English 9 Class Notes

Objective: Freshmen continued drafting an expository-analytical paragraph.

After some discussion of the morning incident, students worked in their pairs to complete their paragraphs over Romeo and Juliet. You spent more time than I expected drafting, but plenty of questions came up during the activity, mostly from Kody, and which was all right because everybody benefited from the answers. I was particularly pleased that many pairs found themselves having to reevaluate their ideas as they wrote and go back and change some piece of evidence or explanation. More than one group changed their thesis all together, sometimes more than once. It seemed like a lot work for eight measly sentences, but students’ willingness to revise and rethink as they worked demonstrated their maturity, and I appreciate it and you’ll see it pay-off as you grow as writers.

The completed paragraph is due Monday when you cross the threshold of T-12. You must have a completed template and your paragraph rewritten in blue or black ink on class-standard paper; remember to skip lines.

See you Monday.

February 12, 2010 | Filed Under English 9

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