Summer Assignment

on Mr. Nolan's Website

Final Exam Essay Question

Click here for the Final Exam Essay Question

Peer Reading with ATD project

1. Highs and lows
2. Please put a word count on each of your entries
3. Read aloud one entire piece to a peer (or a small group of peers)
1. In the comment section, make note of who you read to
4. Two drafts for each piece, please.
5. Fill out your "Reflection" section.
6. I'm going to start assessing them tomorrow while you watch the movie.

What you'll be assessed on: 

3 - Narrative (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.);

5- Editing (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

2 - Capitalization, punctuation, spelling (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Show Not Tell

3 Writing Prompts Tomorrow!

• Three writing prompts are due tomorrow!  
• Take time to comment a SECOND time on a peer's writing.  
• See you tomorrow:)

Sub Day #3 (Farm!) and #4 (Back in class!)

Tuesday 6/3--have fun at the farms!

Wednesday 6/4--back to work!

• Check your mailboxes for LOTS of work coming back to you.  Look at your Romeo and Juliet papers on googledoc for grades and comments.  Feel free to revise for more credit. 

• Do you owe work?  Here are hyperlinks to some popular missing assignments:
• ATD 98-132 HW (3 questions on purple paper)
• ATD 133-168 HW (10 questions)
• ATD 169-198 HW (a paragraph TRIAC response)
• ATD 199-END HW (4 questions)

• Today, please both post your updated work on your ATD project AND comment on someone else's paper.  

• Three complete responses on your site are due on Friday by 2:20 pm! 350-500 words each. Make sure you break down into paragraphs.

Sub Day #3

Sub Day #3 (Monday)

• Here is my ATD Project site as an example: Looking at an example.   Please pay attention to how each draft is recorded.

• You should begin work on your second piece for your ATD project today if you haven't already.

• I would like to see everyone visit the writing center; make an appointment today! 

• Tomorrow you will be going on a farm field trip, this means you only have Monday, Wed, and Thursday in class left to work. The final project is due on Friday!

• The following people need to send me their link to their website AND give me ownership permission.  Ask a peer how to do this if you aren't sure.
• Matt
• Joe
• Devon
• Kanah (just send me the link...still not sure why I didn't get it)

• The following people need to give me permission by inviting me to be an owner.  Ask a peer for help if you aren't sure.
• Kym
• Ben
• Ethan

• I will be checking on everyone's site today!  Please post something.  Remember each piece is between 350-500 words.  This means multiple paragraphs.