November 14, 2008

Sections 1 and 2
Today we spent time watching a show called Wired Science, by the magazine Wired.  We discussed cross-referencing facts in stories to check the validity of statements made on web pages.  I also used one segment to show the students a great example of what their DuPont Challenge essay should sound like.  I gave them a paper that requires them to think about different aspects of their topics. 

They do have homework.  By Tuesday, they should have written answers to the questions on the sheet on their topic.  And on Wednesday, they will present their topics to the class.  I will explain those requirements on Tuesday.  In short, they need to find an appropriate topic to write on soon.

Sections 3, 6, and 7
The students do not have homework.  They took a quiz on Unit 4 today.  Each class did something different, but I am winding down the speeches.  Next week we will get back into daily drills, vocab, and start a grammar unit on sentences so they can begin to improve their sentence structure in their essays.

Have a nice weekend.