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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Thursday, Honors English (Last day of term!)

Reminder: The Chosen: Deconstructing the movie, tonight after school.

Students:
1. Turned in their take-home essay test.
2. Turned in their late pass.
3. Got a grade print-out
4. Received all graded work
5. Discussed common errors in Thought Exercises
    ✏ lack of creative title
    ✏ no questions
    ✏ title of work not included
    ✏ author not included
    ✏ didn't use 2 concrete details (quotes)
    ✏ didn't include page numbers
    ✏ didn't follow the Schaefer Model.
    ✏ wrote too much (and much that didn't matter)
    ✏ wrote about "you" and "we" instead of the book (it's a literary analysis. It doesn't matter what "you" or "we" feel.)
    ✏ No conclusion or good thesis (starts with a quote).
6. We went over the rubric and how we would use it next quarter.
7. Students created a book summary for The Chosen and for their home reading book.