1.  Journal:

Do you jump to conclusions?  When's a time you assumed something and were wrong?

2.  Groups and Questions "Mother Tongue"

2.5:  Notes and more notes...  Writing and Grading...  Practice Grading  HW...See Below.

3.  Inferring Quiz... Below...

4.  Read this essay and grade it using the 6-traits.  Return to class with your graded, edited essay, and be ready to justify the grade you assigned.  (The essay is #4 on the list.  It is by Wesley Dukes and called "Mother Nature."



Inference Test:  From:  www.cwu.edu/.../Com451/AssessmentTools/INFERENCE%20TEST.doc

Babe Smith has been killed. Police have rounded up six suspects, all of whom are known gangsters. All of them are known to have been near the scene of the killing at the approximate time that it occurred. All had substantial motives for wanting Smith killed. However, one of these suspected gangsters, Slinky Sam, has positively been cleared of guilt.

Statement's About Story B

T  F  ?  1.                  Slinky Sam is known to have been near the scene of the killing of Babe Smith.

T  F  ?  2.                  All six of the rounded-up gangsters were known to have been near the scene of the murder.

T  F  ?  3.                  Only Slinky Sam has been cleared of guilt.

T  F  ?  4.                  All six of the rounded-up suspects were near the scene of Smith's killing at the approximate time that it took place.

T  F  ?  5.                  S. The police do not know who killed Smith.

T  F  ?  6.                  All six suspects are known to have been near the scene of foul deed.

T  F  ?  7.                  Smith's murderer did not confess of his own free will.

T  F  ?  8.                  Slinky Sam was not cleared of guilt.

T  F  ?  9.                  It is known that the six suspects were in the vicinity of the cold-blooded assassination.