October 14, 2009

Homework:
Good draft of essay is due Friday
We begin recording Friday

Today:
Daily Buzzword
Peer editing of essays

Everything we did in class is below.

October 14, 2009
laureate (noun) \LOR-ee-ut\
What does it mean?
: a person honored for achievement in an art or science; especially : poet laureate
How do you use it?
In 2008, the Library of Congress announced the appointment of California native Kay Ryan as the sixteenth poet laureate of the United States.
Are you a word wiz?
Which one of these do you think gave us the word "laureate"?
A. a style of poetry
B. a family of plants
C. a famous university
D. an aristocratic title

Which answer best completes the word?
After three people quit the play, the director needed to ___re__assign the roles.
The scientist threw away a tainted sample because it was ___ir__redeemable.


Peer Editing
Today
1.In a pair, read both essays. Help the person choose which essay would be most interesting to listen to.
2.Create a revision plan.
3.Help the person with grammar editing.

Requirements for the essay:
•Intro paragraph with handshake and thesis from sheet
•Multiple paragraphs
•Conclusion paragraph
•Your narrative must tell a story that has a point, that relates a lesson.
•Your writing must be vivid.
•Use sensory details- see, hear, smell, feel, taste.
•Include dialogue to bring people to life.
•You paper must sound thoughtful, reflecting on your experience.
•I really like size 12 font Times New Roman, single spaced, normal margins, no spaces between paragraphs