One more piece of the Mango...
Today was another work day finishing up the writing portion of the Mango project at the computer lab. We turned in the 5 Mango writes, the future write, and the Author's page.
Mango Project due Friday!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Feb 24
A looming deadline....
Today was a work period at the computer lab. Tomorrow will also be a work period.
Due this week:
The writing portion of the Mango project will be collected at the end of class Tomorrow.
Friday, the creative project will be due.
Let's be productive!
Today was a work period at the computer lab. Tomorrow will also be a work period.
Due this week:
The writing portion of the Mango project will be collected at the end of class Tomorrow.
Friday, the creative project will be due.
Let's be productive!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Feb 23
...and we're back!
After handing back the vocab quiz from Friday, as well as the three Mango writes, we covered what will be happening in the next couple of weeks.
This week:
Wednesday- all writing for the Mango project is due. This includes the 5 Mango writes, the Future write, and the Author's page.
Friday- the creative Mango project is due.
Next week:
A letter to a business of your choosing and a "process" paper... more on these later in the week.
Homework: Finish the writings due this Wednesday, do not leave it to the last moment!
Tomorrow we will be meeting at the computer lab!
After handing back the vocab quiz from Friday, as well as the three Mango writes, we covered what will be happening in the next couple of weeks.
This week:
Wednesday- all writing for the Mango project is due. This includes the 5 Mango writes, the Future write, and the Author's page.
Friday- the creative Mango project is due.
Next week:
A letter to a business of your choosing and a "process" paper... more on these later in the week.
Homework: Finish the writings due this Wednesday, do not leave it to the last moment!
Tomorrow we will be meeting at the computer lab!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Feb 13
Friday the 13th...
The first vocabulary quiz of this new semester was today. For those that absent today, we will be taking the make-up Wednesday during lunch the week we return back from break.
To round out the rest of the class we read small sections from our revised Mango Writes, looked at the specifics for the Mango project, and once again showed examples of past projects. We have a lot to do upon our return- start thinking of project ideas and start developing your Future Write and Personal Introduction...
Enjoy the break!
The first vocabulary quiz of this new semester was today. For those that absent today, we will be taking the make-up Wednesday during lunch the week we return back from break.
To round out the rest of the class we read small sections from our revised Mango Writes, looked at the specifics for the Mango project, and once again showed examples of past projects. We have a lot to do upon our return- start thinking of project ideas and start developing your Future Write and Personal Introduction...
Enjoy the break!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Feb 12
Let's get our type on...
Another day at the lab to finish our five writes to be used in the Mango Final Project. I was quite impressed with our productivity these last couple days, but it seems that having all five, revised writes was too much. Therefore, only THREE writes will be due tomorrow. Yet, just so we are not resting on our laurels, a FUTURE write will be due that focuses on our wishes for the future: both physical wants (house, car, giant statue of yourself), and personal qualities (emotional, intellectual, spiritual).
Future write: Write on what you wish for in the future; try to focus on the kind of person you want to be and the way you want your life to turn out. Be specific with physical and personal desires.
-about a page in length
-does not need to be typed
DUE Tomorrow: 1. Future Write
2. 3 revised Mango Writes
Another day at the lab to finish our five writes to be used in the Mango Final Project. I was quite impressed with our productivity these last couple days, but it seems that having all five, revised writes was too much. Therefore, only THREE writes will be due tomorrow. Yet, just so we are not resting on our laurels, a FUTURE write will be due that focuses on our wishes for the future: both physical wants (house, car, giant statue of yourself), and personal qualities (emotional, intellectual, spiritual).
Future write: Write on what you wish for in the future; try to focus on the kind of person you want to be and the way you want your life to turn out. Be specific with physical and personal desires.
-about a page in length
-does not need to be typed
DUE Tomorrow: 1. Future Write
2. 3 revised Mango Writes
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Feb 11
Tippity-type...
The first drafts of the Mango Writes are due this Friday! In preparation for this we spent the class period at the computer lab working on our writings.
Tomorrow we will be MEETING at the computer lab to continue our work.
The first drafts of the Mango Writes are due this Friday! In preparation for this we spent the class period at the computer lab working on our writings.
Tomorrow we will be MEETING at the computer lab to continue our work.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Feb 10
Representative writing...
We are up to our 39th vocabulary word and the next quiz is this Friday (the 13!). Better start studying...
With the President's week break just around the corner, the focus today was on our Mango Writes once again. We looked at some examples of student projects to give us some ideas and then focused on the writing portion of the assignment by doing a peer review session using a rubric created yesterday during class. Tomorrow we will be meeting at the class as usual and then walking over to the computer lab to begin typing our M.W.'s.
To finish off the class we returned back to its beginning and took some time to look at our vocab.
NO HOMEWORK
We are up to our 39th vocabulary word and the next quiz is this Friday (the 13!). Better start studying...
With the President's week break just around the corner, the focus today was on our Mango Writes once again. We looked at some examples of student projects to give us some ideas and then focused on the writing portion of the assignment by doing a peer review session using a rubric created yesterday during class. Tomorrow we will be meeting at the class as usual and then walking over to the computer lab to begin typing our M.W.'s.
To finish off the class we returned back to its beginning and took some time to look at our vocab.
NO HOMEWORK
Monday, February 9, 2009
Feb 9
"Slowing things down..."
Mango Write 6 was returned today and some brief comments were made- remember to focus on a small "window" of a larger event and go into detail! These writings focus on you and should give some insight...
Rubric ideas:
As a class we listed all the required elements of a Mango Write so that a rubric could be created for the peer review sessions tomorrow.
Creative Mango Write:
To highlight the parts that we will be looking for in tomorrow's peer review, we wrote a Mini-Mango Write having pairs create a topic, situation, "window" and conclusion. We will read a few of these creations tomorrow.
HOMEWORK: start thinking of which Mango Writes you want to use in the final project (5 total).
Mango Write 6 was returned today and some brief comments were made- remember to focus on a small "window" of a larger event and go into detail! These writings focus on you and should give some insight...
Rubric ideas:
As a class we listed all the required elements of a Mango Write so that a rubric could be created for the peer review sessions tomorrow.
Creative Mango Write:
To highlight the parts that we will be looking for in tomorrow's peer review, we wrote a Mini-Mango Write having pairs create a topic, situation, "window" and conclusion. We will read a few of these creations tomorrow.
HOMEWORK: start thinking of which Mango Writes you want to use in the final project (5 total).
Friday, February 6, 2009
Feb 6
Mango Street in the rear view mirror...
Sadly, we came to the end of The House on Mango Street today in class. After finishing the book we briefly spent some time with themes from the book.
Moving on from there, we once again spent some time thinking about our Mango Writes. We looked at an example done by myself and explored it's strengths and weaknesses. Some interesting points were raised and discussion was certainly in abundance... oh, the splendid thing of Fridays.
HOMEWORK: Mango Write #7 due Monday
Sadly, we came to the end of The House on Mango Street today in class. After finishing the book we briefly spent some time with themes from the book.
Moving on from there, we once again spent some time thinking about our Mango Writes. We looked at an example done by myself and explored it's strengths and weaknesses. Some interesting points were raised and discussion was certainly in abundance... oh, the splendid thing of Fridays.
HOMEWORK: Mango Write #7 due Monday
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Feb 5
Almost at the end of Mango Street...
Today we read a few more examples of Mango Writes. I'm looking forward to reading some of the final products; the quality of the writing is increasing with each write.
We are almost to the end of the book; today we left off with only three more short chapters to go.
DUE Tomorrow: Mango Write #6
Today we read a few more examples of Mango Writes. I'm looking forward to reading some of the final products; the quality of the writing is increasing with each write.
We are almost to the end of the book; today we left off with only three more short chapters to go.
DUE Tomorrow: Mango Write #6
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Feb 4
Another slice of Mango...
Charging right along, we talked about the Mango writes (after collecting #4) and started reading. We finished Section 6 and started on 7. Some of today's focus was on language- instead of "talking points" we looked for quotes of effective, creative language. Hopefully this will provide inspiration for the Mango writes...
DUE Tomorrow: Mango Write #5
Charging right along, we talked about the Mango writes (after collecting #4) and started reading. We finished Section 6 and started on 7. Some of today's focus was on language- instead of "talking points" we looked for quotes of effective, creative language. Hopefully this will provide inspiration for the Mango writes...
DUE Tomorrow: Mango Write #5
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Feb 3
Marching down Mango Street...
Keeping with the norm, we added one more vocabulary word to the list.
A little behind on the reading schedule, we tried to fit in a few extra chapters today. We ended up finishing section 5 and getting about halfway through section 6.
DUE Tomorrow: Another Mango write!
NOTE: Remember the correct format:
Top left corner should have:
-Name/Date/period
-Mango Write (MW #)
-Topic (ex. "love")
Include an original title, about a page in length, written in ink, and try to use creative language.
Keeping with the norm, we added one more vocabulary word to the list.
A little behind on the reading schedule, we tried to fit in a few extra chapters today. We ended up finishing section 5 and getting about halfway through section 6.
DUE Tomorrow: Another Mango write!
NOTE: Remember the correct format:
Top left corner should have:
-Name/Date/period
-Mango Write (MW #)
-Topic (ex. "love")
Include an original title, about a page in length, written in ink, and try to use creative language.
Feb 2
Welcome to a new month!
A matter of business: today we passed back some old assignments from the previous semester and briefly addressed some issues pertaining to essay format. The majority of Of Mice and Men pressure comps lacked a discernable structure and neglected to address all of the prompt questions! Careful now...
Onwards to Mango.
Doing a little catch-up, we finished up section 4 and began the first few chapters of section 5. Two more Mango writes were collected and will be returned tomorrow.
A matter of business: today we passed back some old assignments from the previous semester and briefly addressed some issues pertaining to essay format. The majority of Of Mice and Men pressure comps lacked a discernable structure and neglected to address all of the prompt questions! Careful now...
Onwards to Mango.
Doing a little catch-up, we finished up section 4 and began the first few chapters of section 5. Two more Mango writes were collected and will be returned tomorrow.
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