Tuesday, October 28 and Wednesday, October 29

Freshmen: Today we finished reading Chapters 2 and 3 from They Say I Say. If you did not finish these chapters, do so as a part of your 20 minutes of reading homework Tuesday and Wednesday. We also finished our lesson on citing sources, covering how to do both an in-text and a blocked citation. Chapter 3 from They Say I Say provides you with some excellent templates you can use as a writer for accomplishing this task. Most importantly, we moved on to Step Five of our Seven Step Essay Process, which is drafting and developing your information into a coherent essay. A typed draft is due in class on Thursday.

These are the requirements for your essay. It should:
1. Be typed.
2. Have a single-spaced header that includes your name and lead and conclusion techniques.
3. Have an interesting title that is centered at the top and no different in format from the rest of the text.
4. Have a solid lead that fits one of the techniques we studied in class.
5. Have a clear thesis.
6. Support that thesis thoroughly with evidence from your research.
7. Have at least two correctly-done citations, one blocked and one in-text. A good writer will have several citations.
8. End well, using one of the conclusion techniques we studied in class.
9. Have depth (remember, I did not specify a length requirement, but most good essays are somewhere between 8-19 paragraphs in length).

Along with reading and writing, remember to do 20 minutes on Membean this week.

Sophomores: Today we began The Alchemist. I will post the reading schedule on the blog.

Honors Sophomores: Today we talked about a number of issues pertaining to The Power of One, ranging from justice to a person's integrity. You also have the option of writing a poem for up to 25 points extra credit in response to the painting found here: http://selfhatinghipster.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/both-members-of-this-club1.jpg. The poem should be typed and should be in response to the painting of the black and white boxers. Read, read, read - you need to finish the book soon. Your film essay is due on Monday, 11/3.

CNF: We continued our study of cheating...