I want to take a moment to thank you for your hard work this year.  I was both impressed and humbled by the growth and development demonstrated in your Finals.  You should be VERY proud of your accomplishments this year.  I have stolen some of them to use as future models; if you object, you will have to come back to get it. :)

I have finished grading and entering scores for the F451 essays that were submitted electronically. (The tone analysis scores have also been entered.) As announced in class, I am unable to shuffle papers back and forth with my back injury.  I will grade those papers submitted as paper copies when we return to school on Tuesday.

Write a letter of introduction for your portfolio. Use the Business Letter format.

1) Paragraph 1: Introduce yourself.  How would you describe your personality? In what are you interested? How do you spend your time? What is a typical day like for you?

2) Paragraph 2: Discuss strengths and positive experiences. What activities or assignments have you enjoyed? What are your strengths in English class?

3) Paragraph 3: Acknowledge needs and weaknesses. With what have you struggled? Are there certain types of assignments that are more difficult for you? What can you do to improve this year? What can your teacher do to help you? What other resources do you have to support you?

4) Paragraph 4: Form a Plan.  What are your goals for this new school year?  Set two specific, measurable goals for yourself in regards to English class.

5) Thank your reader for their time.

6) Include a business letter closing.

Graded in yellow

Graded in orange

Week two's blogs, from 4.26-5.2, have been graded in pink.  (Just in case you mix up the rubrics.)

You have until Tuesday to finish the Reading Comprehension quiz for section one. As long as you read, it should prove easy breezy.  You'll have 60 seconds to answer each question.

Make sure you read over your peers' comments prior to posting your own response.  Comments posted this week that are redundant, and repeat the same ideas already posted by others, will be deleted.

I am also going back through your posts at random and noting errors.  Keep in mind that no one knows who you are, and yet everyone can benefit and grow from seeing these revision recommendations and trying to fix the errors.  Again, I recommend typing your answers in Word first so that you have some assistance with proofreading. :)

An interesting video version of "The Pedestrian."

 http://www.ianmack.com/current-projects/the-pedestrian-by-ray-bradbury/

related documents

1.19.2010

Syllabus, film releases, etc.

from They Say, I Say

9/3-

9/24

9/10 BTSN
**INC is currently not being used as a grading mark as it prohibits stduents from viewing their overall grade in the course

9/30

9/11

Writing Model

Fall Syllabus

Works Cited Model page included

A PDF version of the PowerPoint slide show on tone.

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I am leaving this as a Word document so that you can open it in Word and navigate the format settings more easily.

Fairy-story Outline Templates

Sample Business Letter (courtesy of another school)

In case you have difficulty with the spacing format requirements for Word.

a little extra help with varying your syntax (sentence structure)

9/10

9/10

This is a poem we will briefly go over in class on 8/26 as a review for identifying tone.

8/26

Directions and Model

GHCHS tutoring schedule

1/12-14

Class 9/15