Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Class Work - Please make sure your "body art" draft is showing on your computer screen.

1. Peer Editing Activity
 You were to post your "body art"  draft in CANVAS. You will be assigned a partner. Read your partner's paper and look for the following:
A. Did the author write in past tense? List five verbs to prove it!
B. Did the author write in first person. If not, was this a story about somebody else? If so, it should be in third person. List five pronouns here.
C. Was the author descriptive? Write the best descriptive line.
D. Did the author use direct quotations? Prove it by writing one sentence containing a direct quotation. Were the quotations punctuated correctly?
E. Did the author tell the whole story - beginning, middle, and ending? Explain.

• What was the setting?
• Who were the characters?
• When did the story take place?

F. Offer a compliment to the author.
G. Offer a suggestion to the author.

Leave your peer editing comments at the author's computer.

2. Let's review the PowerPoint project.
Consider the following: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjcO2ExtHso


Be sure your group's presentation contains the following:

Where did it begin?

Why was it done?

Did age have anything to do with the "ritual?" Was it a ritual?

How was it done? What were the materials/tools that were used?

What did it look like and how has it changed over the years? (Consider using a time-line for this.)

Prepare a brief presentation for the class. Feel free to use PowerPoint to show pictures or to point out amazing facts! Keep track of your sources. Create a Works Cited page for the group. What sources did you use?

When finished, post the PowerPoint in CANVAS. Be sure to include all names of the group members on the first slide. Only one group member needs to post. It is your responsibility to make sure that your name is on that first slide.

The last slide will be a Works Cited slide.

Share suggestions/slides with your group. Presentations will be given on Thursday, September 10, 2015.

Guidelines:

• two slides per bulleted point in #2 above. (Three will be OK if you have lots of information.)
• illustrations
• each person will speak
• no more than six bullets per slide
• no more than six words per bullet
• use large font
• use contrasting colors between the font and the background

Today, the rest of the time is available for you to organize your show and to practice. I will be visiting each group to view the slide shows and answer questions.

Homework

Review the peer editing notes. Revise the draft and post final copy of your "body art" essay and post in CANVAS. It is due on Thursday, September 10, 2015. I will collect the Peer Editing comment sheets on Thursday as well. Be sure to bring yours!