Tuesday October 6, 2009

Comp/Lit 10: Miscellaneous Day

• We started the class by returning several assignments that had been graded.
• The students then peer edited a classmate's Write-O-Rama paragraph from last week. We used colored pencils to identify the topic sentence, transitions, examples, commentary and concluding sentence. This is the second paragraph to be edited in this way.
• For homework, each student will pick one of the two paragraphs that have been edited to improved for a final draft to be turned in to me (and Turnitin.com).
• I walked them through the CSU grading rubric. We looked at the characteristics of each score (1-6) and decided that it would be appropriate for sophomores to be at a 2, based on the fact that as seniors they should be at a minimum of a 4.
• We graded two sample papers (the same way the teachers did to calibrate our grading). This allowed them to really looked at the scores objectively, so that when they receive their score, it means something other than a number.
• I passed back their writing assessments.
• We reviewed Simple Subjects and Predicates (pages 75-76).
• Finally, I passed out the study guide for the Arthurian Legends Unit Exam. We began to review the basic elements of the exam. Tomorrow there will be a BINGO review session during tutorial.
• At the end of the period, several students put work into their portfolio.
• Homework: Revise and upload one of the Arthurian Legends Paragraph; study for the Arthur Unit exam; grammar pages 77-78; bring both Arthur packets to class next time.