Exhibition Info and Announcements

FINAL EXHIBITION INFORMATION!!!

• Date: Tuesday, November 1
• Time: 5-6:30 pm  (students will need to be there no later than 4:45 to set up their projects)
• Location: Durango Public Library

HOMEWORK

Finish projects, finish essays.  Everything is due by the end of class on Thursday.  Please look at the "When Your Project is Due" Handout (linked on the Student Resources page) for what you need to do before the end of class on Thursday.

Project Work Time

Reminders:

• EVERYTHING is due by the end of class on Thursday.
• EXHIBITION will be on Tuesday, 11/1.  I will have the location for you tomorrow.

Project Work Priorities

1. Essay Revisions: Everyone should have feedback from me at this point.  If you did not get your essay to me, or if you did not receive feedback because your essay did not meet the minimum requirements, you need to schedule an appointment to meet with me during office hours on Tuesday or Wednesday.
2. Project Work: Refine!  Finish!  Make it amazing!  Now that I am done with essay feedback, I am happy to give you feedback.  :)
3. Citations: Make sure that you are using MLA (parenthetical references in text + works cited page) throughout your essay.  Check the Writers INC books in my room, pages 259-264.
4. Proofreading: Make sure that you have someone proofread your essay carefully!  Your goal should be to have no proofreading errors in your final draft.

HOMEWORK

Work on essay revisions!

SLC Practice and Project Work

SLC Practice
Every student does a full run-through of their SLC, receives feedback from 2 other students on their performance.

Project Work Time
Work on projects.  Remember, 3rd draft essay that meets the Minimum Feedback Requirements (see my post from a few days ago for these) must be emailed to me by the end of class.

HOMEWORK:
None!  SLCs tonight.

SLC Notecards and Project Work Time

SLC Notecards
Using the freewrites from yesterday for a reference, create an SLC notecard for Humanities.  Make sure it follows the required format (see today's activity list for detailed instructions.

Show notecard to Lori when done.  This is your ticket into project work time!

Project Work Time
Start working on your project.  Remember to manage your time well, and to plan out what you need to do before you start working.  Seek feedback, and refine, refine, refine!

HOMEWORK

• Revise Truth of War Essay.  DUE: Emailed to me by the end of class on Wednesday.
• Bring all SLC notecards (Spanish, Humanities, Biology, and Math) and evidence to Humanities tomorrow for a practice run of your SLC.

Essay Critiques and SLC Preparation

Essay Critiques
Complete critique of essay 2nd drafts and responses.

SLC Overview
What they are, what to expect, why we do them.

SLC Brainstorming

1. In your group, brainstorm (talk, then write) a list of all of the skills, behaviors, and knowledge we work on in Humanities class.
2. Debrief as a class, get list on the board.

SLC Freewrites

1. What skill is hardest for you in Humanities?  Why do you think you struggle with this?
2. What behavior do you need to work on the most in Humanities?  Why is this behavior a problem for you?
3. What content area, or knowledge is most difficult for you to master in Humanities.  Why do you think this is hard for you?
4. Choose the most pressing of the issues above (the one you think is most important for you to work on).  For that issue, how can you make sure that you improve in that area?  What have you already tried?  What do you want to try in the future?

SLC Notecards OR Essay Revisions.

HOMEWORK:

Revise essay to get it ready for Lori's feedback.  To get feedback from me, your essay must meet the following minimum requirements:

1. Must have a title
2. Text must be in 12 pt font, Times New Roman
3. Meet minimum paragraph requirements (Intro + at least 4 body paragraphs + Conclusion)
4. Double-spaced
5. There is quoted evidence in every body paragraph of the essay (not required for intro and conclusion)
6. Every quotation is set up correctly
7. The essay must be spellchecked and free of typos (if I find more than 3 typos, I stop giving feedback)
8. The essay must be free of slang and IM speak

3rd Drafts must be emailed to Lori no later than the end of class on Wednesday.

Bring all project supplies with you to class for Tuesday!