9/26/07

English 3

Aim
1. How should a persuasive essay be organized?

Launch: What would be a good hook for our class essay? (In other words, how can we get our readers interested in our topic in the very first sentence of our essay?)

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Begin writing class essay based on our outline.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Aim
1. What does the author's choice of words reveal about the characters and the setting?

Launch: Based on what we read yesterday, how should the opening scene look on stage? What should the characters look like? What should the setting look like?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Shakespeare quiz.
3. Finish reading 1.1.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Aim
1. What strategies can be used to revise a piece of writing?

Launch: Review the scoring guidelines you received yesterday, then reread your essay and decide what score you think it would receive and explain why.

Agenda
1. Review vocabulary words (quiz postponed until tomorrow).
2. Begin reading chapter six of Sound & Sense.

Homework: Revise essay. Turn in both drafts by Friday.