English 83RWeek 6, Day 1: Monday, 9/28/14

Elizabeth Buchanan, Assistant Professor

Agenda

• Rough Draft Essay #2 – Please place in BLUE Alpha Folder.• Please pick up the Peer Review form and write your name at the

top.

• MS: Questions for pp. 97-120 • On the Grade Assignment Sheet, give yourself points: 0-20

• Introduction to The Book Thief – please pick up a packet

• LS: L4 Words Often Confused

MS Homework

• Group 1: Questions 1-3

• Group 2: 4-6

• Group 3: 7-8

• Group 4: 9-11

• Group 5: 12-13

• Group 6: 14

• Group 7: 15

• Group 8: 16

Essay #2 Peer Review

• Groups of 4 – I will call out names for the groups. Highlighter or colored pens needed.

• If you did not bring in your essay, please take out a computer and work on it. You will not be able to receive credit for completing a peer review. If you finish it today, you will receive credit; however, five points will be taken off.

Peer Review

• Let’s review the instructions.

• Decide which “color” you will use to make comments, highlight.

• For the sake of consistency, let’s decide as a class how much time to take with each essay. I will keep time on my clock.

BREAK TIME – RETURN IN 10 MINUTES

Introduction to the Book Thief

Literature Circle

Group AssignmentsGroup1:Karina ALarissa AChad BDavid B 

Group 2:Maria HAbel JBeatriz MJose Martinez

Group 3:Robert TJasmine VEduardo VVanessa V

Group 4:Maricel EJacob ESabrina GJavier E

Group 5: Emily VStephanie GShane VJose M

Group 6:Mario CPeter CJuan DHannah G

Group 7:Samantha MGerardo MKassandra MJoey PCliff Q

Group 8Cecilia RJacob CBailey WCierra K

 Group 9:Jose RLacy SErnesto SRaul R

Literature Circle Packet

• Roles

• Group Names

• Role Assignments

• First Literature Circle this Wednesday, 10/1/14

• One person from each group will present to the class

Review Supporting Details & Outlining

For Wednesday

• Literature Circle #1

• Learning Center Mentor Review Due Monday, 10/7/14

• Study for Quizzes: Supporting Details, Vocab List #2

• Essay #2 due to Turnitin.com by 11:55 p.m. on Saturday, 10/5/14