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Process Writing Project
Peer Revision Guidelines
G7 Writing Rubric.docx
Week of December 9th
Priority 1 - revise, edit and resubmit process writing assignment. See Coach Koch during writing workshop time.
Priority 2 - Write Government or Lobbying Document for CITS. Publish to Buddy Press.
Priority 3 - Organize and write a compare/contrast essay on a topic of your choice.
#CNY posts - make them good!
Week of December 2nd
Thursday
Green read and comment on Neo-Cons Unite!
*shout out Mr. Norris with the greens and blues
Priority 1 - revise, edit and resubmit process writing assignment. See Coach Koch during writing workshop time.
Priority 2 - Write Government or Lobbying Document for CITS. Publish to Buddy Press.
Priority 3 - Organize and write a compare/contrast essay on a topic of your choice.
Cool, but optional - #CNY posts - make them good!
Tuesday - Rough draft of political/lobbying document for peer revision.
Some suggestions:
- Video or radio advertisement script
- Political speech
- Political platform
- Lobbying position paper
Monday - 6-->1
Create and bring to class a compare/contrast topic for each of following categories
Literature
Social Studies
Popular Culture
Science
Due Wednesday - RD political/lobbying document
Week of November 25th
Friday - Continue alliance building - new/ammended proposals due on Buddy Press Monday with signers.
Thursday - Continue alliance building - new/ammended proposals due on Buddy Press Monday with signers.
Submit Process #6 Friday.
Wednesday -
6-->1
Step 1 - Complete survey and review results - http://cits13.isb.bj.edu.cn/island4/
Step 2 - Post online version of your government proposal on Buddy Press
Step 3 - Review other online government proposals
Step 4 - Discuss, promote, seek alliances, compromise.
"Be a problem solver, not a problem maker."
Tuesday - Please reflect on the government proposals from today's Baja congress. Each group should publish an online version of their proposal on the Buddy Press site by tomorrow at 10am. Also, please complete the survey on Buddy Press at this link http://cits13.isb.bj.edu.cn/island4/
6 --> 1 How do we get there?
Monday - Finalize C.I.T.S. Government Proposal. DUE Tuesday.
Week of November 18th
Please take the following survey on Socratic Seminar
Tuesday - Prepare for Socratic Seminar
Read and comment on this article.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of this week is dedicated to C.I.T.S. You are tasked with creating a government model. You will have time in class to organize and work with your team, but you will need to work together to distribute homework tasks.
The exhibition date for government proposal is next Tuesday 11/26.
If no homework is assigned by the group, read for 30 min. each night.
Wednesday - Socratic Seminar - The Giver
The following documents are optional but can be used to help prepare for the seminar.
Week of November 11th - Return permission form for Friday's field trip.
Thursday - Read 30 min - Field Trip tomorrow!!!
Tuesday(7-7) and Wednesday(7-8) - Finalize notes on Forms of Govt. Video. Consider the following Driving Questions - Which govermnent system is best? (In USA, China, your home country). Like Ben Franklin from the film, you have the chance to create your own form of Governtment for Baja. Begin thinking about the attributes of Government that you value, and would best like to see in our C.I.T.S. ccommunity.
Read 30 min.
MAP Testing Thursday
Monday - Read and comment on 6 of your fellow Baja refugees' narratives.
Week of November 4th
Thursday - Finish 1st draft of C.I.T.S. Narrative
Wednesday - Write a rough draft or an outline of The Giver Expository Essay. The topics are located on the document below.
The Giver 1-23 Reading Notes.docx
The Giver Character Outline p1.pdf
The Giver Character Outline p2.pdf
Tuesday - Complete The Giver classwork from today. Also, complete the weekly vocabulary exercise for the The Giver ch. 5-23. Please pronounce, share and explain this week's vocabulary words with someone at home. Then choose 5 words on the list you know and write your own definition - what you think it means. Choose 5 words on the list you don't really know and research a definition. Keep this in your vocabulary folder. The list is located on the blog here.
Read the following document and come prepared to work The Giver expository essay.
The Giver 1-23 Reading Notes.docx
Monday - Character List – list all characters and keep a short description based on both direct and indirect characterization.
Vocabulary(Chapters 5-23) – List 10 words (powerful or challenging), find out what they mean and bring them to class tomorrow. We will create a class vocabulary for this week from this list.
Week of October 28th
Due Tuesday - Wants/Needs list
Due Wednesday - RD Process Paper #5
Due Thursday - Socratic Seminar - Government Survey - Please read the documents below.
SOCRATIC SEMINAR 10 Oct copy.docx
Socratic Seminar Sample Analytic Rubric.docx
Due Friday - Read The Giver and Due Process #5
Week of October 21st
Have a great week. I will miss you all and hope that you are on your best behavior for Mrs. Bradner. Please send me a note about all the great stuff you do this week. I'd love to hear from you.
Wednesday - This week's vocab words are from The Giver ch. 1-4. Please pronounce, share and explain this week's vocabulary words with someone at home. Then choose 5 words on the list you know and write your own definition - what you think it means. Choose 5 words on the list you don't really know and research a definition. Keep this in your vocabulary folder.
Read The Giver - read to Chapter 14 by Monday
Thursday -
Mentoring - Bring a dish for mentoring breakfast on Friday morning!
Continue with the development of your C.I.T.S. character. Write more of your character's back story.
We are arriving in Baja with a chance to start a new society. Consider the following: how are societies organized? How are basic needs met in societies? Why are governments formed? What do governments do for society?
Make a list of 20 qualities(not things) you would like to see in our Baja. Bring the list to class on Monday.
Friday - Read The Giver - read to Chapter 14 by Monday
If you have finished, continue with your C.I.T.S. character development
Week of October 14th
Thursday - Work on pre-reading activities for The Giver. Read.
The Giver Reading Notes
The Giver 1-4.docx
Due Thursday - Complete 1st Quarter Reflections and Observations
No Homework Monday and Tuesday - come prepared for ISA Testing
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