Freshmen Peer Editing

PEER EDITOR NAME:

AUTHOR NAME:

TITLE of PAPER:

DATE:

What object is the author describing?

Write down words the author uses to describe using each of the five senses.

1.)    Taste

2.)    Sight

3.)    Smell

4.)    Touch

5.)    Sound

Did the author communicate something sensory that is challenging to describe (take on a difficult sound, taste, sensation)?  Did they do a good job (did you know what they meant)?

Did the author use vivid verbs, adjectives, and adverbs?  Go through the paper and note some boring ones (is, has goes) and suggest different ones.

Did the author clearly communicate why the object is important to them when it might not seem important to other people?

T/F The writer followed the organizational structure provided to them.

·         If you said false, what kind of structure did they use?  What does each paragraph focus on (each should have a definite topic)?

·         Is this structure effective (makes logical sense)?

T/F After reading the paper, I think I would recognize the object if I saw it with a bunch of similar objects.

·         If you said true, how would you know?

·         If you said false, what could the writer do to change this?

T/F The author used vivid sensory language to describe the object (NOT the a SETTING or SITUATION)

·         If you said true, what is your favorite descriptive passage and why?

·         If you said false, what sense do they need to include?

Are you left with any lingering questions?  Are you missing key information?  Write three things you would like to know about their topic that were not included.

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12/5 Junior English

What are the roles of the upper/lower social levels?
Compare the two Miss Lameters is appearance and personality.
Does Godfrey have the right to try to win Nancy's approval?  Why/why not?

Questions for Chapter XI: you just have to answer the first two.  Do a good/thorough job!

Western Questions 12/5

• 1.) So far I have written ____ pages of my story.
• 2.) I am (a fourth done, half done, three fourths done, almost done) writing my story line.
• 3.) I need ___ days of class to work before I will have a draft and be ready to do a peer edit.
• 4.) T/F This is a piece of writing I would be interested in working on later on in the year (possibly take to a writing workshop in La Crosse).
• 5.) My name is ___________.

6.) Today I feel _______, so please _________, already.

Senior English

1.        Each of the Wingfields escapes from unpleasant reality into a comforting, private world.  In Scene One, Amanda escapes from her present circumstances by remembering and talking about her past youth, her beauty, and her romantic successes.  How does Laura escape from the real world?  What does Tom do to escape from his unhappiness?

2.        What part does Laura play in the angry argument between Tom and Amanda?

In the opening of Scene four, Tom describes the magic show that he saw while he was "at the movies." In the show, the magician was nailed into a coffin and was able to escape this coffin without disturbing a nail. Tom connects this coffin to his own life as he wishes he could get out of his own coffin without disturbing a nail.

This is a very specific metaphor.  What are ten objects that you could use as metaphors for your life? Drawing, using magazines, or finding pictures online, create a collage of pictures that symbolizes your life (feel free to combine images, like Tom might with a coffin and a nail).  Write 3-4 sentences about each object to explain your choices.

Questions for Object of Value Papers

Questions

Did you thoroughly describe ONE OBJECT in your paper?  It has to be something you can actually touch.

Did you thoroughly discuss each of the five senses?  (That means write MORE than one sentence for each… preferably a paragraph)

Did you communicate something sensory that was difficult… but feel like you came out on top/did an adequate job?

Did you use VIVID VERBS, ADJECTIVES, and ADVERBS?  Go through your paper: box verbs, underline adjectives once and adverbs twice.

Did you communicate why this object is important to you when it might not seem valuable to other people?

PW: Yay!  So happy your Westerns are coming along well.  I can't wait to read them.  It's so exciting!

PA: Not a very Marner focused day, but playing the game was fun.  Plus, on Monday you get to meet Nancy Lammeter for real and see what you think about her.

12ers: Code Orange catchup day!  We'll start practicing some things for the Asset test!  You'll get it yet!

FW: QAR sheet in class and reader response posters for the following Tempest Quotes:

“Me (poor man) my library was dukedom large enough.” (I, ii)

 “But as ‘tis, we cannot miss him. He does make our fire, fetch in our wood, and serves in offices that profit us.” (I, ii,)

“You taught me language, and my profit on’t is, I know how to curse.” (I, ii, 363-364)

“Sitting on a bank,

Weeping again the King my father’s wrack,

This music crept by me upon the waters,

Allaying both their fury and my passion

With its sweet air.” (I, ii)

“There’s nothing ill can dwell in such a temple. If the ill spirit have so fair a house, good things will strive to dwell with’t.”(I, ii)

 “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.” (II, ii)

SS: Still working on Object of Value papers.  You must have a draft done by Monday for Peer editing.  Consider the questions I gave you.


Crew: Menagerie reading... things are getting pretty heated (and exciting!).  Love Cheyenne and Austin reading.


Also... YAY forensics.  I am so excited about all 21 of you.  It's going to be a great season.

Hour 2 Silas Marner Chapter Ten

Silas Marner: Chapter 10

1.)     How is Dunstan’s absence regarded?

2.)     Describe the change in the villagers’ perception of Silas. How might you account for this change?

3.)    What event is being anticipate? What are Godfrey’s feelings about this event?