History:
Students will be in the computer lab conducting research for project. At this time I'm hoping that each group has had a chance to do some research over the weekend and is now collaborating and designing their project. All research done before this class will have been listed on their wiki space, this way I can also see what and how much was added during research during class.
English :
BASICS
- Start off by talking about style and presentation. Teach out of a textbook (technical stuff), make sure they know what they're going to be looking for. Show examples of styles in actual works - choose ones that are quite different from each other to stop confusion
- The Constitution was, after all, a piece of literature so it was written in a particular style. ACTIVITY - Have students read through and decide what they like and don't like about the style.
- STARTER QUESTIONS: Is there a way this could've been improved? Is it perfect? What ideas were they trying to convey? What if this was written as a poem? Would it have been taken seriously? APPLICATION -
- What is YOUR writing style? Does it change with your purpose? How can you improve your style to fit your point?
ACTIVITY- Have students write 3-5 sentence paragraphs in at least 3 different styles. Whole class discuss their personal differences between paragraphs using the bubble mapping to diagram www.bubbl.us
Students will be in the computer lab conducting research for project. At this time I'm hoping that each group has had a chance to do some research over the weekend and is now collaborating and designing their project. All research done before this class will have been listed on their wiki space, this way I can also see what and how much was added during research during class.
English :
BASICS
- Start off by talking about style and presentation. Teach out of a textbook (technical stuff), make sure they know what they're going to be looking for. Show examples of styles in actual works - choose ones that are quite different from each other to stop confusion
- The Constitution was, after all, a piece of literature so it was written in a particular style.
ACTIVITY - Have students read through and decide what they like and don't like about the style.
- STARTER QUESTIONS: Is there a way this could've been improved? Is it perfect? What ideas were they trying to convey? What if this was written as a poem? Would it have been taken seriously?
APPLICATION -
- What is YOUR writing style? Does it change with your purpose? How can you improve your style to fit your point?
ACTIVITY- Have students write 3-5 sentence paragraphs in at least 3 different styles. Whole class discuss their personal differences between paragraphs using the bubble mapping to diagram www.bubbl.us