Sept+19+to+Sept+23

This is Homecoming week. Show School Spirit Monday wear tie-dye Tuesday wear twin, match someone Wednesday wear XL big clothes Thursday 80's day Football/Volleyball Gold Out, wear something gold to the games There is no School Friday. Staff in-service day.

Last week, students completed a rough draft of a Memoir. We began to use[| turnitin.com], a website a number of teachers use at Capital High School to turn in assignments. Students can digitally turn in assignments from any place they have an internet connection. Students will be commenting on two papers at turnitin.com to help their peers get ideas for revisions. We will be completing a second draft of their memoir paper next week.

Students can see the comments on their papers from peers and myself after Wednesday or when I complete the grading.

Peer comments should not be one word change suggestions nor grammar corrections. Peers are helping by being self-aware of their thoughts as they read. They are to comment on places where they are interested in getting more information. They are highlighting and commenting on places where more details can be inserted. And this week they are learning about Show-Don't tell.

Show-Don't Tell is the idea that as writers, in our first draft, we tell what we know. For example, "I walked into the room but she seemed really tasked-orientated." This is Telling the reader what they found. Showing would be giving the reader details about what they see. "I walked into the room but she didn't look up. She was writing on a piece of paper on her desk, pausing for a moment, looking out ahead of herself into the distance with her eye brows scrunched. Then, she returned to her paper. She did not realize I was there."

Greek Roots 3 Quiz on Thursday.

After the Greek Quiz, we will be going to the library for Orientation.

Sometime in the week, there will be a surprise binder check worth 5 points. Students should have a three-ring binder in class with the following items in this exact order: Class Policies Greek Roots 1, 2, 3 First Draft of their Memoir