Week of April 8Focus for this week: Go over Unit 1 Test and address retakes, Begin Unit 2, Compose Personal Narrative, Revising techniques

*Senior Writing

*Expectations

*Please check board for schedule so you are ready when bell rings*Have homework completed.*Use time effectively.*No electronics unless I direct otherwise. *Be in your assigned seat.*Openers – first up on each day.*Quotes, Grammar, Vocabulary

*Opening

*Active and Passive Voice – *Active voice occurs when the subject performs

the action. *In Passive voice, the subject of the sentence is

acted on by another agent.*Example*Passive – Snuffles was taken to the vet by my

dad.*Active – My dad took Snuffles to the vet.

*Rewrite in Active Voice*The menu for my graduation open house was chosen by my mom.

*Agenda

*Go over Unit 1 Test and discuss retakes*Improving Sentences – use transitions, use correct

words from “Ten Errors.” *Introduction to Unit 2 – Pronoun Case*Homework – quotes, collage, and prepare for retake.

*Learning Targets:* I will self-assess areas for improvement for the Unit 1

Test* I will learn how to use sentence variety and transitions

to improve my overall writing.

*Unit 1 Test

*Unit 1 Test – Go over Test and complete Unit 1 Analysis Sheet*Mastery Test Review 2 – required for

retake*Due by Thursday*Retake in class on Friday.

*Self-assess – what do you need to focus on improving from Unit 1 for the retake or for the next unit?

*Improving Sentences

*Find the following three items: “Ten Errors,” “Transitions” sheet, and “Effective Writing” page 1.*Review purpose of these items.*Improving Sentences pages 2.

*Can you select a way to vary your sentences? *How do transitions affect your writing.

*Unit 2: Intro to Pronoun Case

*Intro – handout 1 – use your ear – what sounds correct?*Check.*Focus on just areas you missed – trust

your ear for all others.*Pronoun Case – which pronoun do you use

in which situations? *I or me or my, he or him or his, they or

them or their, etc.

*Collage

* Keep in mind – a collage overlaps, there is no bank space in between items.

*When you finish your narrative, you may have some class time on Friday or on Monday to work on it.

* This version may be submitted in black and white. Final for portfolio should be in color – be sure you can save it.

*Due Friday, April 19.

*Content *Focus is to show what you

know how to do, what you have “accomplished,” the things you have committed time to.

*Organized sports, music programs/performance, CTC, computer/drawing /design/building skills, volunteer or mentoring time.

*Tuesday, April 9

*Opening: Copy down the following 5 vocab words, with definition and part of speech. Write a sentence about yourself using 3 correctly.*Adroit – adjective – clever or skillful*Aspire – verb – direct one’s hopes towards doing

or achieving something*Proficient – adjective – competent in doing

something, skillful*Tenacious – adjective – persistent, not letting go

or giving up easily*Vocation – noun – calling, profession, a career

one feels strongly about pursuing.

*Agenda

*Les. 1 – Pronoun Case*Create turnitin.com account.*Open up Introduction and print it with my comments.

* Introduction to Personal Narrative

*Learning Targets* apply self-assessment on Pronoun Case to exercises.*Compose a thesis per assignment to create essay

around.

*Create Turnitin.com

account

*Go to turnitin.com*Click on create account*At next screen do not enter email – scroll down

and click on student.*Class ID is 6336866*Enrollment Key is Fleetwood4*Use school email and be sure to SPELL it

correctly!!!!!!! Be sure you will remember password.*When you are finished, you may log out.*Go to your Introduction – and print it out with my

comments.

*Thesis Statements for

Personal Narrative

*Thesis will be centered around a specific career, internship, apprenticeship, military program or like goal.*Part of the thesis needs to identify why

this is a viable option for you*Why you think you would be good at this*What experiences you have had that make

you settle on this choice

*Thesis Statements – Write it at bottom of the Introduction you typed. (Red is why; Green is what.)

*Not a thesis*Sam, Steve, and my

mom*Everything influenced

my choice of career.* I plan to go to college at

MCC and then transfer to GVSU.

*All of these could be fixed so they would be.

*My love of the outdoors and my family have influenced me to pursue a career as a conservation officer.*From my experiences in

CTC and my family members who currently work in construction, I have decided I want to study to be an engineer.

*Composing the rest of the paper

*Body 1 – take first reason and discuss in detail – tell anecdotes, give specific experience, evidence to support your choice. End with statement that ties what you have said to your thesis.

*Body 2 – repeat for 2nd reason.*Conclusion – Your plan *How will you go from

where you are now to your career, internship, program, etc.

*Most will begin something like - As a senior who is about to graduate… or In June, I will be graduating from….

*Wednesday, April 10

*Opening: Copy down the following 5 vocab words, with definition and part of speech. Write a sentence about yourself using 3 correctly.*Accountable – adjective – responsible,

answerable for one’s actions*Aptitude – noun – a natural ability to do

something*Enhance – verb – improve the quality of*Forthright – adjective – direct, candid*Plethora – noun – a great amount of

*Agenda

*Pronoun Case*Work on Personal Narrative*Use time well

*Learning targets: * I can explain and make connections

between my past and my future plans.*I can edit for pronoun case issues.

*Composing the rest of the paper

*Body 1 – take first reason and discuss in detail – tell anecdotes, give specific experience, evidence to support your choice. End with statement that ties what you have said to your thesis.

*Body 2 – repeat for 2nd reason.*Conclusion – Your plan *How will you go from

where you are now to your career, internship, program, etc.

*Most will begin something like - As a senior who is about to graduate… or In June, I will be graduating from….

*Thursday, April 11

*Opening: The following sentence contains two errors. Write it down in a corrected version. *Students whom are planning to retake the

test tomorrow need to have done the following; complete Mastery Review Two, have it checked, and study.

*Agenda

*Opening Corrected*Students who are planning to retake the test

tomorrow need to have done the following: complete Mastery Review Two, have it checked, and study. *Pronoun Case Quiz*Go to LMC – finish paper – submit when completed.*Have Mastery Review Two corrected – see me at

back table.

*Learning Targets* I can edit my introduction to make it work with the

body and conclusion. * I can correctly edit for Pronoun Case use.

*Revisit Introductions

*Look at comments I made.*Review transition sheet.*Think about order.*Avoid repetition*Work on transitioning to your thesis

statement.*Then assemble and submit paper.

*Submit draft

*Submit draft to Turnitin.com by end of day on Friday.*Be sure it is submitted.*If you have a problem, talk with me – email me

your paper. I will help this time!

*After you submit, you have two other tasks to complete – your quotes and the collage – use your time well. *Work on Unit 1 Review for retake.

*Friday, April 12

*Opening: Rewrite the following sentence from passive voice to active voice. *The fender-bender was caused by the

driver’s inattention to the changing light.

*Agenda

*Opening – Corrected*The driver’s inattention to the changing

light caused the fender-bender.*Complete and submit Personal Narrative*Unit 1 Retake*Work on quotes - and submit today.*Collage – work time.