Writing Portfolio Reflection
You are to complete your Writing Portfolio Reflection in class on Tuesday. Print it and bring it to class on Wednesday. Please take this assignment seriously, putting focused thought into your answers. It is for your benefit. In order to grow as a writer, it is essential that you learn your strengths and weaknesses. Recognizing how to improve will help you know what to work on and what sort of revising help to ask for in the future. Answer length will vary; there is no specific requirement. Your answers may consider any relevant information including, but not limited to, specific skills (topic sentences, concluding sentences, blending quotes, using good evidence, developing the significance of evidence in commentary, concluding sentences, thesis statements, any mechanics), ideas (what you choose to analyze within a prompt), and effort (time management, revising, editing, asking for help).
Cloning Research
Article 1: Human Cloning (If you have trouble accessing the article in the database from home, you can read it in this Google Doc.)
Article 2:Gene Editing with CRISPR
Another Reference Source: Cloning Fact Sheet from the National Human Genome Research Institute
Writing Assignment: You will write a 3 paragraph essay addressing the question "Are the cloning and organ transplantation in The House of the Scorpion realistic? The first paragraph should address what you learned about cloning from article one. The second paragraph should address what you learned about gene editing from article 2. The 3rd paragraph should be a concluding reflection that pulls together all of your ideas to answer the question directly. See the sample below for guidance, but be sure to write your own ideas. We will work on these essays in class Friday, Monday, and Tuesday. They are due Wednesday at the latest. I expect that you'll be able to complete them in class, so plan to write at least one paragraph per day. If you are not keeping up with that timeline, then you should work at home.
Cloning Research Paper Sample
Cloning Research Paper Rubric
Article 2:Gene Editing with CRISPR
Another Reference Source: Cloning Fact Sheet from the National Human Genome Research Institute
Writing Assignment: You will write a 3 paragraph essay addressing the question "Are the cloning and organ transplantation in The House of the Scorpion realistic? The first paragraph should address what you learned about cloning from article one. The second paragraph should address what you learned about gene editing from article 2. The 3rd paragraph should be a concluding reflection that pulls together all of your ideas to answer the question directly. See the sample below for guidance, but be sure to write your own ideas. We will work on these essays in class Friday, Monday, and Tuesday. They are due Wednesday at the latest. I expect that you'll be able to complete them in class, so plan to write at least one paragraph per day. If you are not keeping up with that timeline, then you should work at home.
Cloning Research Paper Sample
Cloning Research Paper Rubric
Zorro Persuasive Essay
Essay requirements and rubric are posted here.
PRINTED essays are due Friday, 2/24
PRINTED essays are due Friday, 2/24
Zorro Expository/Argumentative Essay
Essay Requirements and Rubric are posted here.
PRINTED Essays are due Wednesday, February 1.
Argument: Zorro enacts justice in a fair way because he determines punishment without regard to who is involved.
Counterargument: Zorro lost his temper when Fray Felipe was punished, so his punishments were influenced by emotion and therefore not fair.
Rebuttal: His past actions show that those punishments would have been the same regardless of whether he knew Fray Felipe.
Example: Although Zorro was angry because of his friendship with Fray Felipe, there is no evidence to suggest that his emotion influenced his punishments; his consequences for the dealer/dealer’s assistant/magistrado would have been the same whether he knew the men involved or not.
PRINTED Essays are due Wednesday, February 1.
Argument: Zorro enacts justice in a fair way because he determines punishment without regard to who is involved.
Counterargument: Zorro lost his temper when Fray Felipe was punished, so his punishments were influenced by emotion and therefore not fair.
Rebuttal: His past actions show that those punishments would have been the same regardless of whether he knew Fray Felipe.
Example: Although Zorro was angry because of his friendship with Fray Felipe, there is no evidence to suggest that his emotion influenced his punishments; his consequences for the dealer/dealer’s assistant/magistrado would have been the same whether he knew the men involved or not.
Writing Revision Checklist
Use this checklist to help you revise and strengthen your writing.
Transitions
Use this list of transition words and phrases to help you organize and connect your ideas cohesively.
Essay Contest: Biographies of Contemporary Women in Mathematics
Click here for contest rules. Students are always encouraged to take part in essay contests. Mrs. Vitek is available for help in any and all contests.
Treasure Island Expository Essay
Instructions and requirements
Outline for topic #1 -- Make a copy and type your outline directly on the Doc.
Outline for topic #2 -- Make a copy and type your outline directly on the Doc.
Outlines are due Thursday, November 3rd. Final essays are due Friday, November 11th.
Rubric
Outline for topic #1 -- Make a copy and type your outline directly on the Doc.
Outline for topic #2 -- Make a copy and type your outline directly on the Doc.
Outlines are due Thursday, November 3rd. Final essays are due Friday, November 11th.
Rubric
Stop the Hate
In 500 words or less, share an incident when you or someone you know was treated unfairly or you treated someone unfairly based on race, socioeconomic status, gender, religion, etc. Why was this judgment wrong? How did the experience affect you? What have you done and what will you do to help end intolerance and create a more inclusive community?
Guidelines and requirements
Rubric
Printed essays are due in class Monday, 12/12. Mrs. Vitek will edit and grade them. You will then correct any edited mistakes, and we will submit our essays online together.
Guidelines and requirements
Rubric
Printed essays are due in class Monday, 12/12. Mrs. Vitek will edit and grade them. You will then correct any edited mistakes, and we will submit our essays online together.
