Tuesday,+February+7

Peer Grading
After evaluating a peer's timed write, choose one of the last 3 timed writes to revise, type in MLA format, and turn in by Wednesday, February 15. (Roosevelt, Reilly, Barry)

Final Lit Circle
Prep Time- Take a few minutes to make some notations or bookmark some passages in response to these discussion starters:
 * ===Why is this topic important? What kind of lasting impact could this have on you?===
 * ===How did the author present this information to the reader? What methods of rhetoric did you notice that helped this author to further his/her purpose?===
 * ===For that matter, what IS the author's purpose?===
 * ===As a literary critic, what would you say about this author and this particular text? Was this work effective?===

Evaluation Buddies! Put 2 lit circle groups together- inside/outside style. Each person in the outer circle evaluates a person on the inner circle using the rubric.

Columns
Reminder that columns 3 and 4 are due on Thursday!

Word Study
Find the following words in today's anchor text and annotate the meanings!
 * masochism
 * renounce
 * fraternization
 * harangue
 * titillate

Read the Anchor Text!
Read "Kill 'Em! Crush 'Em! Eat 'Em Raw!" by John McMurty Before you read and annotate, you might take note of the questions at the end. Try to address these in annotations. (It will make your job easier next time!)

Upcoming Deadlines! Thursday- Columns 3-4 Monday, February 13- 10 DIDLS journal entries Wednesday, February 15- Revised style analysis (from timed writes) Wednesday, February 22- Columnist Evaluation on Blog/Portfolio of all 4 columns and print copy of blog post