Thirty-Second Class Period: Cause and Effect Essay

Mr. Stone distributed the graded midterm exams to the class to give them a chance to review their results. The class discussed the organizational pattern of their third essay: cause and effect. Mr. Stone shared an illustration of why he's an extrovert. He suggested students might enjoy reflecting on the cause of personal character trait, passion, or aversion (strong dislike). About of a third of the class shared the idea they were considering for the cause-and-effect essay. Mr. Stone distributed an essay planning guide. Students should complete as much of the planning guide as possible for tomorrow, but the they should complete all of the table included in this link: Cause and Effect Prewriting Table.

Thirty-First Class Period: Midterm Exam

Students took a hundred-question true-and-false exam. Homework: Read Lewis Thomas' "On Warts."

Thirtieth Class Period: Midterm Review

Mr. Stone finished reviewing for the midterm exam. The material from the following They Say/I Say study guides may be covered on the test: Chapter 1 questions 1 and 3 to 13. Chapter 2 questions 1-10 Homework: Study for tomorrow's midterm exam.

Twenty-Ninth Class Period: Definition and Midterm Review

Quiz: Maurice Shadbolt's "Who Killed the Bog Men of Denmark? And Why?" Mr. Stone continued to discuss patterns of thought. He discussed types of definition today. Mr. Stone began reviewing for Thursday's midterm exam. The exam will be primarily true and false questions. Homework: Review notes for midterm exam.

Twenty-Eigth Class Period: Classical Patterns of Thought

Mr. Stone reviewed three classical patterns of thought that writer's use to analyze but to organize their writing: comparison and contrast, classification, and definition. Students submitted their analysis of a local news story for Swales' moves before leaving class. Homework: Read Maurice Shadbolt's "Who Killed the Bog Men of Denmark? And Why?"

Twenty-Seventh Class Period: Swales' Moves and the Local News Story

Students spent the class period examining local newspapers in search of examples of a local news story that follows Swales' moves. Homework: Highlight and annotate your selected news article as directed in class.

Twenty-Sixth Class Period: Swales's Moves

Mr. Stone collected the study guide for final two chapters of They Say/I Say, chapters nine and ten. He distributed copies of Brian Sutton's "Swales's 'Moves' and the Research Paper Assignment." The class began reading the article and discussing it. Homework: Finish reading Sutton's article for tomorrow's quiz. Be able to list Swale's Moves.

Twenty-Fifth Class Period: Final Chapters of They Say/I Say

The study guide for chapter eight of They Say/I Say was collected. Mr. Stone shared Robert Lane Greene's "The Rise of 'Awesome'" and discussed writing research papers about slang words. Homework: Finish reading chapters nine and ten of They Say/I Say and completing the corresponding study guide questions.

Twenty-Fourth Class Period: They Say/I Say Chapters 7 & 8

Students submitted their completed study guides for Chapter 6 of They Say/I Say. They spent the class period completing the study guide for Chapters 7. Homework: Complete the study guide for Chapter 8 of They Say/I Say.

Twenty-Third Class Period: Classification Essay Submitted

Students submitted the final draft of their classification essays along with all the other documents created in the process in their English folders. Mr. Stone demonstrated for each row how to set up a turnitin.com account. Students worked on reading chapters five and six of They Say/I Say and completing corresponding study guide questions. The chapter five study guide questions were collected at the end of class. Homework: Complete the chapter six study guide for They Say/I Say and submit the final draft of the classification essay to turnit.com

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Twenty-Second Class Period: Peer Edit of Classification Essay

Devotional Text: Proverbs 6:6-8 Mr. Stone collected the They Say/I Say Chapter Three and Four study guides. He distributed peer editing check sheets and reviewed key concepts. Students completed a peer edit of a classmate's classification essay. They were directed to check their partner's paper for the presence of one of the writing tricks discussed previously in class. Students should highlight the trick they have included in their final drafts. Homework: Complete final draft of classification essay. Hard copy due at class time tomorrow. Electronic copy submitted to turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, October 5th.

Twenty-First Class Period: They Say/I Say Chapters 3 & 4

Mr. Stone announced that he would not quiz future chapters of They Say/I Say; rather, he will rely on the students' completion of the study guides for evaluation/evidence of reading. Students began reading chapters three and four of They Say/I Say and completing corresponding study guide questions. Homework: Finish reading chapters three and four of They Say/I Say and completing corresponding study guide questions.