2/20/13
In Class:
Journal-- Describe how to fail a class using expository style. Use your imagination and provide details/examples.
GMX-- Commas in a Series
Add commas to the items of a series:
1) I can’t find my shoes my socks or my hat!
2) Frank is in Florida Bob is in Brazil and I am in the bathtub.
3) Spinning kickboxing and Tai Chi have become very popular recently.
4) Paula hung her coat on the hook Henry draped his jacket over her coat and Sonia threw her scarf on top of the pile.
As a class, read and discussed "Explaining Processes" from Norton Field Guide to Writing.
Screened "The Power of Words." Independently, students used expository style in response to the video (e.g., how the blind man made more money, how the stranger sympathized, how to use words powerfully, etc.).
Exit Ticket: How old were you the a) first, and b) last time you recited the Pledge of Allegiance?
Homework:
Finish expository response to video.
Brainstorm topics for final project.
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