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Make
corrections to your Elephant Man paragraphs if needed.
Fix your own mistakes – (spelling,
formatting, capitalization, articles)
Make sure you have:
1. All parts to a paragraph (Topic Sentence, Supporting
Details, Subject/Verb, Tense)
2. Paragraph One: The
Elephant Man introduction – Who was Merrick? Where was he from? What did he
look like? What was his personality? Did he have friends/a
relationship/family?
3. Paragraph Two: What
did you think of Merrick? Give examples from your notes to support your
opinion.
(Ex: I thought
Merrick was a good person because he was kind even though people were mean to
him. For example, on page 14 -------)
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Send your Elephant Man paragraphs to me using Google drive
before 9pm Wednesday
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You will
receive a score and corrections.
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Fix your mistakes and post to your
blog Sunday before 9pm
Remember: You can post pictures or anything you want about the
Elephant Man J
Reminder: The blog post is worth the final 5% of your
midterm. DO
NOT post to your blog before you make the corrections
from me or YOU WILL lose 5%.
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Format and type paragraph 1 of your formal
letter.
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Print and Bring to Class Next Week
Reminder: Not printing requested homework is a loss in homework
points
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Read Chapter 3 of “Les
Miserables”
*Take notes (use your student
packet to help you)
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CATEGORY
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5
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3
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2
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1/0
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Introduction
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First paragraph has a a proper topic sentence. Detailed character information. Proper character introduction with no book details.
Ex: I would like to introduce.....
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First paragraph has a short topic sentence - only the name. Character details are limited.
Ex: Sam was....
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No topic sentence. With limited details about the character. Book details.
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No topic sentence, details about the book, and improper character introduction
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Personal Opinion w/Examples
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Personal opinion is clearly written with an adjective, and specific personal opinion. Examples are used properly to support opinion.
Ex. I thought the book was ____ because ____. For example on page 1 chapter 1 _________.
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Personal opinion is written, and adjective is used, a specific reason is not given. Examples are used.
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Brief personal opinion, examples are listed, but no supporting details.
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Did not follow instructions
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Spelling and Punctuation
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There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. Character and place names are correctly capitalized. Articles are used properly (or small mistakes)
Clear Improvement!
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There are several punctuation, capitalization, article errors.
Some Improvement.
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There are many errors. Student did not practice what they have learned in class.
Little Improvement.
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The final draft has many errors.
No Improvement.
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Neatness
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The final draft of the story is readable, clean, neat and attractive. Formatting was properly followed.
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The final draft of the story is readable, neat and attractive. Formatting had small errors
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The final draft of the story is readable. Formatting had several problems.
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The final draft is not neat or attractive. Formatting was not followed.
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Accuracy of Facts
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Examples were used properly. An example, and supporting details.
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n/a
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Examples were shown, but no supporting details.
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No examples were used.
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Ø I will edit your movie Character Essay
(sentence structure) and send to you (YOU
DO NOT NEED TO SEND ME ANYTHING AGAIN)
Ø You will make the corrections to your Movie
Character Essay and post to your blog
Remember: You can
post pictures or anything you want about your movie J
Reminder: The blog
post is worth 5% of your midterm. DO NOT post to your blog before you make
the corrections from me or YOU WILL lose 5%.
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Type your Elephant Man paragraphs. Save it to Google drive
or MS Word. Fix your own mistakes – (spelling,
formatting, capitalization, articles)
Make sure you have:
1.
All parts to a paragraph (Topic Sentence,
Supporting Details, Subject/Verb, Tense)
2.
Paragraph
One: The Elephant Man introduction – Who was Merrick? Where was he from?
What did he look like? What was his personality? Did he have
friends/a relationship/family?
3.
Paragraph
Two: What did you think of Merrick? Give examples from your notes to
support your opinion.
(Ex:
I thought Merrick was a good person because he was kind even though people
were mean to him. For example, on page 14 -------)
Please practice
what you have learned in class to write properly (read, edit, read, fix
formatting, read, edit) DO NOT SEND TO ME!
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Read Chapter Two of
“Les Miserables”
*Take notes (use your student packet to help you)
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Send your Movie Character Essay for grading to me using
Google Drive
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Check your e-mail, I will send you a grade for your
writing. This is part one of your mid-term score. Print and bring to class next week.
(See student packet
p.10 for more information)
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Type your Elephant
Man paragraph. Save it to Google drive or MS Word. Fix your own mistakes. Print and bring to class next week.
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Read Chapter One of “Les Miserables”
*Take notes (use your student packet to help you)
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Movie Character Essay
Before Sending:
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Check and Fix your own mistakes
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Check formatting
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Check and make sure your paragraphs have –
topic sentence, supporting details, subject/verb, correct tense
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Make sure your paragraphs are correct
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Title = Name of Movie and Character (ex: Iron
Man – Tony Stark)
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Paragraph 1 – Character Introduction
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Paragraph 2 – Experience that changed your
characters life
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Paragraph 3 – What will happen to your
character in the future
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Note: Make sure you
fix simple mistakes – capitalization, formatting, incorrect tense,
incorrect spelling –
I will send it back to you before I grade it if I see
simple mistakes. You will need to fix the mistakes before it is graded. If you do not, you will receive a 0
(Remember: This is worth 5 homework points)
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Read, Answer Questions, and Take notes on “The Elephant
Man” chapters 6, 7
Next Quiz will be on Chapters 5-7
* Use the Elephant
Man comprehension questions sheet to help you
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