January Vocabulary

 

January Vocabulary - Mr. Jeffers

White                               Yellow                          Green                    Purple

Impression                       Modest                          Metaphor              Indolent

Unpleasant                       Modify                          Mosaic                 Impetuous

Independence                   Momentarily                 Mutation              Incognito

Encouragement                Motive                           Nebula                 Invitable

Entire                                Neglect                         Nocturnal             Innocuous        

Especially                         Nimble                         Nuisance               Inquisitive

Exception                         Non-sense                     Omnivore             Insatiable

Excitement                       Nurture                         Outrageous           Insidious

Expectation                      Obnoxious                    Ozone                   Integrity

Expensive                        Obscure                         Parasite                Jocular

Experience                       Obstinate                       Participle             Judicious

Factories                          Offensive                      Plateau                 Lethargic

Class Schedule: January 7

As a Class:

1. Explanation of Essay Comments
2. Final Draft Format

• 12pt Font
• Times New Roman
• Double-Spaced
• Heading in upper LEFT corner (Name, Class, Teacher, Date)
• Title in Center - 12pt Font - Times New Roman

On Your Own:

1. Edit corrections made during paragraph pass
2. Edit suggested corrections made by Mr. Jeffers
3. Finish blog comment - due this FRIDAY!!!

Class Schedule: December 22

Hour 1 Tasks:

1. Complete Blog Comment
2. Finish Opinion Essay Rough Draft
3. Upload rough draft onto your wikispaces page: http://www.mrjeffershour1.wikispaces.com/
4. Check with Mr. Jeffers immediately after uploading.

If you finish early:

1. Try customizing your wikipage by adding titles, pictures or a movie. Go to: www.mrcoreyjeffers.wikispaces.com/wikitutorials to find out how.
2. Visit www.freerice.com and win some food for someone.

Class Schedule: December 19

Class ends at 8:22

Hour 1 Tasks:

1. Finish Blog Comments TODAY!
2. Complete rough draft and load it onto the wikispaces page.
3. Only after you're finished, you must begin watching wiki tutorials at the following page: www.mrcoreyjeffers.wikispaces.com/wikitutorials

Author's Purpose Assignment

Here is an explanation of the Author's Purpose Assignment:

Students need to find three different texts. In those three texts, students need to copy a few sentences that might indicate what the author's pupose is of that text. Lastly, students need to write the reasons why they think the author's purpose is what they think it is.

Class Schedule: December 18

Class runs until 8:20 Today!

Whole Group:

1. Classroom Links
2. Wikispaces Password

Period 1 On Your Own:

1. Contine Drafting Opinion Essay - Rough Draft due Tomorrow
2. Complete Blog Comment
3. Only after you're finished, you must begin watching wiki tutorials at the following page: www.mrcoreyjeffers.wikispaces.com/wikitutorials

Class Schedule: December 17

Period 1 Whole Group:

1. Receive "Formula for an Introduction" and "Formula for a Conclusion"
2. New Order for Blog Commenting
3. Introduction Review - Two different Examples

Period 1 On Your Own:

1. Continue Drafting Your Opinion Essay
2. Create Blog Comment
3. Conference with Mr. Jeffers when you are finished working.
4. Only after you're finished, you must begin watching wiki tutorials at the following page: www.mrcoreyjeffers.wikispaces.com/wikitutorials

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Introduction Review

Find the following in the two introductions below:

• Grabber Statement


• Explanation of Grabber


• Thesis Statement

Which of these introductions is more effective and why? (Two extra credit points will be awarded for responding to this post). Please label each part (grabber, explanation, and thesis) in your comment by copying and pasting each part in the comment box.

Introduction Sample #1:

School is boring. That’s why we should change it. There are many things that could be changed about school such as where our lockers are, what food we eat, and how long our classes run.

Introduction Sample #2:

Out of a survey of 400,000 students, 47 percent of them think school is boring. This means that nearly half of school students are bored for over half of the hours they are awake each week (Pearson, 2006). It’s time for schools to make a change. There are many things that could be changed about school such as the location, and size of our lockers, and choosing our locker neighbors. In addition, the nutritional value, the options, and length of our lunches should be changed as well as the students’ choices in their schedules, teachers, and the classes they take.