English 10: Week Two

Eng 10: Do Now 8/14/13FIRST: Collect all your Do Nows from Week One. Staple them together if

more than one paper. Make sure name, dates and period are on each page

and turn them into the US Mail Box

Do Now:

Make a check list of the things that need to be completed by tomorrow

Thursday.

Here is a sample checklist:

____ Reflective Essay graphic organizer filled out

____ draft typed

____ Sent email to Wysocki’s gmail account

____ Edmodo joined

____NoRedInk.com joined and three assignments completed.

Eng 10 Do NowU

sing the example handout:

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ntroduction Paragraph:• Underline the “Attention Gainer” aka “The Hook”• Circle the “thesis” (big goal plus smart goals in one sentence)• On the back side, write out what you would call (or what you think is going

on in the sentences between what you underlined and what you circled.

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ody Paragraph:• Underline the “Topic Sentence” (should be first sent. w/ smart goal)• Circle the transition sentence, phrase, or word(s) used.

English 10: DO NOW 8/16/13

1

. Reflect on your first two weeks of English 10 in one paragraph:

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ow focused have you been in class? What have you done that you are proud

of? Have you noticed anything you want to improve (like behavior, focus, work

ethic).

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.When done, turn in your Reflective Essay Graphic Organizer (if you are done

with it) to US Mail Box

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ou will turn in your three Week 2 Do Nows on Monday with your essay

English 10 Do Now 8-16-13L

ook at the 6 conclusion student examples and respond:

1

. Which, if any, mention all the main points and the big goal? (aka the thesis statement= thesis +

main points)

2

. Which, if any, seem to circle back to the quote they used in the introduction?

3

. Which, if any, seem “underdeveloped”? (Need to write more)

4

. What grammar mistakes do you notice?

5

. Which example do you think is the best conclusion? Why?

English 10: 8-16-13T

oday is a reward for students who are up-to-date with all their work.

For the rest, it is one last chance to start off the year strong by getting

this major assignment done.

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oday, you are graded on how productively you can use this time. You

know what is due on Monday. Show me what you think a professional

student looks like when given a chance in class to catch up/do work.

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olo work unless meeting with your peer reviewer