TODAY'S LESSON AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
Rubrics for Teacher Assistants
MAKE ENGLISH CLASS COZY AND WARM. BRING A MUG AND HOT CHOCOLATE!
Homework assignment:
1) Make three comments on your partners' drafts of Essay 4 -- one specific compliment and two specific suggestions. I will check your comments tomorrow morning and give them a grade.
2) Read Chapter 1 in A Tale of Two Cities (TOTC). For each page, highlight one sentence that you like and would be ready to discuss in class, and write a 10-second summary at the bottom of the page. Also, on each odd-numbered page, write a 3-sentence sticky note, using one of the "Prompts for My Reflections" on the bookmark.
3) STUDY FOR QUIZ TOMORROW.
Today's Lesson Topic and Objectives:
Topics:
- Peer comments on first drafts
- Using notes when reading a difficult novel
Connection to prior learning:
Did any of the novels you have read in earlier years contain notes?
Steps to reaching the objective(s):
- Examine peer comments on first drafts. (What does "peer" mean?)
- Begin reading aloud TOTC, pausing to read and discuss notes.
Exit ticket:
