***We will begin a new and exciting novel. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I have.
***Remember homework in language arts-it’s back this week.
Things you should be proud of:
***Technical Writing Projects: letters, e-mails, web pages and profiles
***Great attitudes
***diligence and perseverance
I look forward to my week with you.
Join the fun at McClure on Thursday March 4-Literacy Night
Literacy Night
We invite you to celebrate Read Across America Week by participating in Literacy Night on Thursday, March 4th at 7:00 p.m. Students have already begun donating new & slightly used books to participate in the Student Book Swap which begins at 6:30
in the Cafeteria for students who have vouchers. At 7:00, Mrs. Harpin, our Media Specialist, will present a brief program on using the Destiny online catalog to help students select books and using the Cobb Virtual Library to locate safe, reliable, free information for projects. A coffeehouse with an open mic will be set up in the cafeteria for students to share poetry and dramatic readings. We will also have a discussion group focusing on Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture. Please join us for the festivities on the 4th! Please visit the media center blog for more information
Georgia Performance Standard for Technical Writing
The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres:Technical(business correspondence, memorandum,emails, letter of inquiry, letters of complaint, instructions and procedures, and slide presentations
This week we will be starting our unit on technical writing? You will create a business. As the owner/manager of the business, you will need to communicate with your customers and your employees. Communication will involve creating a home page, composing and sending memorandums and e-mails , and writing instructions and procedures.
Essential Question: How do I use technical writing to communicate?
Monday: Creating a home page
Tuesday: Writing and sending e-mails and memorandums.
Wednesday: Grammar and literature
Thursday:Instructions and procedures
Friday: Presentations and Evaluations
Homework: Keep reading. Don’t forget to share what you are reading on your log.
