Monday, October 8, 2012

Oct. 9 - 12: The Alchemist

DUE Wed. Oct. 17: Alchemist Mind Map
Interim Reports distributed Fri. Oct. 12

Fri. Oct. 12 - The Alchemist online novel  / The Alchemist audio book
- Peer Editing - Today, we'll review the purpose of peer editing and practice editing first draft paragraphs from other classes.

- When finished, complete:
  1. your novel reading
  2. the reading preferences assignment (due today) - 16 marks
  3. make revisions on your own peer-edited paragraphs. Select two for typing next week. Next week you will hand in two typed paragraphs (6 marks each) and your four rough drafts (2 marks each) on media unit topics- 20 marks total (DUE Thurs. Oct. 18).
Wed. Oct. 10 / Thurs. Oct. 11 - The Alchemist online novel  / The Alchemist audio book

- The computer lab is booked for Wednesday and Thursday.
- Work on your computer-generated mind map project.
  • Review the mind map evaluation rubric and assignment (work alone or with one partner).
  • Go to Google -> Documents or Drive
  • Create a new Google Drawing mind map for your novel mind map topic selection.
  • Depending on your mindmap topic choice, consult the novel, the Novel Setting Map and/or the  Study Notes
  • Your mindmap must include at least three (3) quotes with citations.
  • When finished, email your mind map to me with full name(s) and block 
    Tues. Oct. 9 - The Alchemist online novel  / The Alchemist audio book
    - 40 min. novel reading. Finish reading the novel for Wednesday.
    - If finished, complete your reading preferences sheet paragraphs and charts.
    - Introduce mindmap assignment and the marking rubric. You will have three classes to complete the mindmap using the Google Documents Drawing feature.  You may work alone or with one partner. The lab is booked for Tuesday, Wednesday and next Monday.
    - Finish watching part 2 of the "One on One" interview (Al Jazeera) Part 1 - Part 2
    - A graphic novel version of The Alchemist is available. See the trailer below:

No comments:

Post a Comment