Thursday, April 21, 2011

Day 17

English 70 Lesson Plan 17


1. Hand in homework on wordiness and clichés.

2. Essays back tomorrow.

3. Bonus points this week:

a. Library

b. Poetry Reading: Allied Arts TONIGHT 7pm

c. Oak Hollow Gallery, Friday, 7 pm.

4. Strangers in ITMFWG:

a. Vote for favorites.

b. Read aloud.

• Look for word choice—lively verbs, specific modifiers/adverbs/adjectives

• Which writer would you like to meet?

• Which writer takes the biggest risk?

• Which writer has the most style?

5. Families in ITMFWG

a. Vote for favorites.

b. Read aloud.

• Look for word choice—lively verbs, specific modifiers/adverbs/adjectives

• Which writer would you like to meet?

• Which writer takes the biggest risk?

• Which writer has the most style?

6. Commonly confused words (433)

a. In pairs, fill in blanks from 434-443.

b. For homework: Do Editing Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.

7. For Friday: Bring a family photo to write about (maybe 2).