Lessons for LA 10 - Last updated:

Lessons for LA 10 - Last updated: Friday, December 26, 2008
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Previous Weeks' Lessons: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Monday = All hours meet.
Tuesday & Thursday = Hours 1 & 5 | Wednesday & Friday = Hours 2 & 6

Check the Notes Link for additional requirement.

Monday

  1. Check email for lastest mystery or go directly to TheCase.com and print the story.
  2. Join teams of four and read the story aloud.
  3. Team discussion
    -Check for group understanding of the story.
    -Identify important clues and solve the mystery:  Who and Why?
  4. Submit answer with explanation to TheCase.com.
  5. As a team, check the Author's answer and explanation to see if you were correct about Who and Why?
  6. Team discussion (If your answer is absolutely identical to the author's, skip this and go to 7) 
    Why was your answer different?
    Was your answer less plausible then the Author's?  Explain.
  7. Go to the "Discussion" button at the bottom of the Author's explanation and click it.  Read what others have said, then write what your team determined under #6. The person typing in the answer in the "Post" form, only give your first name.

Writer's Workshop
Session One: Tuesday/Wednesday

  1. Reflection Write:
  2. Complete the Poetry exercise:

    Copy One | Two | Three | Four | Five
  3. Homework - Complete a rough draft that is narrative and/or uses concrete details for session two.*

Session Two: Thursday/Friday

  1. Reflection Write:
    2.
  2. Read another poem by the author you selected during the previous class.
    Use this site listing by Yahoo.
  3. Print a copy for yourself and a partner.  Circle a line that you like based on meaning, concrete or sensory detail, OR use of similie or metaphor.
  4. Read and discuss the poem with your partner.
  5. Write a 5 minute reflection (add to paper or file that you wrote the previous reflection).
  6. Circle or highlight important words or phrases that remind you of experiences, beliefs, and/or ideas.
  7. Write a poem (rough draft) based on this reflection.
  8. Workshop this draft or the one written during the previous class.*
    Revision notes and clean copy of poem is due Monday.

  * = any draft that is emailed to Mr. McCarthy and used as a class example will earn the author 3 extra-credit points.