Thursday, May 29, 2008

Day 40

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 40


 


 

  1. Sentence Variety—Length, Sentence Openings, Structure


 

  1. Adverbs
    1. Practice 1, 2
      1. Luckily, I had my seatbelt on.
      2. Sadly, I did not get to talk to him.
      3. Soon, we will all be together for X-mas.
      4. Awkwardly, he asked her for a kiss.
      5. Quietly, we snuck out of the house.
        1. Do one for your neighbor.
        2. Do one for your own paper.
        3. Put one on the board.


     

  2. –ing
    1. Practice 4, 5
      1. Running to join friends, my brother…
      2. Listening to the wrong people, he finally…
      3. Finding no room at the motel, Joseph rented a car.
        1. One for a different neighbor.
        2. One for your paper.
        3. Put one on the board


     

  3. Apositive (Rename a noun)
    1. Practice 10, as a class?
      1. My father, a life long attorney, came to every one of my baseball games.
      2. The class, Biology 109, was challenging.
      3. Our car, a beater if there ever was one, got us where we needed to go.
        1. One for a different neighbor.
        2. One for your paper.
        3. Put one on the board.


 

Homework: Final draft due Tomorrow BOP.

Please bring two copies.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Day 36

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 36


 

  1. Love/Death Essays: Rough Draft Due TUESDAY, May 27th. Final Draft Due FRIDAY May 30th.


     

  2. Sample Essays


 

  1. Interview each other
    1. Interview me
  2. Homework

Sentence Variety

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Day 36

1. Apostrophes
2. Capitalization
3. Interviews
Right Person
List of questions
Rapport
Setting
Connections

Questions
Start with Open-Ended
Use verbal cues
Ask brief questions
Save toughest for the end
Close with Open-Ended

Listening
Don't jump in to gap
Listen for surprises

Follow-Up?

Your turn...
My turn...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Day 34

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 34


 


 

  1. Love/Death Essays: Rough Draft Due TUESDAY, May 27th. Final Draft Due FRIDAY May 30th.


     

  2. Eulogy Handout (read solo)
    1. List of possible topics
    2. Pick one from each column
    3. List of six questions
    4. Five senses


 

  1. Hand out on Getting the Most from Your Interviews
    1. Write questions for an interview
    2. Interview each other
    3. Interview me
  2. Homework
    1. Apostrophes

Capitalization

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Day 33

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 33


 

  1. Death Quiz back. Not pretty.
  2. English 75 decisions need to be made soon. I can tell you where you are, roughly. Things might change up or down. (and based on your quizzes…)
  3. Essays back
    1. Scores
      1. Average of 4 needed to get to 75—Add your score from 1st to 2nd and divide by 2
      2. You can submit a final revised copy of ONE essay for an improved score.


 

  1. Fragments Hold onto until tomorrow
    1. Lacking a subject, verb or complete thought
      1. Practice 1, 7, 9
      2. Chapter Review 1-4


     

  2. Love/Death Essays: Rough Draft Due TUESDAY, May 27th. Final Draft Due FRIDAY May 30th.


     

  3. Eulogy Handout (read solo)
    1. List of possible topics
      1. Mine
      2. Yours
    2. Pick one from each column
    3. List of six questions
    4. Five senses
    5. Discuss


 

  1. Hand out on Getting the Most from Your Interviews
  2. Homework
    1. Apostrophes

Capitalization

Friday, May 16, 2008

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 31


 


 

  1. Run ons
    1. Where are the pauses? Long/Short?
    2. Read it aloud.
    3. Listen to your breath
    4. Types
      1. Fused
      2. Comma splice
        1. Review practice 1, 2, 7, Chapter Review 1-4
        2. Your essays
  2. H/W
    1. Fragments
      1. Lacking a subject, verb or complete thought
        1. Read 296-298
        2. Do practice 1, 7, 9
        3. Chapter Review 1-4


 

Read ITMFWG 297-316 (second half of "Death" chapter)


 

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Day 31

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 31

  1. Love stories
    1. Top three
    2. Sentence Fluencey
  2. The Basic Sentence
    1. Subject
      1. Person, place thing that the sentence is about.
    2. Verb
      1. Action/Linking/Helping
    3. Complete Thought
      1. 294 practice 3
  3. Run ons
    1. Where are the pauses? Long/Short?
    2. Read it aloud.
    3. Listen to your breath
    4. Types
      1. Fused
      2. Comma splice
        1. Review practice 1, 2, 7, Chapter Review 1-4
  4. H/W
    1. Fragments
      1. Lacking a subject, verb or complete thought
        1. Read 296-298
        2. Do practice 1, 7, 9
        3. Chapter Review 1-4


 

Read ITMFWG Ashes to High Street


 

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Day 30

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 30

  1. Do Not Go Gentle, Dylan Thomas v. Canyonlands and All Souls Day
  2. Journal: What is the best way to approach death? You can't say both.
  3. Quiz tomorrow on Run-ons, Fragments and Death
  4. Sentence Fluency Handout
    1. Prose/Rubric
  5. Conventions H/O
    1. Prose/Rubric
  6. Why care about Conventions?
    1. Attention to them shows you've put some care into your thoughts.
    2. Screw ups can cause confusion.
      1. "I love the smell of my boyfriend's cologne."
  7. But first
    1. The Basic Sentence
      1. Subject
        1. Person, place thing that the sentence is about.
      2. Verb
        1. Action/Linking/Helping
      3. Complete Thought
        1. 294 practice 3
  8. Run ons
    1. Where are the pauses? Long/Short?
    2. Read it aloud.
    3. Listen to your breath
    4. Types
      1. Fused
      2. Comma splice
        1. Review practice 1, 2, 7, Chapter Review 1-4
        2. Your essays
  9. H/W?
    1. Fragments
      1. Lacking a subject, verb or complete thought
        1. Read 296-298
        2. Do practice 1, 7, 9
        3. Chapter Review 1-4


 

Read ITMFWG 297-316 (second half of "Death" chapter)


 

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Reading Homework:
Love 247-262 by Wed.
Love 263-276 by Thurs
Death Ashes to High Street by Fri
Death to End by Monday
Quiz Monday

Friday, May 09, 2008

Day 27

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 27 Spring 2008

  1. Consistent Verb Tense
  2. Active v. Passive Voice (RW 358)
  • First, circle all the verbs of being
    • be, being, been, am, is, are, were
  • Can we change them to active, lively verbs?
  1. Scoring Sample Essay


 

Homework: Active Verbs and Verb Tense


 

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Day 26

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 26 Spring 2008

  1. Complete Peer Editing
  2. Five Senses?
  3. Each paragraph is an event?
  4. There's a MAIN IDEA?
  5. Do you take risks?
  6. Does it sound like you?


 

Word Choice, continued


 

Verbs

  • Active v. Passive Voice (RW 358)
    • First, circle all the verbs of being
      • be, being, been, am, is, are, were
    • Can we change them to active, lively verbs?
  • Consistent Verb Tense


 

Homework: Active Verbs and Verb Tense


 

Monday, May 05, 2008

Day 23

English 70 Lesson Plan Day 23 Spring 2008

  1. Chapter 38 practice 1, 2
  2. Reminder: WORD CHOICE AND VOICE
  3. Consistent Verb tense, review and try practice 15, 16
  4. Your time to work and ask me questions
  5. Homework: Four copies of your essay, 2-3 pages. Don't print in Writing Center Please.