10.14 - Grade Reports and Revision

For class today, I introduced everyone to the roots and prefix revision format that we will be using for quiz revisions. Part of this revision process involves completing a comic using words that contain indicated roots and prefixes. To help everyone get familiar with this process, I handed out blank copies of the comic and had everyone fill in the comic to get the feel of the activity.

The basic format for these revisions can be seen here.

To actually revise a quiz, see Mr. Collins for a revision sheet which will indicate which roots and prefixes you should focus on based on your performance with the quiz.

Next, I handed out grade report sheets and reviewed how to read the grade report sheet and which assignments are currently still eligible for revision.

Then, several people helped to return work. This included the work that people had done on the "Neruda Tones" assignment where people looked at either "United Fruit Co." or "Standard Oil Co." by Pablo Neruda to analyze his use of tone.

Everyone had 20 minutes to complete revisions and finish their simile and metaphor practice sheet if they had not done to already.

In the last few minutes of class, people exchanged the simile and metaphor stories that they had written for homework. Partners should do their best to identify the variety of similes and metaphors used in these stories.

Homework:

Identify the similes and metaphors in the story your partner wrote.

Complete revision sheets for set 1, 2, 3 and 4 roots and prefixes quizzes (due Friday).

Complete or revise the "Neruda Tones" assignment as necessary (due Friday).

We will not have class tomorrow due to PSATs 

so this homework is good for the next two days.