Thursday, February 20, 2014

I can...

• determine holistic scores for expository and narrative essays
• share strong essays aloud with the class
• highlight key areas where essays stand out
• indicate areas of weakness

Article of the Week due tomorrow.
Independent Reading #24 due Monday (10-15 entries)

Opening:
1. Read through the Article of the Week.

2. Create and Review a Narrative and Expository Essay Checklist

3. Distribute Narrative Essays to small groups

Work Period:
4. Independently score each of the essays you receive in your small group.

5. Collaborate with at least one other person to determine your "adjacent score".

• Discuss elements of the rubric when debating each essay
• Organization/Progression
• Development of Ideas
• Use of Language/Conventions

6. Share "highlights" aloud...

• Read a portion of the essay and say what its strengths were
• Read a portion of the essay and say what is needed to improve it "by one"
• Share a hook that you like and explain why
• Share a conclusion that you like and explain why

Closing:

7. In your class notebook, respond to the following prompts:
   a.  Of the essays that you read, which one was the strongest and why?  
   b. What ideas and stylistic elements can you "steal" from the essays you read this morning?

8. Return all essays to Mr. Busse...all must be accounted for