Today's Objective: Students will edit and revise their Q1 final assignments.
Today's SAT Word: collaborate (v): To work together.
Jay Z and Beyonce frequently collaborate on one another's songs.
Today's Warm-Up Question:
Today is Doomsday! Today’s the day we all get to show our class pride!
If you’re in costume:
What is YOUR themed costume? And what made you choose that particular costume?
If you’re not in costume:
What made you decide not to come in costume today?
Today's Video:
A video titled "Essay Basics Finishing Touches" has been added to the class YouTube page. It covers formatting your heading, inserting paragraph indentations, saving a document as a proper file type, and sending an e-mail attachment.
This video can be viewed by visiting www.YouTube.com/MeehanEnglish
Today's Lesson Notes: Click here.
Tonight's Homework:
Continue working on your Q1 final compositions. Remember:
- Completed compositions must be submitted BOTH by printed hard copy and by e-mail to john.meehan@pgcps.org no later than FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 at 5 p.m.
- YOU MUST submit your composition BOTH as a hard copy AND as an e-mail by the assigned due date. Failure to submit EITHER one or the other will result in an automatic 50% ("E") grade for the project.
- This project will count for roughly 25% of your overall assessment grade for the marking period.
- There will be no extensions given on this project.
Today's Objective: Students will edit and revise their Q1 final assignments.
Today's SAT Word: collaborate (v): To work together.
Jay Z and Beyonce frequently collaborate on one another's songs.
Today's Warm-Up Question:
Today is Class Sub-Theme day! Today’s the day we all get to show our class pride!
If you’re in costume:
What is YOUR themed costume? And what made you choose that particular costume?
If you’re not in costume:
What made you decide not to come in costume today?
Today's Video:
A video titled "Essay Basics Finishing Touches" has been added to the class YouTube page. It covers formatting your heading, inserting paragraph indentations, saving a document as a proper file type, and sending an e-mail attachment.
This video can be viewed by visiting www.YouTube.com/MeehanEnglish
Today's Lesson Notes: Click here.
Tonight's Homework:
Continue working on your Q1 final compositions. Remember:
- Completed compositions must be submitted BOTH by printed hard copy and by e-mail to john.meehan@pgcps.org no later than FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 at 5 p.m.
- YOU MUST submit your composition BOTH as a hard copy AND as an e-mail by the assigned due date. Failure to submit EITHER one or the other will result in an automatic 50% ("E") grade for the project.
- This project will count for roughly 25% of your overall assessment grade for the marking period.
- There will be no extensions given on this project.
Today's Objective: Students will edit and revise their Q1 final assignments.
Today's SAT Word: collaborate (v): To work together.
Jay Z and Beyonce frequently collaborate on one another's songs.
Today's Warm-Up Question:
Today is Class Sub-Theme day! Today’s the day we all get to show our class pride!
If you’re in costume:
What is YOUR themed costume? And what made you choose that particular costume?
If you’re not in costume:
What made you decide not to come in costume today?
Today's Video:
A video titled "Essay Basics Finishing Touches" has been added to the class YouTube page. It covers formatting your heading, inserting paragraph indentations, saving a document as a proper file type, and sending an e-mail attachment.
This video can be viewed by visiting www.YouTube.com/MeehanEnglish
Today's Lesson Notes: Click here.
Tonight's Homework:
Continue working on your Q1 final compositions. Remember:
- Completed compositions must be submitted BOTH by printed hard copy and by e-mail to john.meehan@pgcps.org no later than FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 at 5 p.m.
- YOU MUST submit your composition BOTH as a hard copy AND as an e-mail by the assigned due date. Failure to submit EITHER one or the other will result in an automatic 50% ("E") grade for the project.
- This project will count for roughly 25% of your overall assessment grade for the marking period.
- There will be no extensions given on this project.
Today's Objective: Students will continue pre-writing their Q1 final projects
Today's SAT Word: Tandem (n.): Pair
When doing our peer reviews of our first essays, we worked in tandems.
Today's Soundtrack: "Everybody" (Backstreet's Back) by The Backstreet Boys
We have chosen this song today because it has a repeated use of the word "body" throughout its verses and chorus. Today, we are learning all about how to structure the *body* paragraphs of our essays.
Today's Warm-Up Question:
Today is ALTER-EGO day! Today’s the day we all get to pretend to be somebody else.
If you’re in costume:
What is YOUR alter-ego? And what made you choose that alter-ego?
If you’re not in costume:
What made you decide not to come in costume today?
Today's Lesson Notes: Click here.
Tonight's Homework:
Continue working on your Q1 final compositions. Remember:
- Completed compositions must be submitted BOTH by printed hard copy and by e-mail to john.meehan@pgcps.org no later than FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 at 5 p.m.
- YOU MUST submit your composition BOTH as a hard copy AND as an e-mail by the assigned due date. Failure to submit EITHER one or the other will result in an automatic 50% ("E") grade for the project.
- This project will count for roughly 25% of your overall assessment grade for the marking period.
- There will be no extensions given on this project.
Today's Objective: Students will continue pre-writing their Q1 final projects
Today's SAT Word: Tandem (n.): Pair
When doing our peer reviews of our first essays, we worked in tandems.
Today's Soundtrack: "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers
We have chosen this song today because it encourages people to lean on one another and to depend on eachother during the hard times. Starting with our next class, we will be peer editing one another's papers -- and so we will need to learn how to lean on one another in order to help our classmates!
Today's Warm-Up Question:
Today is ALTER-EGO day! Today’s the day we all get to pretend to be somebody else.
If you’re in costume:
What is YOUR alter-ego? And what made you choose that alter-ego?
If you’re not in costume:
What made you decide not to come in costume today?
Today's Lesson Notes: Click here.
Tonight's Homework:
Continue working on your Q1 final compositions. Remember:
- Completed compositions must be submitted BOTH by printed hard copy and by e-mail to john.meehan@pgcps.org no later than FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 at 5 p.m.
- YOU MUST submit your composition BOTH as a hard copy AND as an e-mail by the assigned due date. Failure to submit EITHER one or the other will result in an automatic 50% ("E") grade for the project.
- This project will count for roughly 25% of your overall assessment grade for the marking period.
- There will be no extensions given on this project.
Today's Objective: Students will continue pre-writing their Q1 final projects
Today's SAT Word: Tandem (n.): Pair
When doing our peer reviews of our first essays, we worked in tandems.
Today's Soundtrack: "Everybody" (Backstreet's Back) by The Backstreet Boys
We have chosen this song today because it has a repeated use of the word "body" throughout its verses and chorus. Today, we are learning all about how to structure the *body* paragraphs of our essays.
Today's Warm-Up Question:
Today is ALTER-EGO day! Today’s the day we all get to pretend to be somebody else.
If you’re in costume:
What is YOUR alter-ego? And what made you choose that alter-ego?
If you’re not in costume:
What made you decide not to come in costume today?
Today's Lesson Notes: Click here.
Tonight's Homework:
Continue working on your Q1 final compositions. Remember:
- Completed compositions must be submitted BOTH by printed hard copy and by e-mail to john.meehan@pgcps.org no later than FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 at 5 p.m.
- YOU MUST submit your composition BOTH as a hard copy AND as an e-mail by the assigned due date. Failure to submit EITHER one or the other will result in an automatic 50% ("E") grade for the project.
- This project will count for roughly 25% of your overall assessment grade for the marking period.
- There will be no extensions given on this project.
