Anne Bradstreet

Good Morning!  I hope you had a great three-day weekend!

 

We don't need the netbooks today.  Please read quietly until we are ready to begin.

 

Before we leave the era of The Crucible (to become a distant memory as we go along this year), I would like to share with you a poem from the Puritan era which reinforces our learning about the culture in that period in our nation's history. 

 

"Upon the Burning of Our House," by Anne Bradstreet -- With a partner, read each stanza and paraphrase what Bradstreet is describing and complete questions 1-4.  (Two handouts)

NOTE: Tomorrow we  begin our study of SATIRE

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading and book reviews.  Two book reviews are due by NOV 22.  One of the reviews must be from the recommended booklist.

  

Expert Project

Good Morning!  Happy Friday!

Please get your netbooks when you arrive and read quietly until we are ready to begin.  Begin at the bell.

 

EXPERT PROJECT:  Today is our final day for working on the Expert Project until we finish with the unit on Satire which we begin next week.  Hopefully, you are engaged in your topic with interest and enthusiasm to learn more.  Four posts on your blog should show your efforts this week.  

 

HOMEWORK:  Be mindful of the due date of Nov 22 for your two book reviews.  You now have a hard copy of the Book Review Rubric which you are to follow in writing your book reviews for this grading period. 

Expert Project

Good Morning!

Please get your netbook when you arrive and read quietly until we are ready to begin.

NOTE: I am passing out to you today the hard copy of the Book Review Rubric because I want you to closely adhere to it for the next book reviews.  Keep it in your notebook. 

EXPERT PROJECT:  So far we have used Google Advanced News Archive and My Big Campus to enhance our research on our topic.  Today, let's look at the school district database:
          1.  Go to www.pointlomahigh.com
          2.  Click on library
          3.  Click on Links
          4.  Click on SIRS Knowledge Source
          5.  Type in topic in "Issues Researcher" box

HOMEWORK: You are to have completed 4 posts on your blog by tomorrow.  AND, of course, there is the standing homework assignment of your book reviews. The grading period ends Nov 22.

Expert Project

Good Morning!

Please get your netbook when you arrive and quietly read until we are ready to begin.  Begin at the bell.

EXPERT PROJECT:  By Friday you will have four blog posts for your research topic.  Your posts are summaries of the articles that you read and/or an explanation of what work you did in your research.  

An additional resource for your research:  

          GO to My Big Campus -- you will be able to log in (I am told)

          Click on library  and then enter your topic in the search box

HOMEWORK:  If you are able to do this at home, please work on your Expert Project blog posts.  You should have 4 blog posts by Friday.  AND, of course, there is your independent reading and book reviews of which to be mindful. The grading period ends Nov 22.

Expert Project

Good Morning!

Please get your netbooks when you arrive and read quietly until we are ready to begin.  Please begin at the bell.

EXPERT PROJECT -- By Friday of this week you will have four blogposts, summarizing your research findings on your topic.  Today, you will investigate how you might do some "deep" research on your topic.  Use Google Advanced News Archive to find primary sources on your topic.  Summarize at least one article for today.  I will be going to your blog to check your progress.  Work on this at home if you can.  Please use the class time available to you to complete this work.

HOMEWORK:  Expert Project research and independent reading book reviews.  The end of the grading period is Nov 22.

Expert Project

Good Morning!  I hope that you had a very enjoyable weekend!

Please get your netbook when you arrive to class and read quietly until we are ready to begin.  

NOTE:  Since you will be writing your first book review soon, please review the BOOK REVIEW RUBRIC under "Important Links."  For this second grading period, I am going to want you to adhere more closely to this rubric's guidelines.   

EXPERT PROJECT:  Today you will be doing some searching on your topic.  Find an article or resource closely related to your research question. Post a link of the article on your blog and use the rest of the post to explain and summarize what you found.  By the end of the week, you will have posted on your blog four summaries of articles.  Be sure to also include in your blog post the URL of the site you visited.

If you have not created a blog yet, please do so today as follows: 

1.  Go to blogger.com
2.  gmail
3.  new blog
4.  title (create a title relevant to your topic)
5.  address ( _______________.blogspot.com)
6.  template 

 THEN, share the URL of your blog by filling out the following form:

Expert Project Blog URL

HOMEWORK:  You should be getting ready to write your first book review on Goodreads.  Two book reviews are due Nov 22.

Expert Project

Good Morning!

Please get your netbooks when you arrive and read quietly until we are ready to begin

EXPERT PROJECT: As I have indicated to you, we will begin work on our Expert Project today and will continue next week to get it well under way.  Today you will create a blog which is where you will record your findings from your research. You will summarize articles that you read on your topic and post these summaries on your blog, including the URL of the website where you located the article.

Here are the steps to create your blog:

1.  Go to blogger.com
2.  gmail
3.  new blog
4.  title (create a title relevant to your topic)
5.  address ( _______________.blogspot.com)
6.  template

After you create your blog, please fill out the following form.  You will paste the URL of your blog address into the form.

Expert Project Blog URL

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading.  The end of the second six weeks will come quickly -- Nov 22.  You should have an eye towards writing your first book review very soon!