Reflection - Grammar project

Please make sure you write your reflections on the grammar projects...

Consider:

• your process - what did you do? how did you approach it?
• how did you break up the work with your partner?
• what did you learn?
• what were your challenges?
• how would you do things differently?
• how successful were you in completing the task?
• Which standards connect to your learning, as per class rubrics/discussions in class or nylearns.org

Please don't just answer the questions... write it as an essay

Understanding expectations

Being in 10th grade English requires the avid student to do many rigorous activies...

We need to have the continued discussion of how to be successful in the class.

Spend time reviewing the standards and learning indicators for 10th grade English - (see the back of the room and/or nylearns.org)

Please understand as well that in order to be successful, there needs to be constant thoughts about where you are and moving you individually forward.

More conversation about this will be had -

Grammar project reflections

As you all know by now after the completion of any major assignment, we need to make time to reflect on ideas and really think about our learning experience...

Things to consider in your grammar project reflections -

What did you learn? specifically?
What about the process? How did you complete the assignment?
What would you do differently in the future? why?
What challenges did you face?
How did you overcome those challenges?
What do you feel you deserve based on what was asked of you and how successfully you have completed it?

Free recording software for PCs

 http://camstudio.org/ - you can download this for screen casting.

Lit circle assignments

Your lit circles are due on 2/12 (Friday before winter recess)

Please email me if your group chose the notebook or invite me to the blog if your group chose blog

Make sure the first post spells out who is in what role and what your reading schedule is.

Each member of the group should START at least 5-7 well written posts in their role

Each member needs to comment on the every post started by another group member.  Read what each other is writing and piggy back off of it.

Lit circle book requests

If there is a novel you are interested in reading for lit circles, please email me so that I can try to have that novel as an option in your class.

thanks.

Lit circle assignments for Friday 1/22

Please make sure to return your lit circle books that were due last week... drop them off ASAP.

Tomorrow you will be assigned new groups and new books.  Your new lit circles will be due on 2/12 (Friday before winter recess).

You will be able to choose as a group if you'd like to do a blog or a notebook logs.

More on this tomorrow.