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 * **Date** || **Agenda** || **Work Period** ||
 * 2/28 || **EQ:** What is characterization? How do we create characterization in our writing?


 * 1) Go over Mid-Marking Period Reports
 * 2) Make-up any work you owe me! This will be the only day I allow this, so ensure you make the most of it.
 * 3) Finish your characterization analysis, I only had 3 people complete these. || # Complete the character evaluation analysis for the three short stories.
 * 4) Stories [[file:CharacterizationExcerptsfromShortStories.pdf]]
 * 5) Assignment[[file:Characterization Evaluation.doc]]
 * 6) When you've completed this assignment you need to post this on your characterization page on your wiki. ||
 * 3/1 || **EQ:** What is characterization? How do we create characterization in our writing?
 * 1) Go over the 8 methods of characterization
 * 2) [[file:the-8-methods-of-characterization.ppt]]
 * 3) Go over Direct and Indirect Characterization
 * 4) ////Characterization Examples//// || # Today we will begin working on our characterization essay. Please know that all of these essays are working documents and when we have our meetings towards the end of the school year, we will again revise these essays.
 * 5) [[file:Character Essay.doc]]
 * 6) Once you have completed your character essay, please post it on your wiki characterization page. ||
 * 3/2 || **EQ:** What is characterization? How do we create characterization in our writing?
 * 1) Go over the 8 methods of characterization
 * 2) [[file:the-8-methods-of-characterization.ppt]]
 * 3) Go over Direct and Indirect Characterization
 * 4) ////Characterization Examples//// || Continue working on Character Essay

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 * 3/3 || **EQ:** What is characterization? How do we create characterization in our writing?


 * 1) Today for the first half of class you will finish and complete your character essay. It needs to be completed and posted you your wikispaces page TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 * 2) During the second half of class, Ms. Kowba, the librarian, will come to class and show us how to post book reviews on the Destiny website. || **//*Character Essay is Due Today*//**


 * 1) **//FINISH YOUR ESSAY//** //and post it to your// **//characterization wiki page.//** ||
 * 3/4 || EQ: How do you search the internet for your capstone project? What is scholarly research? How are you going to stay organized in order to search the internet?


 * 1) Follow along with the Power Point on how to conduct research on the internet.[[file:howtoresearch.ppt]]
 * 2) Download this file to help you keep your resources organized.[[file:organizer-form.pdf]] || # Today you must at least find three journal articles related to your topic in some way and log them on your sources form. Ensure you fill out all of your information out correctly.
 * 3) You may print out your articles so that you can hold onto them for when we begin writing our annotated bibliographies next week. ||
 * 3/7 || EQ: What is action in writing? How do we create it in our writing?

> [|Protagonist] > [|Dialogue]
 * 1) Action Writing[[file:Action+Writing.pdf]]
 * 2) [|Third Person Point of View]
 * 1) Pacing Dialogue and Action Scenes [[file:PacingDialogueandActionScenes.pdf]]
 * 2) [[file:ExamplesofActionScenesShortStories.pdf]] || # Begin writing your Action Essay. This may be a new essay that you begin or it may be a continuation of your character essay.
 * 3) [[file:ActionEssay.doc]]
 * 4) If you get stumped, use this link to help you and give you help and tutorials. Adding Action ||
 * 3/8 || EQ: What is action in writing? How do we create it in our writing?

> [|Protagonist] > [|Dialogue] || # Continue writing your Action Essay. This may be a new essay that you begin or it may be a continuation of your character essay.
 * 1) [|Third Person Point of View]
 * 1) [[file:ActionEssay.doc]]
 * 2) If you get stumped, use this link to help you and give you help and tutorials. Adding Action
 * 3) **__BLOG__:** Title- Change and Choices Write at least a paragraph about if true change is possible if someone resists to change? On the other hand, some people say they're going to change over and over again, but at they continue to make the same choices? What does this mean? Do they really want to change or are they too resistant to change? You can think about friends, adults, or anybody you know. ||
 * 3/9 || EQ: What is action in writing? How do we create it in our writing?

> [|Protagonist] > [|Dialogue] || # Continue writing your Action Essay. This may be a new essay that you begin or it may be a continuation of your character essay.
 * 1) [|Third Person Point of View]
 * 1) [[file:ActionEssay.doc]]
 * 2) If you get stumped, use this link to help you and give you help and tutorials. Adding Action ||
 * 3/10 || EQ: What is action in writing? How do we create it in our writing?

>> Spell in Pictures with Flickr
 * 1) Ensure your wiki's are personalized.
 * 2) Here are some tips that may help you.
 * How to embed a widget or video on your page. Tutorial || # Continue writing your Action Essay. This may be a new essay that you begin or it may be a continuation of your character essay.
 * 1) [[file:ActionEssay.doc]]
 * 2) If you get stumped, use this link to help you and give you help and tutorials. Adding Action

=**//*/ACTION ESSAY DUE BY END OF CLASS///***=

__**Blog**__...Title: In ten years from now
===Write me a blog about where you will be in ten years from now. Tell me where you see yourself. Our lives can always change in an instant, what will you have to do to accomplish your goals. Be as specific as possible. Maybe in ten years from now you'll read your entry and laugh.=== ||
 * 3/11 || EQ: How do you search the internet for your capstone project? What is scholarly research? How are you going to stay organized in order to search the internet?


 * 1) Since many of you are having trouble finding resources, go to the Nazareth College Database and use my username and password to login.
 * last name: graves
 * login #: 2276900457057
 * 1) Download this file to help you keep your resources organized.[[file:organizer-form.pdf]] ||   ||
 * 3/14 || EQ: How do you search the internet for your capstone project? What is scholarly research? How are you going to stay organized in order to search the internet?


 * 1) Since many of you are having trouble finding resources, go to the Nazareth College Database and use my username and password to login.
 * last name: graves
 * login #: 2276900457057
 * 1) Download this file to help you keep your resources organized.[[file:organizer-form.pdf]] || # Continue your research on your capstone project.
 * 2) Today you must at least find three journal articles related to your topic in some way and log them on your sources form. Ensure you fill out all of your information out correctly.
 * 3) You may print out your articles so that you can hold onto them for when we begin writing our annotated bibliographies next week.
 * 4) You should begin reading these articles, printing them out and highlighting important information that you can use for your project.
 * 5) If you have **3 good articles, you need to begin reading, highlighting, and figuring out what subtopics will be important when writing your paper. On Friday, you will need to create your Annotated Bibliography.** ||
 * 3/15 || EQ: What's in your heart? How does this help us write?


 * 1) What's in your heart? Discussion
 * 2) How do these memories and other things help to define us and make us who we are? || # Create a list of fill in your heart with the 20 top things that you feel define you or remind you who you are.
 * 3) [[file:Heartproject.docx]] ||
 * 3/16 || EQ: Why do we write? What's in your heart?


 * 1) Review __**//Heart//**__ assignment
 * 2) Create a voki
 * 3) Go over setup and embedding process || # Create your own voki
 * 4) This should reflect who you are as a person. You are going to use the text to speech feature. Your voki should speak clearly, which requires you to use proper grammar.
 * 5) Your voki should say what you feel in your heart.
 * 6) When your voki is done, make a new page called "My Heart" and embed your voki on that page.

__Blog:__ Title- In my heart...
===Write about what's in your heart right now. Explain what you feel as each day passes and you get a little bit older. Are you scared about what comes next? Why or why not? Are you nervous that there are only 58 days of school left until exams? Explain anything that'a weighing heavy on you right now.=== ||
 * 3/17 || Class will not be online today! It will be all handwritten. ||  ||
 * 3/18 || EQ: What is an annotated bibliography? how do you cite authors?


 * 1) media type="custom" key="8751898"
 * 2) Check out Easy Bibliography website to site for your annotated bibliographies. || # Work on your research and annotated bibliographies. These are due on Monday!!!!!!!!!!!! ||