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Quarter 2, Week 5 of 10

Mid-Quarter grades reported this week!
Major Project peer editing begins next week! Drafts must be completed THIS week!
Monday, November 13
Due Today: none
Learning Target: W.11-12.1.D Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. W.11-12.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Revisit the query letter article from last class. When you are ready, outline your own query letter in your composition book.
  2. After: Compose a query letter of your own in Google Drive.
  3. Then: Peer-editing of the query letter
  4. Next:  Revise your query letter and submit via Google Classroom.
Target Practice: I am satisfied with my query letter. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Finish the Query Letter (if not done in class)
  • Continue major project
  • Dream Journal Reminder: For the class, you are expected to keep a dream journal for 5 consecutive days. This will not be assessed until the last week of the quarter. So, you have time. Feel free to do more if you feel it is a valuable activity! The dream journal must include:
      1. Day, Date, and Time (morning, night, nap...specific time is not required)
      2. Description: focus on sensory details, not analysis
      3. Analysis: write a sentence or two about what you think the dream was about
      4. Reflection: write a sentence or two about what you think precipitated the dream, why you might dream something like this, or what larger meaning it might have.
Tuesday, November 14
Due Today: none
Learning Target: W.11-12.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
  1. Do Now: In your journal reflect on the Japanese idiom Mon zen no kozō narawanu kyō wo yomu (literally, "an apprentice near a temple will recite the scriptures untaught"). Use the entire time provided to WRITE!
  2. After: Continue drafting major project
  3. During: Meet with teacher to discuss project
  4. Next: Discuss progress in group setting
Target Practice: I will have a draft of my project ready for class on Thursday Fist-5?
Homework
  • Finish draft of major project
Thursday, November 16
Due Today: project draft
Learning Target: W.11-12.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: In your journal reflect on the Japanese idiom jigyou jitoku (literally, "work of self, obtainment of self"). Use the entire time provided to WRITE!
  2. After: Continue drafting project
  3. During: meet with teacher to discuss project
  4. Next: Discuss progress in group setting
Target Practice: I can revise my project for editing in class next week. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Continue revising major project
Looking Ahead...In class editing of Major Project! 
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