Why Schools are moving to Google Apps

http://mashable.com/2010/04/28/schools-google-apps/

Original Prologues - in class on Wednesday 4/21

Please bring a printed copy of your prologue to class on Wednesday for sharing and celebrating your work.

Past due Lit circle work...

Please resend me an invitation to your lit circle blog if I didn't grade it yet... that means I don't have access.

Thanks...

go into Settings and then permissions (all the way to the right) and then add authors.  Type in my email and you are good to go!

Canterbury Presentations -

Only a few people presented today... but so far there are some events and themes are repeating and developing...

What did you notice about the characters we saw? What themes do you see developing that connects the tales together?

Prologue Rubric

https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/wjps.org/ccc?key=0Ag0xifVbglb6dExka29ZRnFuclluTUE5WGw5SGZlckE&hl=en

lit circle notebooks and blogs are due on Friday 4/16

Please make sure I am invited to your blog.

Also make sure that your book is in class on Friday so that you can return it.

Research materials needed in class today - 4/13-15

Please make sure to have all research materials in class on 4/13-4/15 and be prepared to work on partner projects.

Presentations begin on Monday.  All reference sheets with citations and reflections are due on Monday regardless of whether or not you are presenting.

2nd drafts of original prologues are due on Monday, 4/12

Please make sure you have a hard copy of your second drafts in class tomorrow with the first drafts.  You will be doing work in class, so please come prepared.

Regents Review - Monday at 2:25 in room 351

If you are planning to take the Regents in June or you just want writing/Regents help...

Please attend sessions on Monday afternoons in room 351.
See you this Monday.

2nd drafts of original prologues are due on Monday, 4/12

Please bring a hard copy to class on Monday with a copy of the first draft as well.

Research rubric - on google.docs - wouldn't let me share with everyone :)

https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/wjps.org/ccc?key=0Ag0xifVbglb6dGZMQzVMQnliNUFua1R4U3B1N09VN1E&hl=en

The reference sheet - Canterbury Assignment - What it should include:

• a brief summary of the pilgrim telling the tale (from general prologue)
• a brief summary of the tale itself
• a list of characters and how they are characterized in the story
• was it moral and entertaining?
• anything historical that we would need to understand what is going on... a reference to a person or event or place... should be labeled and defined and referenced (with sources)
• Identify names of gods or people mentioned in your tale
• who was your character in 1300s would be like... what is the job? social status? kind of place they lived in? and general details about his/her life.

Presentations - see assignment sheet for details -
Historical person - gives a short talk about who they were historically (no more than 5 minutes)
Character person - gives a summary of the tale (and what values it espoused) and then finds excerpts and read them to the class that exemplify the tale.

Reminder - Independent Reading Assignment #7 due on Friday, 4/9

Please don't forget that your next IR assignment is due this Friday emailed to us via Google.docs.

Thanks!

Reminder - 4/7 - Return to school on Wed with a copy of your prologue

Your first draft of your original prologue is due in class on Wed. -  YOU MUST have a copy of it in class, to do the work that we will be doing.

Make sure to bring your model assignment and the general prologue distributed in class as a second model.

We will be working on the structure and story in class on Wed.

Hope everyone had a nice break.