Monday, November 19, 2018

11-19-18 Eng 4 PLC/Minutes

Nov. 19, 2018
Eng 4 PLC/Minutes
    Bolduc, Kerr, Beams



  • Recap of Info Text Unit- R12.2/12.7, W12.8
    • still going for thematic narrative for summative??
      • research 3 articles to defend theme statement
        • choice, own bias to support their theme over UI: identity, community, tribalism
        • counterclaim- downfalls of UI: identity, community, tribe
      • incorporate essay into Edit Unit
        • correct format, spelling, spacing, font, etc. 
        • add in link to visual component of essay

  • Edit Unit- W12.1(A)/12.5   (Theme Narrative -info articles)
    • Sideline: Theme Narrative after Edit Unit logistics
    • 2 weeks for editing? 
    • edit Beowulf essay- 
      • content? structure? format?
    • Examples needed to edit
    • What do we need to cover, review?
      • Organization of Google Drive
      • Heading- ask SCHOOL, every teacher, to start mandating- students get in habit
        • Name
        • Date
        • Assignment Title
      • Tool Bar
      • Spell check- red line means word is misspelled
      • Spacing- how to
      • font
      • Links
        • live
        • embedded in writing
      • Google Search
        • if you don't know it, LOOK IT UP!
          • you can look up anything with the technology you have at your finger tips- it's amazing
        • Not everything is laid out, step by step, you have to take some initiative sometimes to look, fact check, investigate
        • how to search
        • how to navigate a website
      • Academic Writing
        • Title
        • style, format
        • "I"- do not use UNLESS narrative
        • Quote, paraphrase, do NOT plagiarize 
        • in-text citation
        • basic MLA work-cited
        • credible sources- not yet
        • header

  • Nov 26-27- MAP
  • Nov 28-Dec 4- Edit Unit
  • Dec. 5-21 Theme Narrative

    • MAP- first week after Thanksgiving
      • responsible for make-ups
    • Edit Unit
      • Example writing- KERR
      • Provide rules-  MLA rules
        • identify the broken rules on example
          • # of rules to fix

    • Theme Narrative
      • NO RESEARCH: only narrative choose own articles- 3 
        • pushing back- use ACHIEVE 3000
      • Dec. 5-6 Introduce BLUE/GOLD Day: Narrative Component
        • Writer's Workshop-
        • Rubric 
          • formatting
          • theme statement
          • evidence


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