Journal Day

The government has perfected gene manipulation and now the government wants to use this knowledge to create a group of superheroes to help clean up the world’s problems. You have been chosen as one of the experimental test subjects. Since they are not sure exactly how well this will work, they give you the option to choose your super powers as a slight compensation. So what would your powers be? What would your costume look like? How would you use your powers? What would your super hero identity be?


Or

Write a short, creative story using a jellyfish, a jet, a jockey, a judge, and a jump-rope.


Or



Write on a topic of your choice.


(Journals MUST meet all page minimums!)


Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.

Persuasive essay

Goals:
Students will respond to a PSSA prompt
Students will begin composing their own persuasive essays.
They will brainstorm ideas and formulate their own response to the prompt.

Directions:
1. Plan a response to the writing prompt.
2. Jot down notes about the points you wish to make.
3. Write an outline and begin a rough draft of your material

The following prompt will serve as the topic for your paper:

(You will have 60 minutes to plan, write and correct your paper. You will be given 30 minutes today and 30 minutes on Monday)

Prompt:
Some people have suggested that keeping animals in zoos is cruel to these animals. These people feel that animals have the right to live in freedom, as people in our country do. Do you agree or disagree with this position?

Write a letter to persuade readers to the local paper to accept your ideas and opinions. Explain why your ideas will benefit not only animals but also people.


DIRECTIONS:
STATE YOUR OPINION CLEARLY
SUPPORT YOUR OPINION WITH SPECIFIC DETAILS
PRESENT YOUR IDEAS CLEARLY AND LOGICALLY
USE WORDS AND WELL-CONSTRUCTED SENTENCES EFFECTIVELY\
CORRECT ANY ERRORS IN SPELLING, PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION
SPEND 5-10 MINUTES SETTING YOUR FOCUS. THIS WILL HELP YOU LEAVE TIME TO COMPLETE THE REMAINING STAGES OF WRITING FOR DAY 1

REMEMBER TO WORK CAREFULLY, BECAUSE A CLEAR FOCUS WILL HELP COMPLETE THE OTHER STAGES OF THE ESSAY MORE SUCCESSFULLY!!


Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.

PSSA Overview

PSSA Overview
Goal: Students will review PSSA graded essays

Students will read and discuss essays from the
The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
Pennsylvania Department of Education Bureau of Assessment and Accountability 2009–2010

Grade 11: Writing - Item and Scoring Sampler

Scoring Guideline

Writing Domain

2007 Prompts
2007-2008 Grade 11 Writing Item and Scoring Sampler


Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.

Journal Day

Scientists have started working on plans to bring back the woolly mammoth, a prehistoric relative of the elephant that many of you learned about as children. The plan is to use cells from a recovered mammoth that was frozen in Siberia and an elephant egg in order to have an elephant give birth to the new mammoth. How do you feel about this? Is it an interesting idea? Is it a good idea? Are there any ways that this kind of research could be helpful? Are there any ways that this research could be dangerous? If it works, what animal should they try it with next and why?

Or

Write a short creative story using an igloo, an iguana, an island, an insect, an illusion, ice skates, and an immunization.

Or

Write on a topic of your choice.


(Journals MUST meet all minimum page requirements.)

Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.

REVIEW

REVIEW THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES

HOMONYMS

TRIPLE HOMOPHONES

FOUR LETTER WORDS

TWO LETTER WORDS


Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.

Journal Day

Almost everyone has a favorite television show. We all have our reasoning for picking these shows. What is your favorite show? Why do you watch it? What really keeps you interested in it? How did you ever start watching this show?

Or

Write a short, creative story using a hamster, an hourglass, a hospital, a horseshoe, and a hammer.

Or


Write on a topic of your choice.


(Journals MUST meet all minimum page requirements!)


Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.

Capitalization Rules

Goal: Students will learn capitalization rules
To evaluate student needs, students will take the diagnostic test on pg 637 in the textbook.


Capitalization Rules

A FEW MORE RULES:

-Capitalize geographical names:

Vancouver Island

San Francisco

the Grand Canyon

the South Pacific

-Note: do not capitalize directions that are not part of a regions name:

northern California

-Capitalize the main words and the first word of the titles of articles, books, poems, plays, songs, etc.:

English Structure and Style

The Brothers Karamazov

Stairway to Heaven

Capitalize official names or names of groups or organizations:

Department of Redundancy Department

House of Commons

House of Senate

Republicans

Black Americans

Lutherans

Capitalize personifications:

Because I could not stop for Death —
He kindly stopped for me —

Usually capitalize the first word of each line of poetic verse (see above example).

Chart
http://www.eliterateeducation.com/site/capitalization.htm

TEXTBOOK:
Capitalizing Words in Sentences: pgs 638-639
Capitalizing Proper Nouns 640-643
Capitalizing Proper Adjectives pg 645-648

WORKBOOK:
Ex. 1. pg 163 (Sentences)
Ex. 1 pg 164 (Sentences)
Ex. 1 pg 165 (Proper Nouns, Proper Adjectives)
Ex. 1 Pg 166
Ex 1 and 2 Pg 167 (Cap. for Titles)

Main rules from Purdue Owl: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/592/01/

Ex 1
http://www.mytestbook.com/test_questions.aspx?topics=Grammar%20Capitalization%20and%20Punctuations&subject=LanguageArts&grade=3&test_id=926

Ex 2
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/punctuation_mastery.asp

Ex 3
http://www.mytestbook.com/test_questions.aspx?topics=Grammar%20Capitalization&subject=LanguageArts&grade=3&test_id=776

Journal Day

Some people have very unusual pets. People keep everything from emperor scorpions to llamas. Siegfreid and Roy even have multiple tigers. If you could have any pet in the world what would it be? Why would you chose that pet? Would it just be for show or would you teach it tricks and things?


Or


Write short creative story using a gargoyle, a gazebo, a gem, a ghost, a goat, and a glacier.


Or



Write on a topic of your choice.


(Journals MUST meet all page minimums!)


Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.

1/6 Journal

1/6 Journal
Bell Ringer
Locate the prepositional phrases in the following sentences:
1. Before going to school, we ate breakfast at Dunkin Donuts.

2. We arrived at the school early.

3. The students were standing in the parking lot and hanging out in their cars.

4. When the bell rang, the students ran into the school
Journal Day
Christmas is only two days away, but are you ready? Do you have all of your plans in order for the big day? Today you will be writing about your plans for the Christmas holiday. What do you plan to do on Christmas day? Christmas Eve? Are there any yearly rituals you observe on Christmas? Do you have a special place to visit every year? Etc. etc.

Or

Write a short creative story using mistletoe, a candy cane, Santa, reindeer, a sleigh, a present, a Christmas tree, and a chimney.


Or


Write on a topic of your choice.


(Journals MUST meet all page minimums)

Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.