English 8C: 2.29.12

Happy Leap Day! Surf & Turf Day
Intro to Comic Life
Library: Choose your biography, develop reading plan
start reading your biography
HW:
vocab test tomorrow
High Outline pt. 1 due March 8
Catalog/Menu Creation starts tomorrow--
-->have all revisions & pix ready!

English 8C: 2.28.12

Happy Public Sleeping Day (on your own time)
paper passback
AV2 xwd due, practice review
biography intro
intro to Comic Life (if time)
menu/catalog copy read-around/revision
HW:
revise your copy by Thursday
AV2 test on THURSDAY

English 8C: 2.27.12

Happy International Polar Bear Day
AV2 practice due
1st draft of copy for menu/catalog due EOP
HW:
AV2 xwd

English 8C: 2.24.12

Happy National Tortilla Chip Day!
menu/catalog project: RESEARCH in cafeteria/finance
>each person should be writing at least 5 item descriptions
>get product info, pricing, etc
>imagine you have been HIRED to create a menu/catalog
AV2 practice
HW:
AV2 practice
1st draft of copy due MONDAY EOP

English 8C: 2.23.12

Happy International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day & Tennis Day
any more "How Do They Compare"?
analogies due
AV2: "FBOFW"
menu & catalog project: the details
paper passback
HW:
bring cameras?

English 8C: 2.22.12

Happy Be Humble Day & Walking the Dog Day
"How Do They Compare?" webquest (library)
Analogy Practice
HW:
make sure you have made comments and approved them too!

English 8C: 2.21.12

Card Reading Day & Mardi Gras Day. Woo.
copy writing 1 pg. sum due
AV2 test-- prac/xwd due
library: post progress report as a PAGE,
peer respond to TWO journalism article,
one person above and one person below
HW:
journalism article q's:
>What are the 5 W's in the article?
How quickly and well are they communicated?
>What type of article is this and what type of structure is used?
How well does this typify this style of article? EXPLAIN your answer.
>What are the best aspects of the article? What could improve?

while i was out 2.17.12

vocab test postponed to Tuesday
"What's Good About this Catalog?" due EOP
copy writing articles w/1 pg. summary
HW:
copy writing 1 pg. summary
digital copy of progress report FD for posting
AV2 test Tues.

English 8C: 2.16.12

Do a Grouch a Favor Day & National Almond Day
any more menu assignments?
"What's Good About This Menu?"-- due EOP
HW:
AV2 "CM/CM" test FRIDAY
progress report final draft due Tuesday, 2/21

English 8C: 2.15.12

Happy National Gum Drop Day & Singles Awareness Day
any more journalism work?
AV2 xwd due, analogies due
intro to menu writing... due EOP?
HW:
AV2 "CM/CM" test FRIDAY
progress report final draft due Tuesday, 2/21

English 8C: 2.14.12

Happy Organ Donor and Ferris Wheel Day!
AV2 practice due/review
journalism article, FD due w/
digital copy/ image, hard copy,
and PR: upload in class
AV2 xwd, analogy practice
HW:
AV xwd, analogy practice
progress report final draft due Tuesday, 2/21

English 8C: 2.10.12

Happy Umbrella Day!
progress report 1st draft due, peer response
AV2 practice
work on writing project revisions
HW:
find image for journalism article, FD due Tuesday, 2/14
>You need a digital copy of the article & image, a hard copy,
and the peer response!
progress report final draft due Tuesday, 2/21

English 8C: 2.9.12

Merry Toothache Day & Bagels and Lox Day!
analogy practice due/review
AV2: "Country Mouse/City Mouse"
work on progress reports
HW:
progress report 1st draft due TOMORROW
find image for journalism article, FD due Tuesday, 2/14
progress report final draft due next Friday, 2/17

English 8C: 2.8.12

Happy Kite Flying Day
journalism article 1st draft due
journalism article PR
analogy practice
HW:
find image for journalism article, FD due Tuesday 2/14
progress report 1st draft due this FRIDAY,
final draft due next Friday, 2/17

English 8C: 2.7.12

National Fettuccine Alfredo Day & Charles Dickens Day
AV2 "Cruel 2B Kind" work due & test
Progress Report Assignment
writing time: progress report and/or journalism article
*OR* AV2 "CM/CM"
HW:journalism article 1st draft due TOMORROW
progress report 1st draft due FRIDAY

English 8C: 2.6.12

National Frozen Yogurt Day!
analogy practice due/review
recommendation report work
article research/writing
HW:
AV2 "Cruel 2B Kind" test TOMORROW
journalism article 1st draft due Wednesday

English 8C: 2.3.12

Happy National Carrot Cake Day!
any more web quests?
AV2 crossword due
journalism article writing
more Recommendation Reports
analogy practice
HW:
journalism article 1st draft due Wednesday
finish analogy practice
AV2 "Cruel 2B Kind" test Tuesday

English 8C: 2.2.12

GROUNDHOG DAY!!!
AV2 practice due
journalism web quest... only this period!
HW:
AV2 xwd

English 8C: 2.1.12

Happy National Freedom Day and Baked Alaska Day
Analogies due/review
grammar test review
intro to Progress Reports
HW:
AV2 practice
journalism web quest tomorrow in lab