Thursday, September 13, 2012

Writing Class for September 14, 2012

Honors: 
Analytical Essay
 Evaluate the choice of words in Searching for Summer. How did the author's choice of words creates the mood in the story? Include evidence to support your answer.

Regular: 

Compare and Contrast Essay
 1. Texting vs. Calling 2. Credit Cards vs. Paying Cash 3. School vs. Home School 4. Iphone 4s or 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy SIII 5. Textbook vs. Ipad

For both assignments:
1. Complete your outline. Attach it with your essay.
2. Write your essay on an A4 pad paper or you can choose to type it.
3. 5 paragraphs
4. 200 words
5. Due Wednesday before 2:30pm (ROTC students, send your work before you go)
6. Late work not accepted

Announcement for next Monday: Bring your vocab. textbook. Scribe, bring your laptop/ipad. Work need to be finished in class. No more take home work. Thanks!

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Follow Up Assignments for Spectator Sports

Library seat work:

1. Go through your friends' comments and improve on what needed to be improved.
2. Go through your vocabulary words (you have 90 words now), pick any 5 words and use it appropriately in your essay.
3. Make sure the words you insert goes with your sentences and essay. 
4. Highlight (use color font) those vocabulary words you used in RED. Other colors are not allowed.
5. Add two pictures that reflects your essay. Give credits to the pictures ( which site did you got them from?)
6. Lastly, look for "labels" while writing this post, and label your post as English II Writing
7. You are done. Click PUBLISH.

This activity is worth 50 points.