Thursday, October 31, 2013

Thursday, October 31

The Plan:




The students are continuing on in their unit over persuasive techniques used in advertising.They will be viewing commercials and comparing/contrasting the techniques used to persuade the target audiences.Watch the blog for a homework assignment requiring students to analyze a TV commercial and answer questions about it in their study guide.
Completed Writing Warm-Up study packets will be coming home this Thursday, and the quiz over the packet will be next Tuesday, November 5.I will hold the after-school study session for this quiz from 3:30 to 4:00 on Monday, November 4.


What is Happening:
Monday:
  • Students were given their new Independent Reading Log today
  • Students completed the Magazine Advertisement Analysis Activity in class and turned it in

Tuesday:
  • Students began analysis of a TV commercial in class
  • Writing Warm-Up Quiz next Tuesday

Wednesday:
  • Students continued their analysis of the Apple iPod commercial
  • Writing Warm-Up Quiz next Tuesday

Thursday:
  • Students finished analysis of Apple iPod commercial in class
  • Completed Writing Warm-Up practice packets coming home today
  • Writing Warm-Up Quiz next Tuesday
  • After-School study session for quiz next Monday from 3:30 to 4:00

Friday: No School