Homework Assignments

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS 08/18/09

Start Reading Journal

08/20/09

Black Board Course 1 Document…Critical Thinking in Everyday Life…take notes…familiarize yourself with Costa’s Level of Thinking…Start Novel…Paraphrase: I am not what I should be but if I study more I could improve my thinking…Critical thinking is a process to develop 1. Use “Wasted” Time. 2. A Problem a Day. 3. ________________ 4. Keep in Intellectual Journal. (A Random Act of Kindness)

08/25/09

Read, Just Walk on By on Black Board. Critical Thinking…what is it and why it counts…write down 1 or 2 paragraphs (George Collons)…2 level two questions and 2 level 3 questions and support it…Google or research Costa’s Level of questions.

08/27/09

Summarize Essay (Draft) of poem Just Walk on By…1.4 size of essay…find what’s important…the authors point of view…the author Brent point of view…no details…lead to he later talks about…do not quote the test…1st Draft On the Subway

09/01/09

2nd Draft of poem Just Walk on By of what Brent Staples the author reveals to us…the summary unfolds itself…Summary should begin with opening statement that follows this forma-In the (article, essay, chapter, novel, poem, etc…) a) title b) the author full name c) argues, explains, notes, discuses, examines, etc…) d) thesis e)________________ Objective an complete meaning leave out opinion.

09/03/09

Absent…3rd Draft of Just Walk on By …Print and fill in Black Men and Public Space…2nd Draft of On the Subway…Do a practice summary from the Course Documents-just one on summarizing… Fill in the blanks and write down the definition of the word next to it…Start E-Portfolio…Start saving work on Flash Drive… Summarize a story which is different than an essay.

09/08/09

Work with partner to create PowerPoint slide show on Love

09/10/09

Absent…Read Salvation…summarize it and interpret

09/15/09

Read On the Reading River…Rewrite the section through the eyes of Elroy (his point of view) pgs. 48-62…What did they do together…Start out with they first met…listen from Tim O’Brien and turn it around to say what would Elroy say or think-what’s going on in Elroy’s mind…write about the different events that took place

09/17/09

Ask people who read your writing to locate your topic sentence without you telling them…if they cannot tell you, then you don’t have one.

09/22/09

Take what we have read so far: Essay, Just Walk on By, author Brent Staples, On the Subway by Olds, Slowest Car in Town, and the Light of Darkness and connect each one together… how they relate

09/24/09

Write a Draft of your individual P.O.V. version of the story as seen through the eyes of Elroy Berdahl and pass it on the Discussion Board by Tuesday-September 29, afternoon…Next you will work with a partner to combine your two versions of the story…you will create a PowerPoint Presentation, create images to present the different scenes, the characters, and any other features of the combined stories…You will both receive the same grade for the work…Look up MLA format

09/29/09

Were given sample of an E-Portfolio by Omar, one of Mr. Yeong last semester students…made notes…went over to lab to start Critical Thinking and Reading Assignment group assignment…In a similar fashion as Tim O’Brien your group will create a “character” based on a real person.

10/01/09

Worked on the Group Assignment in the lab…confirmed appt. for next week…set up appt. with Diversity Company to meet next week on Thursday- September 08, to go over or combine individual project

10/06/09

Absent: Missed my appt. with instructor…no class just work on group assignment.

10/08/09

No class…see Ryan for appt and take a quiz….meet with Diversity Company to go over completed work for assignment.

10/13/09

10/15/09