Today in class

Welcome to class, today we will be doing 3 things:

• Taking a quiz on Vocabulary List 6.
• Filling out our "Excellence Is" cards.
• Drafting and revising Draft 2.

1.  Please open http://m.socrative.com in another tab. Once you are there, it will ask you to put in a room number. The room number is: 978947. Wait until the teacher starts the assignment and you can begin. When you are finished, you can exit out of the window.

2.  I will give you back your "Excellence Is" draft and the final draft card. Please fill it out and give it back to me by the end of class today.

3.  You may now work on your essays. The second draft is due at 5 pm tomorrow (Friday) on turnitin.com.

Draft 2 Requirements (Homework for tomorrow):

• Length: 
• Must be at least 1 ½ pages long
• Introduction with thesis statement
• 3 organized and developed body paragraphs
• Conclusion
• APA: 
• Properly formatted (title page, font, reference page, etc.) Follow this EXACT format: APA ELC Paper Template
• In-text and Reference page citations, (mostly) properly formatted. 

Other Helps:

Example References (paragraphs):
Example paragraph July 4 with citations

Introducing references (signal phrases):
This is a GREAT worksheet that gives examples for signal phrases (e.g. “According to _____”, or “_____ explains…”): http://www.davidglensmith.com/wcjc/PDFs/signal-phrases.pdf

Citation Creator (reference page):
Here is a link to a website that can help you create citations: http://citationmachine.net/index2.php, but BE CAREFUL, they are not always correct, so you have to check them.

Homework for today

I apologize for posting this so late, I just got done with writing conferences. But here is the homework anyways. 

Homework:

• Bring a printed copy of your essay  because we will be doing a peer review.
• Bring a draft of your “Excellence Is” quote 
• Spend time drafting and revising your essay

Classwork and Homework

Today we learned about the "Excellence Is" competition and we started brainstorming for our own "Excellence Is" quotes that we will turn in on Thursday in class. The examples are in the PowerPoint for today, if you need a reminder/refresher. The next part of class we reviewed APA References, In-text citations, and signal phrases, and played a game to keep the energy high with some competition. :) Lastly, we reviewed the importance of the revising stage of an essay, which is what we will be doing this week.

Homework:

• Spend at least 40 minutes total working on: 
• Your reference page (If you need help, here is an APA handout)
• Developing other body paragraphs in your essay 
• Your conclusion 
• Drafting your “Excellence Is” quote 
• Go to a tutor and get feedback on your essay (You can do it this week or next week, just go!).
• Bring a printed copy of your essay on Wednesday, because we will be doing a peer review.

THERE IS NO JOURNAL THIS WEEK! HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Journal Week 3

Your journal prompt for the week is a 30-minute prompt based on this Expect Excellence quote:

"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. –Helen Keller

What do you think that this quote means. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Journal Week 2 (May 27-30)

At the ELC we “expect excellence” of our students and teachers. Each week we post a quote about excellence on the walls of the ELC for people to think about. One of the quotes by President Hinckley says:

• “I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know how. If you do so, you will witness miracles come to pass."

Think about this quote and then write about how this quote can help you to be a more excellent student.

*Because this is a short week, you will only need to write 1 1/2 pages in the Blue Book, or 3/4 of a page (double-spaced) typed.

Journal Week 1 Prompt: SMART Goals

Your journal this week will be the SMART goal worksheet I handed to you today in class. Remember that your goal needs to be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely and that you have a plan to carry out the goal. As long as you have written down a well-thought out SMART and come and see me for the writing conference, you will receive FULL CREDIT. :)