12/6/12

12/6 English III

1) 31-circumflex: (n. adj. v)
prefix: circum: around round about    root: flex: bend,curve         suffix: x

n: mark ^, ', ~ placed over vowels in some languages to stress pronunciation
adj: infer first;  bending or winding around
v:infer first; to bend to curve, to wind

Model: The gymnast circumflexed as she tumbled and curved her body over the vault.

sentence, picture, peer review

2)Class survey homework due before end of class. Reminder-students were to survey students about their topic. If students agreed with them they only need to put yes or no. If they didn't agree with them, they need to put a reason why. Each group has to get 50 people. If presenting by yourself, you must get 50 people. List names of all surveyed. Time given in class to survey classmates. Turn in today.

3)W3-Persuasive Cnotes-Finish by answering Essential Question. Keep for now and turn in with speech. The notes will count toward your assessment grade for the speech, so make sure you finish them and submit.

4)"Hip hop is the Devil" Persuasive speech Students jigsawed and will be grading only some of the rubric which they will later share with their group.Students must take notes on their categories while listening to the speech. They should name specific details from the speech. Each person should also give a score 3 to 0 (3 being an A) for each category they are to grade. Group members meet together and discuss their comments and score. Each group member is to write in each part of the rubric after listening to their group members. If absent watch the speech online here. If absent, you must evaluate every category and assign a grade 3 to 0 for each part of the rubric. Calculate the 8 categories together and divide by 8 for your final score.

5)Class Discusses each part of rubric and grades given. Most of class agrees the student received a 2- a high C or low B.

6)Research library-4th block-instruction. Some students sign up for new presentation date. Presentations voted on to move after break. New dates are Friday 12/14 if you still want to go before the break.
If after break, 1/7 Monday and 1/9 Wednesday early release