Lesson 82

 

Kudos to the students who popped into Writing Labs and tutorial mornings to get those extra words on the page, and kudos to those who had complete drafts ready to go!

 Students spent the block reading the drafts of others, doing one peer edit, and discussing strengths and weaknesses in the writing.

Students then decided whether to continue their drafts, or begin their final copy work.

We will be writing final copies in Monday's class. 

Those who were absent from today's class, for whatever reason, are expected to attend tutorial tomorrow if they would like another set of eyes on their work before good-copy day. 

Lesson 81

 

 It wasn't easy, but great progress was made in draft work. 

Students are invited to get as much as possible on the page (during tutorial or Writing Lab if needed) before Thursday's class.

Regardless of what point folks are on in their paragraph drafts, we will be doing editing work next class, then beginning final copies.

All final paragraph drafts must be complete by the end of the block on Monday.

Lesson 80

 

Students spent today's block finishing their outline work. 

We will do drafts on Tuesday, followed by peer edits and good copies Thursday and the following Monday. 

If you require additional time, you will need to ensure you access it ahead of class blocks. If you do not take initiative to ensure that you are moving at the pace of the class, you may miss key components of the writing process. THERE IS ZERO WIGGLE ROOM HERE!

Lesson 79

 

Students jumped all the way in to their planning today!

We will finish outlines on Wednesday, and drafts will be on Friday. Those who did not get a jump on the work today SHOULD PLAN TO ATTEND TUTORIAL OR WRITING LAB.

Lesson 78

 We opened the block with a vague discussion (no parties or names - just the core idea) about an issue connected to these articles:

• CBC Article
• Tyee Article
• Pique Article 

 Students finished their theme webs, then we discussed the upcoming assignment and options.

Students will plan their writing next class, write their drafts on Friday, and move forward rapidly now that we are in June!

 

Lesson 77

 

Students spent most of the block working in groups on the theme webs we began last class.

While they worked very hard on this, groups clearly need a bit more time - next class will be split between this work, and an introduction to their upcoming writing work. 

Lessons 75 &76

 We opened the block with thinking about the connections between Alberta separatism efforts, and this news story on a FAKE note sent to homeowners in Britannia Beach. Who profits from fear/division/anger/the inability of neighbours to recognize and hear one another? Students were reminded about the ownership of the National Post, and to always read for biased language, regardless of the source.

Students finished the novel with "Locks Mean Nothing to Ghosts," and we debriefed the chapter.

Students spent the very last part of the block in groups - they began a list of the themes/big ideas present in the text. We will pick up here next day.  Those who are not on task will be asked to work separately next class. 

No homework.