Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 09/22/14

Happy Monday!  It's the first official day of fall!

AGENDA:

Objective:  To review and comprehend the four components of a Perfect Paragraph and to see and understand the open response grading rubric.

1.) 20 Minute Open Journal - Journals to be checked tomorrow!

2.) Recipe for a perfect paragraph and notes

3.) Open Response grading rubric

4.) Open Response Questions - read all three prompts and decide which one you want to answer.

5.) Agenda Books

HOMEWORK:

1.) Choose the open response question you'd like to answer.  You also need to put the question in your own words to show your understanding and mastery of what it's asking you to do.

2.) Word Work #2 Mini-Project due tomorrow :)

3.) Tomorrow I will start checking all journals.  Please make sure your journal includes each entry and is complete.  Journals will be read and responded to, however, I will not be scoring them.  I will grade them on the check plus (100), check/check plus (92), check (85), check/check minus (78) or check minus (70) scale based on the amount of effort shown.  THIS IS AN EASY WAY TO BOOST YOUR GRADE BEFORE PROGRESS REPORTS!

JOURNAL ENTRIES AND DATES YOU SHOULD HAVE:
1.) 9/03/14:     Journal Ideas
2.) 9/08/14:     ABC's of Me OR Letter to Mrs. Leahy
3.) 9/08/14:     Open/Free Write Journal Entry #1
4.) 9/09/14:     Pot of Gold Warm-Up
5.) 9/15/14:     Open/Free Write Journal Entry #2
6.) 9/22/14:     Open/Free Write Journal Entry #3