vocab exam. We corrected it together after everyone was finished.
  • We watched a video rendition of Guy de Maussapant's "The Necklace," after which I modeled for the students how I would write an analysis paragraph about its symbols and theme. I did this to give students an idea of how to approach the writing prompts they will receive next time, and how pre-writing to plan a written response is a good strategy.

Homework:

  • Article of the week #3 (due next time!)
  • Review Schaffer organization, theme, and symbolism for written test next time.