The first part of class today involved a lively discussionabout something that's been in the news recently - a Colorado bill that is being debated right now regarding giving illegal immigrants in-state tuition rates at Colorado universities. View the article here: http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_12086530. We also completed a bit of freewriting and also discussed some more college essay examples. The rest of the period was spent in the library, working in pairs for an upcoming grammar activity. To help us improve in our conventions with writing and to prepare for the editing and proofreading stage of your essays, each group of two was assigned a particular category of grammar conventions. For each category, you researched several grammatical "rules" and recorded some information and examples. Later on in the week, you will be transferring this info onto big posters that we will add to gradually for the rest of the unit. Download assignment below. For Friday, we will be in the computer lab completing essay planning sheets and beginning drafts. Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Juniors - Wednesday/Thursday, April 1-2
The first part of class today involved a lively discussionabout something that's been in the news recently - a Colorado bill that is being debated right now regarding giving illegal immigrants in-state tuition rates at Colorado universities. View the article here: http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_12086530. We also completed a bit of freewriting and also discussed some more college essay examples. The rest of the period was spent in the library, working in pairs for an upcoming grammar activity. To help us improve in our conventions with writing and to prepare for the editing and proofreading stage of your essays, each group of two was assigned a particular category of grammar conventions. For each category, you researched several grammatical "rules" and recorded some information and examples. Later on in the week, you will be transferring this info onto big posters that we will add to gradually for the rest of the unit. Download assignment below. For Friday, we will be in the computer lab completing essay planning sheets and beginning drafts. 
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