Thursday, April 21, 2011

Today, you finished working on the plagiarism activity. This is due on Tuesday.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Today, you worked on understanding how to properly cite sources and avoid plagiarism.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Today, we marked the questions for Chrysalids. We also discussed in more detail, some of the themes and plots as they related to the questions. We didn't quite finish but we will tomorrow.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Today, I allowed more time (and one-0n-one help) to work on fixing up the essay you wrote before the spring break. You Chrysalids questions were also due today.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Today, you were given time to revise your last essay. This was a busy class which I will extend into Monday; however, make sure you examine your essay over the weekend and work on it.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Today, he had a computer technician in the room to show you how to access your novel files (and save on them). I then gave a talk on how to fix your essays. I have pasted it here for those who were absent. How to Fix Your Essay · * Your paper needs to be in Times New Roman, 12 point font · · * Make sure you have a header that includes your first and last name, class, and date – that is all (no title or page numbers in it). ASK IF YOU DON’T KNOW HOW!!!! · Make sure you have page numbers inserted on the bottom right of the page. · Create a title using the key words from the question (not the title of the text you will use for evidence) · Make sure your title is centred and bolded (not in a larger font) · Make sure that your paper is double spaced but with no extra spaces between the paragraphs. · Make sure that your paragraphs are indented. Introduction · Do you have an attention getter that is tied to the topic (NOT the text you will be using)? These are two sentences at a minimum (can be a quote explained, a little known fact, an anecdote, a definition, an opinion you plan to challenge). · Do you have a sentence that introduces the text including the author’s name, genre, title properly attributed, and overview of work as a whole? · Do you have three sentences that summarize the evidence as it will be used to prove your thesis? · Do you have a thesis (an arguable opinion about the topic that you will attempt to prove using the evidence)? Body Paragraph One, Two and Three · Do you start with your first main point (opinion) that you will prove? · Do you provide evidence to support the main point? · Do you explain how the evidence supports the main point you are presenting in this paragraph? BODY PARAGRAPH TWO · Do you start with your second main point (opinion) that you will prove? · Do you provide evidence to support the main point? · Do you explain how the evidence supports the main point you are presenting in this paragraph? BODY PARAGRAPH THREE · Do you start with your third main point (opinion) that you will prove? · Do you provide evidence to support the main point? · Do you explain how the evidence supports the main point you are presenting in this paragraph? CONCLUSION · Did you remind the reader that you have proven your main points using evidence so your thesis is a sound one? · Do you provide a deeper insight into the topic showing an alternative if things were different in some way (or another type of clincher)?

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Today, you worked on answering the questions for Chrysalids. These are due on Monday, April 18. We will not, however, use any more class time for reading it independently.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Today, you worked to catch up on outstanding assignnments or read your novel. You will get this time again tomorrow; however, your questions are due for Thursday without exception as a result.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Today, we decided as a class to allow the next three days to finish the questions for Chrysalids or catch up on other work/readings.