So .. what did we do today.
Well, first the good news: the date for the essay has changed to June 1.
The bad news is that the Journal is due today. And we had a unit test today. We also did some of the presentations. (link to Oakville Toastmasters is here, by the way) And we started Animal Farm.
The twisted part is that during the unit test, I realized I didn't have enough copies of the text, so I downloaded the iBook version to read and also found the Project Gutenberg version (.99 cents and free, respectively) The link on right is to the PG free version online.
I also said that I would post the rubric for the essay. Here it is:
Marking Rubric Introduction
General Sentence /5
2-3 elaboration sentences
thesis statements
Organized paragraphs
strong topic sentences /10
smooth transitions
strong concluding sentences
Arguments/Ideas/content
logical development
evidence to support thesis /10
restate thesis /5
offer final insight
And so ... I started to write the "Thinking on Paper" that I think you should do, too. I got this done in front of you, and will make better notes (and may post them tomorrow).
Finally, I took this really cool pic while you characters were writing the test:
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