Vocabulary Notebook and Reading Time

I explained a few things about grading the Bradbury essays. I am handing them back as I finish grading them, with brief individual conferences before and after class. For each essay I have written ample notes both on the rubric and the essay for students to understand areas of strength and weakness in their writing. Students may substantially revise their essays for a higher grade, but I need them by the end of the semester. I wrote examples of the MLA date format on the board, and briefly discussed the judicious use of indefinite pronouns such as some, all, many, each, several, and few. We finished reviewing the Verb Types worksheet, and students--some of them, anyway--used the rest of the period to read Red Sky at Morning and find derivatives for their vocabulary notebooks.
Homework: Red Sky: Read through Chapter 4 by tomorrow. Expect a reading quiz.