SW WEEK OF DEC. 9

Finish Unit 1Personal Narrative

Monday • Opening – Please copy down the following

quotation –

• “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”o Nelson Mandela

Article• Take out your article from Friday.

o Write out a Works Cited entry for it.• (Author. “Title.” Title of Source. Date of publication. Web. Access

Date. URL [short form].o Write a 3-5 sentence summary of the article.o Skip a line.o Write a 3-5 sentence commentary on how useful, accurate, and/or

interesting the article is or is not.• When finished, submit with your article

• Learning Target: I can summarize information and evaluate the source and its content.

Grammar• Check rest of lesson 1• Lesson 2 – Punctuation – Commas

• Learning Target: I can edit for comma use.

Improving Writing• Improving sentences• Adding Variety

• Learning Target: I can add detail and change sentence order around so to add variety in my writing.

TuesdayOpenings• Active and Passive Voice –

o Active Voice occurs when the subject performs the action. In Passive Voice, the subject of the sentence is acted on by another agent.

• Exampleo Passive: Snuffles was taken to the vet by

my mom.o Active: My mom took Snuffles to the vet.

• Rewrite in Active Voiceo Chrissy’s dress for the dance was chosen by her mom.

Grammar• Correct Improving Sentences• Colons and Semi-colons

o Semi-colon rules – these are rarely used ones. o Colons – a couple very common ones – the list, business letter, intro quotation.

• Complete Lesson 2.

• Learning Target: • I can edit for colons and semi-colons and commas.• I can combine sentences for variety and emphasis.

Word ChoiceJournal 2 – Varying Vocabulary

1. Review Vocabulary list I am giving you. Write a paragraph about yourself, your activities, your skills using at least 6 of the words. Please underline or highlight within your writing.

2. I can use new or more mature vocabulary to explain myself.

Introduction to Personal Narrative

• The assignment• Thesis statement• Body paragraphs

Thesis• Thesis will be centered around a specific career,

internship, apprenticeship, military program, or college goal.

• Part of the thesis needs to identify why this is a viable option for you – o Why you think you would be good at thiso What experiences you have had that make you settle on this particular

choice.

Thesis• Not a thesis

o Sam, Steve, and my mom.o Everything influenced my

choice of careero I plan to go to college at

MCC; then I will transfer to GVSU.

• Will work as a thesis• My love of the

outdoors and my family have influenced me to pursue a career as a conversation officer.

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

Compose your thesis• Once approved, begin outlining your body

paragraphs. o What can you use as examples?o What story can you tell to illustrate this about you?o What specifics are in your background that you can talk about?

• Learning Target: I can write a clear precise thesis that incorporates two key points.

Wednesday• Correct Lesson 2• Review Body paragraphs• Type up body paragraphs

• Print off for work tomorrow.

• Learning Targetso I can edit for errors in commas, semi-colons, and colons.o I can explain my career goal and support it with specific relevant

details.

Body Paragraphs• State with a statement of focus – • Develop

o Tell storieso Explain past experience that is relatedo Use specific people, places, events.

• Final Sentence o Tie back to thesis.

Thursday• Opening – do Journal 3 – Word Choice

• Review the Top Ten Word Choice Mistakes list.

• Write a paragraph about a friend, a class, or your job. Use a word from each of the 1-10 word choice items. Please highlight each and put the number next to it corresponding to the list.

• Learning Target: I can monitor my own correct use of word choice items.

Agenda• Lesson 3 – Apostrophes Marks• Sentence Variety practice• Conclusions

Learning Target: I can communicate my goals and plans in writing.I can edit and revise for proper use of quotation marks.

Apostrophes – mean possession

• Add ‘s – car of Max• Add ‘s – wallet of the

tourist• Add ‘ after the s – dressing

room of the girls (dressing room of more than one girl)

• Add ‘ after the s – bonuses are for all the employees.

• Max’s car• The tourist’s wallet• The girls’ dressing

room• The employees’

bonuses.

Conclusion• Bring reader/listener up to your present• What have you done in taking steps toward your

career/college goal?• What do you have left to do? • These will typically be very short – 3-4 sentences.

(the reverse of your intro)

• Learning Target: I can wrap up my career narrative and keep it focused on the topic.

Fridayo Opening – Write the corrected version of the

sentence below.

o Its to bad when it’s the weekend and their are so many things I want to do and only 48 hours too do them, so my dog did not get its bath unless you count walking in the rain.

o (This is all one sentence – but there are punctuation and word choice issues)

Introductions• Reread introduction• Need to remove any duplication so it does not

repeat the body paragraphs.• Need to add thesis

o Transition to it.• Need to review my comments• Need to combine with your body and conclusion

into one essay and submit to Turnitin.com

Friday• Lesson 4 – Quotation Marks• Review Introduction – look at my comments• Discuss Googledrive comments• Revise your introduction and tie in thesis to it.

o Make sure to not repeat things in body paragraphs.o Transition to thesis. o Look at other comments/suggestions and make improvements.

• Assemble and submit essay to Turnitin.com

• Peer Revision on Monday – if you are absent, know that you will need to do this on your own during the day on Monday.

Preview of next weeko Monday – Peer review o Tuesday – Review of feedback, Submission directionso Wednesday – Unit 1 Mastery Review – do and correcto Thursday – Revise, fill out submission sheet, and submit final draft of

essayo Friday – Unit 1 Test

Note: If you will be leaving early from vacation, you must still submit your

essay on time to Turnitin.com Also, I strongly advise you to take your Unit 1 Test prior to leaving as you

will not be as well prepared the day we return from class.