Monday, October 28, 2013

Monday, October 28, 2013

Assembly Schedule for teachers with first lunch:
B5 -- 8:15 - 9:15
B6 -- 9:20 -10:20
B7 -- 10:25-10:30  (take roll, move to assembly together)
Assembly 10:35-11:10
11:10-11:40 1st Lunch
B7 -- 11:45-12:40
B8 -- 12:45-1:45

B2: L.I.V.E. Lesson

Class Activities: 
Happy New Term!     Term Two Goals
No composition books. 
No regular reading time, but you will be reading the articles in the  packet you receive today.
1. Reading: Reading articles in preparation for writing in computer lab.


2. Computer lab 211:  Write an argument essay

       a.  Please take the poll on Edmodo.
               How many hours of television do you watch per week?
       b.  Log onto MYAccess.
       c.  Select the prompt: The Effects of TV
                Write the best essay you can.
                 Use the tools provided.
Today:  
Writing is the inking of my thinking.  
I don't know what I think 
   until I can see what I've said.



Argument Essay: Is Television Helpful or Harmful?

Login Directions for MyAccess


The articles you were given today:  

 Television Literature? (not necessary for today)



If you were absent:
1. Open the document

Argument Essay: Is Television Helpful or Harmful?

Read through the instructions.

2. Open and read these two articles:

3.  Log into Edmodo and take the one-question poll about how many hours of television you watch each week. Notice how your classmates have responded.

4.  Log into MYAccess.   http://www.myaccess.com

Login Directions for MyAccess


5.  Spend a half hour or so typing an argument essay arguing either that television is helpful or that television is harmful, following the instructions on this document you already opened:

Argument Essay: Is Television Helpful or Harmful?

At this point, you do not need to read any other articles -- only the two you opened and read as instructed above. Start work on your essay.  We will come back to it later. 




Note:  We'll finish watching The Outsiders next time.
Plot! and Theme!


originally published October 25, 2913