Day 30

Mission 1

• Complete Unit 7 Activity 3 "Studying an Example Argument Essay"

Mission 2

• Complete the outline on Great Writing p. 171

Mission 3

• Read Great Writing p. 172 and complete Activity 6

NOTE: If the following Achieve 3000 assignments are not completed by 11:59PM on Thursday, 19 November 2015, the current grade of zero will remain a zero and you will not be able to make up these assignments. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ACHIEVE 3000 IS 20% OF YOUR GRADE IN THIS COURSE!

• Rainforests: A Gift on Earth
• Once, They Fished
• New Rules for Restaurants

Day 29

NOTE: If the following Achieve 3000 assignments are not completed by 11:59PM on Tuesday, 17 November 2015, the current grade of zero will remain a zero and you will not be able to make up these assignments. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ACHIEVE 3000 IS 20% OF YOUR GRADE IN THIS COURSE!

• An Old Story Told a New Way
• Getting Reading to Live on Mars
• Too Many Climbers?
• Butterflies on the Rise
• Tracking Gray Whales
• Okapis Say "Cheese"
• Dawn Reaches Dwarf Planet
• Visiting a Volcano
• Birds Welcome Here
• The Only Place to Study

Mission 1

• Complete Unit 6 Activity 13 "Editing an Essay: Review of Grammar"

Mission 2

• Read "What is an Argument Essay?" in Great Writing pp. 162-163 and "How Is an Argument Essay Organized?" p. 163

Mission 3

• Read "Great Topics for Argument Essays" in Great Writing p. 164 and complete Unit 7 Activity 1

Mission 4

• URGENT: Please click on this link for information and a survey about our final examination!

Day 28

REMINDER: There are 10 Achieve 3000 assignments that MUST be completed by 11:59pm this evening. Any of these ten that are still incomplete after this evening will become permanent zeros (0) in the grade book, with no opportunity to make them up. See Wednesday's blog to check which 10 must be complete.

Mission 1

• Read p. 149 "Consistent Verb Tense Usage."

Mission 2

• Complete Activity 11, p. 150.

Mission 3

• Read "Sentence Fragments" p. 150.

Mission 4

• Complete Activity 12

Mission 5

• Complete Achieve 3000 "A Last Look at Amelia Earhart" and "School on Snowy Days"

Day 27

NOTE: If the following Achieve 3000 assignments are not completed by 11:59PM on Thursday, 12 November 2015, the current grade of zero will remain a zero and you will not be able to make up these assignments. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ACHIEVE 3000 IS 20% OF YOUR GRADE IN THIS COURSE!

• Stronger Than Steel?
• Problems by the Sea
• How Much for a Glass of Water?
• Blue Bottle Coffee a Hit in Japan
• The Magic of Model Airplanes
• Hawaii's Early Settlers
• Save the Rhinos?
• Bright Colors, Bright Ideas
• Saving the Land
• Look Who's Tweeting

Today's Mission

• You will complete your Writing Midterm and submit it to Turnitin by 10:00am today.

Day 26

Mission 1

• Reading Midterm
• Please make sure that you fill in the bubble COMPLETELY.
• 

Mission 2 (DUE by 8:59am Tuesday)

• Achieve 3000 "A Pink Lizard and a Striped Fish"
• NOTE: The site will be unavailable on Saturday, November 14th, from approximately 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. EST (this is from approximately 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. in Kuwait) while they do some important system upgrades.

REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR LAPTOP AND CHARGER ON TUESDAY FOR THE WRITING MIDTERM!!

Day 25

Mission 1

• Use the class time to brainstorm, outline, and compose your first practice In-Class Essay.
• Prompts
• Use Google Docs to compose your essay
• Title your essay with your ID, then In-ClassPractice3
• ex: 12345In-ClassPractice4

Mission 2

• Before you leave class, even if you are not finished, submit your practice to Turnitin.
• If you do not already have an account, you must create one.
• Use your regular email to set up your account.
• Class number: 10909703
• Class password: bruce100
• To submit
1. Click on the class name
2. Click on "In-Class Practice 3"
3. Click on the blue Submit button
4. Under Submission Title, type the name of your essay
1. 12345In-ClassPractice3
5. Click "Choose from Google Drive"
6. Select your essay
1. For help finding your essay, type the name of the essay in the search box

Mission 3 (DUE by 8:59am on Sunday)

• Achieve 3000 "Once, They Fished" & "New Rules for Restaurants"

Day 24

Mission 1

• Use the class time to brainstorm, outline, and compose your first practice In-Class Essay.
• Prompts
• Use Google Docs to compose your essay
• Title your essay with your ID, then In-ClassPractice2
• ex: 12345In-ClassPractice2

Mission 2

• Before you leave class, even if you are not finished, submit your practice to Turnitin.
• If you do not already have an account, you must create one.
• Use your regular email to set up your account.
• Class number: 10909703
• Class password: bruce100
• To submit
1. Click on the class name
2. Click on "In-Class Practice 2"
3. Click on the blue Submit button
4. Under Submission Title, type the name of your essay
1. 12345In-ClassPractice2
5. Click "Choose from Google Drive"
6. Select your essay
1. For help finding your essay, type the name of the essay in the search box

Mission 3 (DUE by 8:59am on Tuesday)

• Achieve 3000 "Rainforests: A Gift on Earth"