Welcome back!

Today we will head to lab after I have passed back your final exams, so that you can read my feedback and consider the strengths and weaknesses of your writing.

Once you have logged on to the computer network, please access the rubric I shared with you, either through your gmail or your google drive account.

With your paper in hand, please read my comments and follow the link to the rubric.

When you are ready to add a comment to this document, please add one that responds to my feedback by telling me IN YOUR OWN WORDS, 1) one thing you did well and 2) one thing you need to work on for next time.

Here is a short tutorial on adding comments if you don't know how:

If you do this before class is over, try out STUDY SYNC at studysync.com 

Use your school log on to log in with NVUSD in front of your id.  

Go to BLAST page.  Read.  Post a blast!

Friday's class: Studying Text specific questions

Today in class students will get into groups of 3-4 people based on their passage from Of Mice and Men ( 1,2, or 3).

They will share their TEXT SPECIFIC QUESTIONS from yesterday.  They will fill out the form for three questions, looking for details that help answer their question.  The goal is to study the connections to look for a GOOD INSIGHT into the story and Steinbeck's purpose or perspective.

Here is the link for the document today: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mTefqjH_A2FH3vY8CKYDpzSQiQ4fhNQkJFAXOx6b_oA/edit

You will need to make a copy of this if you are on a computer today.

Here is my copy as a sample

REREADING for close analysis: Your passage

Thursday's class:  PREPARATION for the FINAL EXAM!

Students will receive a passage when they enter class today.

They will use these two questions to guide their rereading:

What is Steinbeck's attitude toward the working poor?  

How does Steinbeck's language show his perspective?

Students will highlight key details that relate to the topic and/or theme they have chosen.

THEN, students will write a text-specific question down, based on a key detail that they have highlighted or marked.

In groups of three or four, students will share their questions and record the best three on the handout to answer tomorrow.