10/1/08

Students asked to write a paragraph to answer the following question:

"What important events happen in Chapter 12 of La Línea?"

Students worked in pairs to "grade" each other's work with the following criteria:

Does the introductory sentence answer or address the question (look for the key words "important" and "event")? Give one point.

Does the paragraph discuss at least 2 seperate events? (unless the intro sentence states one important event) Give one point for each.

Does the paragraph have an ending? Look for an opinion, a dramatic statement, or phrases such as: "Finally..." "In the end..." or "By the end of the chapter..." Give one point. 4/4 is a perfect score.

Students were shown their current grades.

Whole class discussion of pages 51-53 of CR3.

Homework:

Re-write today's paragraph (see above)
Read pages 54-57 of CR3
Read Chapter 13 of La Línea
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