Student Writing Intensive B Week 1

Please read and carefully follow all of the instructions in the weekly assignment document.

Every week, submit on Engrade all work in this same document, due by the day of our next class.

First, rename it (“File: save as”) with your complete name and underscore.

· “B1Assignment.doc” for me would become “IreneBeatty_B1_Assignment.doc.”

Bring to class your completed Fix It! assignment. We will be looking at the “fixes” during our class, and I will give you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have. Also, weekly reorganize your three-ring binder so handouts are in logical places to find easily during class time.

Assignment

Due By or on the day of our next class, submit on Engrade’s Turn-in this entire renamed document. It should include the assignment, checklist, KWO (key word outline) for either the Sea Wasp or Cephalopod paragraph, and the rewritten paragraph itself, all on the pages following the checklist.

Please read the Late Paper Policy posted in the Assignments section on Engrade.

Suggested daily schedule:

Day 1

Fix It Frog Prince Week 2, passage 1 (2.1). Do one passage daily, four days weekly. First edit using proofreading marks; then copy into your notebook. See instructions in the Fix It book for further information. Bring to class your edited version.

Watch Lesson 1, Disc 1 through the “which clause,” approx. 38 minutes. Stop at the writing pause. Always take notes on the DVD as you watch.

Day 2

Frog Prince 2.2

From your handouts in the SWI binder, write a key word outline (KWO) on “The Sea Wasp” OR “Cephalopod Abilities,” the second of two articles about cephalopods.

Stick to the 3 word per note limit.

Once your KWO is written, orally tell the information back to a parent from your KWO with the original source put aside as directed by Mr. Pudewa.

(Handwrite your KWOs because you will ideally use many symbols, which are difficult to type. )

Then type your KWO onto this document on the page after the checklist, following the instructions there.

Day 3

Frog Prince 2.3

Write your paragraph from your KWO. Include at least one which clause and mark the dress-up by underlining which.

Parent note: On the back of the lesson page are sample KWOs to help you guide your student. Note that sometimes the samples use more than 3 words per note. Stick to 3! We want this to be a key word outline, not a key clause or sentence outline!

The rule for dress-ups is to include one in every paragraph you write. Indicate the dress-up by underlining it. In the case of the “which clause,” underline just the word which, not the whole clause. If you have more than one which clause in your paragraph, great! However, underline just one which.

Day 4

Frog Prince 2.4

Edit your paragraph using the composition assignment and checklist on the next page. Follow all the requirements on the checklist. Check off tasks as you complete them.

Check punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Get rid of all contractions and slang words, which are too casual for formal composition.

Did you remember to mark ONE which clause in each paragraph? (Use the underline feature of your word processor.)

Have one of your parents help you check that you have done everything on the checklist and that you have proofread your papers carefully. It is not cheating for them to help you edit and polish your work!

Day 5

Be sure to submit this renamed document on Engrade’s Turn-in by or on the day our next class.

You will be starting a vocabulary list this week that you will add to during this semester. If you have not already done so, look up the bolded Fix It vocabulary words for Week 1 & 2. On a piece of notebook paper, write the vocabulary word and the definition that fits the story context.

Organize your 3-ring binder by putting handouts in logical places behind the tabs.

Remember to bring your edited Fix It! passages for Week 2.

Scroll down for Checklist and homework pages.
Checklist Week 1

Print a copy of the checklist each week so you can checkmark the square to the left of each task when you have finished it. Putting an “x” on the checklist below is a great way to double check your work, too.

For assignments I do not see, like the Fix It homework, please ask a parent to check that you have completed the work and have him/her sign off in the space provided below. This week there are 5 places (worth a total of 50 points) where a parent needs to type his or her initials.

Name _Maura Piroch______type your full name here each week

Task

/ Points / Missed
X / Name at top of checklist / 5
X / Rename this document as “full name_B1 Assignment.doc” / 5
X / Week 2 Fix It passages Parent check: _____CP______/ 10
X / Watch DVD Parent check: ______CP______/ 10
X / Proper format for papers (pre-set on pages after the checklist) / 10
X / Paragraphs MUST be written from KWO, not the source material. Parent check: ___JBP______/ 10
X / Sea Wasp OR Cephalopod Abilities paragraph –
X / · KWO (proper format ; 2-3 keywords per note, symbols, numbers, and abbreviations) / 10
X / Dress-ups (never the first word of a sentence)
X / · 1 which clause with the word which underlined / 10
X / · Grammar; spelling; no contractions; punctuation / 10 / -1
X / Parent reads over assignment to ensure directions have been followed
Parent Check: ___JBP______ / 10
X / Organize 3-ring binder Parent check: ______CP______/ 10
TOTAL: 100-1 / 100 / 99

Please do not write in the far right column. Thanks!

Save all work after I return it. You will work on some assignments again later this year.

Key Word Outline

Sea Wasp OR Cephalopod Abilities KWO

I. The first line of notes goes here.

1. incredible, abilities

2. change, faster, chameleon

3. predators, eaten, themselves

4. ++, ways, protecting, meal

5. pigment, chromatophores, color

6. match, surroundings

7. screen, ink, escape

8. X, skeleton, ∆, → , flounder, [jellyfish], crab

9. amazing, things

You should have one note for every sentence in the original source.

At least 2, but no more than 3 keywords per note.

Legal symbols & abbreviations “free.”

An Amazing Creature

The abilities of cephalopods are incredible. They can change color faster than a chameleon. They can transform their texture and shape, protecting themselves so that they do not become a meal. Chromatophores, which are special pigment cells, allow these creatures to change color so they match their surroundings. Although they are predators themselves, sometimes the cephalopods are seen as food by other animals. When this happens, they secrete an ink screen (comma)1 enabling them to make a fast escape. The cephalopod has no skeleton, and2 so they can easily adjust their form to look like a flounder, a jellyfish, or even a giant crab! Not many know about the cephalopods, but those who do will agree that they can, truly, (Xcommas) do amazing things.

1. Use commas with nonessential elements, including who/which and -ing phrases.

2. Only one FANBOY (coordinating conjunction) is needed.

Hi Maura,

You did an excellent job on your first assignment.

Way to go!

Mrs. Beatty