Lesson Plan: Monday, Nov. 27th, 2006

Thank you for cooperating today. As you work in class, I will be finishing my "one on one" meetings with grade 8 students to review the first quarter and to give you your report cards.
In class today you will do the following things:

1. Read your "Romeo and Juliet" rough copy: You will read one more time your "Romeo and Juliet" charafcter analysis and proof it one last time. Check grammar and spelling carefully, as your grading rubric for entries this quarter will focus much more on proofreading, especially spelling, punctuation, grammar and "readability."

2. Type in your "Romeo and Juliet" entry: Open your blog site and enter your "Romeo and Juliet" character analysis.

3. SAVE, PROOF and CHECK: Be sure to save as a draft your entry, to spellcheck and grammar/punctuation check, and finally read through to check for readability.

4. VIEW BLOG: do this to make sure that you did the entry correctly.

5. Continue to read your next novel. (novel 6 this year for LA 8).

November 22nd Lesson Plan: Grading your Quarter 1 BLOG
Today you are being given a "Grading Rubric" for your 1st quarter Blog. Your effort to grade your own blog will count as part of your 1st quarter grade. I will add what you do today in your grading rubric to your 1st quarter grade this evening. I will also use the SAME RUBRIC that you use today to give you your grade. It will be interesting to see if you are completely honest in using the RUBRIC when you self-analyze your BLOG. I will put your finished rubric next to mine this eveing to see how similar (and possibly different)your analysis is of your blog compared to my analysis- even though we will use the same rubric!

Please read the grading rubric carefully. There are a few students in our class who have not used a rubric with me previously in 6th grade, two years ago in Literature class. However, I know you can all use the rubric correctly because you are a smart group of students.

USING THE RUBRIC:
You will notice that there are multiple categories for your rubric- 5 in total. SInce there are 4 points for each category, this means you may score a total from 5 to 20 points. I do not expect anyone to get either a 20 or a 5, but I do expect for you, if you are rigorously objective in your self-assessment, to have some rubric score between a 6 and a 19.

As you work I will move around the room and help you if you need it. RAISE YOUR HAND for help!

Thank you for your cooperation. Tomorrow (Thursday) you will start a Blog entry hand written ROUGH DRAFT about "Romeo and Juliet" as your first Blog entry for the second quarter. You will write a 150 to 200 word analysis on paper first of the relationship between either Romeo OR Juliet and one of the secondary characters. The draft does not have to include specific proofs, as you will add specific proofs during class Thursday in B2. Therefore, be sure to bring your notebook, the ROUGH DRAFT and your copy of "Romeo and Juliet" with you to class Thursday.
On Monday next week the corrected version of the written draft is due, completely checked and proofed on paper with specific proofs from the play. In class Monday (November 27th) you will also show me book six, and then type the BLOG entry into your BLOG in the lab during class.
Thursday (tomorrow) you will have a substitute as I will be in Udine.
Don't forget to bring your:
-Copy of "Romeo and Juliet"
-notebook for writing your ROUGH DRAFT
-Book 6 (or get it in class. Ask the sub if you can go to the library if you do not already have the book)