Scribe 9/14/2011

• We checked Intro Paragraphs
• Started our Body Paragraph
• -Topic Sentence
• -Lead-in, “Quote” (Hitchcock’s rope)
• -Explain the quote you used as your lead-in (What does it mean? How does it connect to our paragraph and thesis statement.)
• -Transition to next example
• -Set-up Second example
• -Lead-in, “Quote”. (Connell)
• -Explain the quote you used as your lead-in (What does it mean? How does it connect to our paragraph and thesis statement.)
• -Concluding Sentence

Tonight we have to write Body Paragraph and that is due Thursday.

Scribe 2 9/13/11

Scribe 9/13/11

            Today, like always in Smiths class, we learned how to become better writers while having a little bit of fun.  On the more serious side of things ALL assignments that are going to be redone are due on Monday. Other homework we had today was our PLN 6 is due tomorrow and we have to have a completed topic paragraph for our paper. We will be writing a paper all week about how words and actions affect others in one of the stories we have read. Our paper also has to include information and our thoughts about the movie Rope. Our topic paragraph needs one of these short stories; “Fish Eyes” by David Brenner, “Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, and “Utterly Perfect Murder” by Ray Bradbury. Our opening paragraph must include the following;

-          An attention getter
-          An explanation to our attention getter
-          Background/information about text
-          Thesis statement (one sentence at the end of paragraph, this must include author, title, restate the question, answer, and why)

After we were given time to work on this paragraph we edited with a different twist than usual; like the rest of Smith’s class we never follow the norm. For our editing we played musical chair! We would go around the desks and then stopped and edited whosever paragraph was in front of us. In Smith’s awe-inspiring class we learn each and every day how to become better writers and better people.

Scribe 9-12-11

Today we were handed and worked on our new vocab word miscreant. We also have our paper that we will be writing due soon the thesis is due tomorrow. We were also shown how to write a good thesis statement. The topic of the paper is how words and actions affect one’s self. Intro: attention getter then explain attention getter, background on texts,

Thesis: one sentence and the last sentence in intro paragraph.

Title author restate answer and why how do words and actions affect who others become. Rope Alfred Hitchcock most dangerous game Richard Connell fish eyes David Brenner. Utterly perfect Murder Ray Bradbury.

An example of a thesis statement. Rope by Alfred Hitchcock and most dangerous game by Richard Connell in both stories words affect the state of others because people to twist words and kill like a little miscreant and or misanthrope.

We used ven diagrams to combine similarities and differences between the 4 stories that we read.

 Our homework for tonight is to do our thesis statement and to do redo’s.

9\8\11
Today I’m in the best class in the world - Smith’s class!  That is a hyperbole. We went over what is not a good topic sentence and what is a good topic sentence for our Fish Bowl reading. Our homework is to write a topic sentence for the story “Utterly Perfect Murder” and annotate it. If you don't finish in class, finish it at home. There is also a vocab quiz tomorrow on the word  misanthrope ,and if you signed up for a presentation on your PLN’s on friday you can use any PLN you would like you have to study and practice for that. Your vocab note card is also due tomorrow on the word misanthrope.  Include on the note card the meaning of the word, part of speech,  use the word in a sentence, and draw a picture.  

9/9/11

Today we turned our vocab cards and presented plns. Now after listening to someone present we have to comment the pln and say what you thought they did good on and bad on with their presentations. We learned what it takes to have a good presentation. A good presentation requires you to look at the audience as mush as possible. Make sure you don't have any distracting movements and start with an attention getter. When posting a comment on the presentation be descriptive.

9\8\11

To day in the best class in the world Smiths class that is a hyperbole. We went over what is not a good topic sentence and what is for are fish bowl reading. Are homework is To write a topic sentence for the story “Utterly Perfect Murder” and annotate if you don't finish in class. There is also a vocab quiz tomorrow and if you seined up for a presentation on Friday you have to study for that. Your vocab` note card is also due tomorrow

Utterly Perfect Murder Topic Sentence

How do words and actions affect who others become in Ray Bradbury's "Utterly Perfect Murder"?