Welcome! Final Affirmations...

1.  Welcome-  Please leave essays in the front for editing.

Preview.... remember this video?  Have you seen it?






2.  Journal:

Describe two traits about yourself that have helped or will help you continue to be a successful student.



3.  Affirmations:  

From the book:

"The practice of doing affirmations allows us to begin replacing some of our stale, worn out, or negative mind chatter with more positive ideas and concepts.  It is a powerful technique, one which can in a short time transform our attitudes and expectations about life, and thereby totally change what we create for ourselves."


Here is a STUDENT example: 


"I am a determined, hardworking, and dedicated student."
                                                 
"I am a determined, hardworking, and dedicated student."
                                                  
"I am a determined, hardworking, and dedicated student.

I am determined because even though I've faced obstacles, I've....(one specific example.)
I am hardworking because when I have to do....
I am dedicated because I've come to class every.....

Please create your own student example.  Remember, these are about our best student traits, not just personality traits. 



4.  Affirmation Groups...


After we select groups, we'll take turns reading our affirmations to each other.  Listeners can help by agreeing, smiling, and being positive.  When it's your turn, read slowly and clearly.  Believe in yourselves!



5.  Whole class report.

Brave volunteers will receive a special piece of chocolate for their efforts.  (10 minutes)



6.  Reminders...  Affirmations, Meetings... Come to class Wednesday....

Catching up...

1.  Journal-

Do you feel like you are behind in class or do you feel caught up?  Why?

2. Mini C/C lesson to help...

3. Mini Arg lesson to help...

4.  Project reminders.. To help.

5.  Meeting reminders...

6.  Work/drafting time....

Last entries... All entries... Meeting dates... what's happening moving forward?

Knowledge of Conventions

• Practice appropriate means of documenting their work
• Control such surface features as syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Earn two stars to leave....


All the entries we've completed-

Rhetorical Knowledge

• Focus on a purpose
• Respond appropriately to different kinds of rhetorical situations
• Write in several genres

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing

• Understand a writing assignment as a series of tasks, including finding, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing appropriate primary and secondary sources
• Integrate their own ideas with those of others

Processes

• Be aware that it usually takes multiple drafts to create and complete a successful text
• Develop flexible strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proof-reading
• Learn to critique their own and others' works

Knowledge of Conventions

• Practice appropriate means of documenting their work
• Control such surface features as syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Final Meeting Times and Dates-

Nov 27:

10:00- Paul V
10:15- Kara T
10:30-Karen A
10:45-Isaias B.
lex J.

Dec 2:

10:00- Bryanth T
10:15-Brandon Piper
10:30-Meredith H.
10:45-Karina

Dec 4:

10:00-Jesus Rico
10:15-Elizabeth G
10:30-emilio A.
10:45-

Dec 6

10:00-Lawrence S.
10:15-Stephanie M.
10:30-Abraham R.
10:45-Gigi S.

Dec  9
 
10:00- Antwane Sonneveldt
10:15- Elynn-
10:30-
10:45-

Processes contined and completed. Only two more to go!

Below are our two bullet points for today-

Processes-

Develop flexible strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proof-reading

Learn to critique their own and others' works


Once you've received a star-  You're done!  See you Wednesday-

HW-  Type up projects-  Finish essays to earn a star.

Projects, cont.

Here is our last bullet point from CTRW, and below is the first bullet point from the next group:  Processes-  Let's finish both today.

1.  Discuss with neighbors how to complete entries for the two bullet points below.  Once you have a plan, get started.  When you're finished with one or both, see me to get a star.  Finish both with two stars and you can leave-

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing

• Integrate their own ideas with those of others

Processes

• Be aware that it usually takes multiple drafts to create and complete a successful text

Projects, cont.

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Journal-

How would you prove that you "use reading and writing for learning, inquiry and communication?"



Projects, Continued.... 

So far, we've finished:

Rhetorical Knowledge

• Focus on a purpose
• Use conventions of format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation
• Write in several genre

And now we're starting....


Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing

• Use writing and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating

Define:

Explain:


Finish your draft of your project, then, please go type it up and don't forget to re-write essays!