Peer Editing Guidelines

• Each student must bring a typed, printed out copy of their paper in to class.
• Each student must read their paper out loud to their group.

Peer Editing Roles:
Writer
General Rule: Skip the apologies and take pride in your work, even if it is not perfect the first time.
1. Read your own work.
2. Direct the focus of the listeners if you want specific details attended to.
3. Solicit responses from the listeners.
4. Listen.
5. Do not interrupt the responder.
6. Point out the writing’s strengths and ask for help with the writing’s weaknesses.
7. Be open to the possibility of change.

Responder
General Rule: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you!
1. Listen.
2. Do not interrupt the writer’s reading.
3. Give full attention to the writer through eye contact and body language.
4. After the piece is read:
   • Respond to the piece as a whole
   • Begin with the strong points
   • Focus on sentence structure, word choice, description, paragraph organization
5. AVOID!!
   • Killer comments
   • Automatic stamp of approval
   • Monopolizing the discussion
   • Getting off track

Once the Writer has read their paper out loud and the Responders have given their feedback orally, then you can allow the Responders to look at your paper directly and help you make written comments on your paper. Pay attention to grammar mistakes and formatting requirements.

Check back to the Process Writing Blog Post to make sure you are meeting all requirements.
Use the Process Writing Revision Submission Form to help guide your conversations.
   - If you are required to do a revision, you must fill out a copy of this form and attach it to the top of your revision.

iReady Testing Instructions

This will be completed in class with your teacher. Follow these steps to start your test:
If you did not finish in class, you must get a Rock Block pass to come complete the test. Or log on and complete it at home. This must be finished by Friday 9/15.

Reading Diagnostic Directions
· Log in to a computer using your normal username and password

· Plug in your head phones and turn up the computer volume. You may borrow headphones from the bin if you need them.

· Click on the LCPS-GO link on your student desk top and select I-Ready

· Enter your normal username and password for the computer.

· Be sure to select the Reading Test, not the Math Test.

· Follow the directions and answer the questions the best you can.

· If you need to pause the test for lunch or the restroom, click the “X” in the top right corner. The program will save your progress for you to continue next time. When you return, you need to log in again

Vocab List One - Friday 9/8

Vocabulary List Number One - List Here

Study the following list. There are Quizlet links on the bottom of this post for you to play games and study!

A day classes will have their quiz on September 20th.
B day classes will have their quiz on September 21.
Skinny Block and Zero Block classes will have their quiz on September 20th

Skinny Block Assignment: Create a Vocab Poster. Fold a piece of paper into four sections.
Section One: The Prefix/Root/Suffix that you chose.
Section Two: The definition of your Prefix/Root/Suffix
Section Three: An example word of your Prefix/Root/Suffix used in a sentence.
Section Four: A picture that demonstrates the Vocab Word.
Due at the end of class.

Short Stories Intro

The first Short Story we will be reading is One Of These Days by Gabriel Carcia Marquez.

Honors Worksheet: OoTD Questions Honors
Academic Worksheet: OoTD Questions Academic
- This will be completed in class.

Previous Handouts:
- Blog Scavenger Hunt - All Classes
- Elements of Narrative - Important

Upcoming Due Dates:
*Peer Editing of PWP#1
Honors 1+4: September 14th.
Honors 7: September 13th
Skinny Block: September 14th
Zero Block: September 13th

2017 Turnitin Registration

Turnitin.com <-- CLICK THIS LINK

- Create an Account as a Student
   *If you are doing this from your phone, click the three lines at the top, then 'Create Account'.
- Click 'Enroll in a Class'
- Enter the correct class ID and password for your block listed here.
- Use your personal email address to create your account.
- WRITE DOWN your log in and password once you are finished so that you do not forget them.

Block 0:
Class ID: 16010444
Password: Whitt0

Block 1:
Class ID: 16010454
Password: Whitt1

Block 2:
Class ID: 16010460
Password: Whitt2

Block 4:
Class ID: 16010469
Password: Whitt4

Block 7:
Class ID: 16010480
Password: Whitt7

2017-2018 New School Year

Welcome to Mrs. Whittington's Class Blog! Here you will find your assignments, homework, student examples of work, and archives of information that will help you to complete your work to the best of your ability. Take a moment to look around the blog and familiarize yourself with it.

This year, all summative writing assignments must be turned in through TurnItIn.com. We will go over instructions for you to add yourselves to your class block during the first week of school.

This year the English department only has one set of laptops for us all to share. Whenever it is possible for you, please try to bring your own laptop, tablet, or phone so that you can participate in lessons that involve technology when we do not have access to the school provided laptops.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

End of Year Survey

Please fill out the following class survey : Click Here