Wednesday, December 7, 2016

FOCUSED REVISIONS/ EMBEDDING DAY

FOCUSED REVISIONS/ EMBEDDING DAY
Do now: Take out your TFA essay

Objectives:
  • Use focused revision activities to help improve writing
  • Embed quotes to develop more concise, sophisticated analysis

Agenda:
  1. Do now
  2. ORB (BLUE ONLY)
  3. Why embed?  Look at sample.
  4. Take ONE body paragraph:
    1. Highlight quote in pink
    2. Highlight analysis in yellow
    3. CIRCLE the significant words from quote
    4. One back of paper, revise the quote/analysis to embed quote into analysis
  5. Passive Voice and Zombies
  6. Revise other body paragraphs
  7. Writing conference form
  8. Summarizer


HW: Writing conference sign-ups will be on my classroom door THURSDAY at 7:15AM. 3 students can sign up per free mod.Read Act 2.4 and complete journal #4 for FRIDAY.

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