Monday, March 31
Mr. Potratz returned thesis statements and outlines (to all periods except 6th), reminded students of Friday's deadline (rough draft).
We read the last sections of Chapter 5 and Chapter 9 from The Jungle.
Friday, March 28
Mr. Potratz was absent. Students were given the time to work on their research papers as they saw fit.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Wednesday, March 26
Students turned in their thesis statements and first outlines of the research paper.
We watched the rest of the "Industrial Supremacy" episode of the Biography of America series, focusing on Swift & Armour, the Chicago stockyards, and Packingtown. Then Mr. Potratz read aloud from Chapter 3 of The Jungle.
Students turned in their thesis statements and first outlines of the research paper.
We watched the rest of the "Industrial Supremacy" episode of the Biography of America series, focusing on Swift & Armour, the Chicago stockyards, and Packingtown. Then Mr. Potratz read aloud from Chapter 3 of The Jungle.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Monday, March 24
Review of requirements for Wednesday's deadline: thesis statement and sentence outline.
The period of Realism in American Literature. Is Huckleberry Finn a Romantic or Realistic novel? Twain & "chivalric romance."
Friday, March 21
Students in library taking notes.
Students turned in research paper folders with first installment of note cards.
Review of requirements for Wednesday's deadline: thesis statement and sentence outline.
The period of Realism in American Literature. Is Huckleberry Finn a Romantic or Realistic novel? Twain & "chivalric romance."
Friday, March 21
Students in library taking notes.
Students turned in research paper folders with first installment of note cards.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Tuesday, March 18
We went into the library, where Ms. Harger presented an introduction to the specialized reference materials. Students were required to come up with two new sources (and source cards) and one or two cards of notes by the end of the period.
Monday, March 17
Students took a quiz over the vocabulary words from "The Yellow Wallpaper" and we graded it. Then students completed a punctuation exercise requiring students to punctuate the same "Dear John" letter two different ways to produce two very different meanings. We talked briefly about how punctuation can determine meaning, and about some of the ways that written language differs from spoken language.
Friday, March 14
Mr. Potratz was absent. Students studied for the vocabulary test on Monday.
We went into the library, where Ms. Harger presented an introduction to the specialized reference materials. Students were required to come up with two new sources (and source cards) and one or two cards of notes by the end of the period.
Monday, March 17
Students took a quiz over the vocabulary words from "The Yellow Wallpaper" and we graded it. Then students completed a punctuation exercise requiring students to punctuate the same "Dear John" letter two different ways to produce two very different meanings. We talked briefly about how punctuation can determine meaning, and about some of the ways that written language differs from spoken language.
Friday, March 14
Mr. Potratz was absent. Students studied for the vocabulary test on Monday.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Wednesday, March 12 (3rd period) and Thursday, March 13 (4th, 5th, and 6th periods)
Mr. Potratz returned research paper folders and spoke with students who had not turned theirs in, with preliminary bibliography cards, on Monday.
Handout: twenty-five vocabulary words from "The Yellow Wallpaper." Students looked up meanings in the dictionary, and then we went over all the words together as a class.
Mr. Potratz announced that he would be absent Friday, that students would be able to study the vocabulary words more then, and that there would be a quiz over them on Monday.
Tuesday, March 11
We read, listened to, and discussed the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Mr. Potratz returned research paper folders and spoke with students who had not turned theirs in, with preliminary bibliography cards, on Monday.
Handout: twenty-five vocabulary words from "The Yellow Wallpaper." Students looked up meanings in the dictionary, and then we went over all the words together as a class.
Mr. Potratz announced that he would be absent Friday, that students would be able to study the vocabulary words more then, and that there would be a quiz over them on Monday.
Tuesday, March 11
We read, listened to, and discussed the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Wednesday, March 5
We went into the computer lab, and students found source materials for their research topics, using the online tools presented in class Tuesday. Students filled out bibliography cards, one card per source, using as their guide the MLA documentation guidelines in the student planners, pages 22-24.
The assignment was to produce at least five cards by the end of the period. Mr. Potratz stamped students' notesheets from Tuesday and collected all research paper folders at the end of the hour.
Tuesday, March 4
Students took notes (on a notesheet provided) while Mr. Potratz demonstrated online resources for finding materials for research papers. Three main techniques were shown: searching for books using KCLS and Mount Si library websites; using databases on those same sites; and using the academic search engines NetTrekker d.i. and Google Scholar.
We went into the computer lab, and students found source materials for their research topics, using the online tools presented in class Tuesday. Students filled out bibliography cards, one card per source, using as their guide the MLA documentation guidelines in the student planners, pages 22-24.
The assignment was to produce at least five cards by the end of the period. Mr. Potratz stamped students' notesheets from Tuesday and collected all research paper folders at the end of the hour.
Tuesday, March 4
Students took notes (on a notesheet provided) while Mr. Potratz demonstrated online resources for finding materials for research papers. Three main techniques were shown: searching for books using KCLS and Mount Si library websites; using databases on those same sites; and using the academic search engines NetTrekker d.i. and Google Scholar.
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