Friday, November 20, 2015
- Write essay on the ending of Huckleberry Finn
Complete 2nd Quarter Novel by 12/9.
Monday, November 2, 2015
- Appositive Review
- Frederick Douglass Turn-it in
- 2 People to share essential questions
- King Solomon
- Read Fog
- How has Huck Changed—do outline
- Return Multi-Genre Grades
By Tuesday: Bring Outline for “How Huck has changed”—have Huck Finn
Submit Frederick Douglass essay to Turn-itin.com
By Thursday: Bring Outside Reading Book:
Read HF Chapters 16 and 17 : 4 post-its and 2 essential questions
Language and Composition: Review Glossary of Rhetorical Terms on pages 36—38: Write down in your literary terms section any terms you do not know
For instance, what is polemic, refutation
Read pages 39—41—go beyond thinking—what rhetorical strategies and style choices help her convey her choices
May be in bullet points—be prepared to discuss
By Friday Lesson 1 Vocabulary Packet is due
Read Chapters 18 and 19: 4 post-its and 2 essential questions
October 22, 2015
Homework:
For Friday: 2nd Draft of Frederick Douglass essay—make changes on partner’s essay and revise for Tuesday
For Monday 10/26: Read Chapters 5—8 in Huck Finn—4 post-its
2 essential questions
For Tuesday: 3rd Draft of Frederick Douglass essay
Appositive phrase exercise
For Thursday: Language of Composition
- Type Culminating Activity on page 30—directions below are in the text
Huck Finn: Read Chapters 9—134 post-its and 2 essential questions
Due Friday, October 30
- Typed Inquiry Project Proposal
- Huck Finn: Read Chapters 14—17
Due Monday Nov 2, 2015:
- Submit Frederick Douglass essay to Turn-it in.com
Friday, September 18, 2015
1) Read biography
2) Literary Terms: Juxtaposition, Paradox
In groups
3) —share essential questions—choose one—type on computer
Discuss two questions in groups—write down answers
Homework: Read Frederick Douglass chapters 6—9
Post-its and 2 essential questions
Example for last reading
“I did not, when a slave, understand the deep meaning of those rude and apparently incoherent songs. I was myself within the circle: so that I neither saw nor heard as those without might see” (31).
Essential Question: What was the circle that Douglass lived within? What circles do we live within?
Thursday, September 17, 2015
1) Who Am I? for your subject
2) Parallel Structure PowerPoint—put definition in Literary Terms
3) Look at War is Hell, Johnny Depp
4) Write a Parallel Structure piece for your subject
Homework: Scavenger Hunt is due
Bring Biography/Autobiography to read
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Periods 4 & 5
1) Thesis Statement—handout section
2) Review
3) Hand out Reading Schedule for Frederick Douglass
Bullet points things you would experience, witness, feel as a slave
Write down 1 question each for Chapter 1
4) In groups of 4, share your mini-genres
5) Turn in Thesis Statement and Seminar Prep
Homework:
Thursday:
Bring mini-genre
Rate “If Hitler Asked” thesis statements on a scale of 1--4
Language of Composition
Page 13—21
On pages 20—21
Select 2 of the bullet points—type a paragraph each discussing how you would establish ethos and appeal to logos and pathos
Friday: Read Chapters 2—5 post-it notes, 2 essential questions #4 on Types of Questions
Monday, September 14, 2015
1) Review Thesis Statements for Seminar
2) Seminar: Periods 4 and 5
Period 6 still needs to do
By Tuesday: Read Chapter 1 of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass”
Bring Crucible
Typed Thesis to the Seminar Essential Question
Bring a “mini-genre”—something you can turn in—could be a poem, explanation of a video, picture--
Thursday: Language of Composition
Page 13—21
On pages 20—21
Select 2 of the bullet points—type a paragraph each discussing how you would establish ethos and appeal to logos and pathos
Thursday, September 10, 2015
1) Check out The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
2) Handout Seminar Prep for Monday
3) Review Sun/Shadow Mandala
4) Show not tell a vocabulary word
5) Language of Composition—13—17
Homework:
Friday—Sun/Shadow Mandala: Bring Biography to read
Seminar is on Monday--
By Tuesday: Read Chapter 1 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass”
Bring Crucible
Thursday: Language of Composition
Page 13—21
On pages 20—21
Select 2 of the bullet points—type a paragraph each discussing how you would establish ethos and appeal to logos and pathos
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
1) Bio Poem on Biography/Autobiography Subject
2) Lincoln essays voc quiz—define 3 words—may use notes
In pairs, write a thesis statement answering the question “Who Freed the Slaves?” Use quotes from at least 2 of the essays. Introduce the quotes with a signal phrase. Add at least 4 sentences of commentary. Will need to type for homework--
Homework:
Thursday: Define all voc from “Why I Wrote the Crucible” and Lincoln essays Type paragraph answering the question “Who Freed the Slaves?’
Bring Language of Composition
Friday: Bring Biography
Sun/Shadow Mandala due
Friday, September 4, 2015
1) Year Book Survey
2) Read book—respond
Check Sun/Shadow Mandala
3) Hand out Multi-Genre Assignment
4) Show example
Homework:
By Tuesday:
Lincoln Essays—Read, annotate and type answers to the following assigned questions.
1) “Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln by Distinguished Men of his time””
Type answers to 1—5. Page 703
2) Type quotes and responses to those essays on: “Abraham Lincoln and our “Unfinished Work” and “Who Freed the Slaves” and “Who Freed the Slaves? Emancipation and Its Meaning”.
3) Due Friday: Sun/Shadow Mandala
Monday, August 31, 2015
1) If I were a_________Quick Write
2) Allegory
3) —write down definition of allegory in literary terms section of binder
4) Voc Quiz—2 words—may use your notes
5) “Why I Wrote the Crucible” summary--review
and collect
Period 6 still need to collect
Homework:
Tuesday: Read Biography/Autobiography
On Thursday—Periods 4 and 6—Bring Language of Composition
Period 5—Bring a Worn Path
Due Thursday: Typed Seminar Prep--
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Periods 5 Read page 13
Pathos
Read speech
Watch the speech
The Man on the Left—Pathos
Crackleberry Congress
· Visceral relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect.
Instinctive, deep-rooted, deeply felt
1) Count Basie
Multi-Genre
ee cummings briefcase
2) Handout quote and quotation exercise
Look at opening paragraph
Write first one in pairs
Periods 4 &6
1) A Worn Path Exercise
2) Count Basie—Discuss Multi-Genre Project
Homework: Complete “A Worn Path” topic sentences--
add signal phrase, quotes and commentary.
Bring biography-outside reading
Bring Summary of “A Dying Girl No one Helped”
Monday: Read Why I Wrote the Crucible and type a summary
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Periods 4, 5 &6
1) Any self-introduction to complete?
2) Begin Literary terms—add definition
3) Rally table—in pairs, students take turns generating written responses
1 paper, 1 paper
Create a list--
2 minutes
Write down everything you can about Phoenix?
4) The title?
5) What is a Phoenix? Why did Welty name her Phoenix
6) Share
7) Hand out quoting sheet—and Worn Path Assignment
Homework:
Read Summarizing sheet—summarize on article on the back about
“The Dying Girl that no one helped”
Bring Language of Composition
Reading your biography
The Crucible
Binders Checked on Friday
Monday, August 24, 2015
1) Read “A Worn Path” for Tuesday. Define Phoenix and discuss why Welty gave her character this name? –Begin reading while I check Binders
2) “Self Introduction”--present
Homework: “A Worn Path”—define Phoenix and discuss why Welty gave her character this name
Friday, August 21, 2015
1) Achieve 3000 Level Set Test in A6
2) Check Biography and Signed Syllabus
Homework:
Due Monday: Self-Introduction/Annotated
Binders and Dividers
Thursday: Bring Language of Composition
Monday, 23, 2015
Homework: Language of Composition pages 125--140
Voc on Toulmin Model
Type Activity on page 128—129
Example: 1) Because they add stress to the learning environment, therefore grades should be abolished, since stress is destructive to learning, on account of the anxiety it produces.
2. Until (Because) you buy me a diamond, therefore I won’t know that you love me, since the gift of jewelry is the only sign of love.
Type Activity on page 131
Type Activity on page 137
Thursday: Personal Anthology: A passage in a novel describing the moment where a character realizes or learns something about him/herself
Mandalas are due
Friday, March 6, 2015
Periods 4, 5 and 6
1) Great Gatsby Vocabulary Test
2) Work on Project
Homework:
Tuesday: Language of Composition: Read 97—102
Define; Logical Fallacies, Fallacies of Relevance, Fallacies of Accuracy
Fallacies of Insufficiency, First-Hand Evidence, Personal Experience
Read “Why Can’t Environmentalism Be Colorblind?
Monday, March 9 American Dream Project--Typed
Monday, March 16 Great Gatsby Allegory/Symbol Project due
Tuesday, March 2, 2015
Periods 4, 5 and 6
1) Collect Independent Reading Response
2) Begin American Dream Project
3) Review Homework
4) Show some American Art—write down any that resonate
5) Review Allegory
6) Assign Project; due Thursday, March 12th
Homework:
Thursday:
) 1 Language of Composition
Voc: Define
Closed Thesis Statements
Open Thesis Statements
Counterargument Thesis Statement
Two Activities
Type Response to Activity on pages 96—97
1—5
Type Essay in Progress: Developing a Thesis
Bring Id
Bring Great Gatsby—will have time to work on project
Sign up for Groups
Personal Anthology: 2 Political Cartoons for Personal Anthology
1 piece of art made during 1914—1965
1 piece of art made after 1965
Friday: Great Gatsby Voc Test 1—4 and 5—9
Language of Composition: Read 97—102
Define; Logical Fallacies, Fallacies of Relevance, Fallacies of Accuracy
Fallacies of Insufficiency, First-Hand Evidence, Personal Experience
Read “Why Can’t Environmentalism Be Colorblind?
Monday, March 9 American Dream Project--Typed
Thursday, March 12 Great Gatsby Allegory/Symbol Project due
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
1) Turn in Triangle
Periods 4 and 5 turn in quote charts
2) Read “Are You the New Person Drawn Towards Me”
In pairs—facing each other—complete response
3) Hand out quotes and questions—prepare responses—use bullet points—refer to text
Prepare for Oral Quiz
Homework: Thursday
1) Personal Anthology—10 quotations from famous Americans
2) The Language of Composition—read pages 81—85
Oral Response for activity on page 85
Read 85—92—add terms and definitions to literary section of your binder
Rogerian argument
Claim
Claims of fact
Claims of value
Claims of Policy
Annotate felons and the right to Vote
3)Great Gatsby Seminar—Type responses and quotes
Friday
Great Gatsby Logs are due
GG Voc Quiz 5—9
Outside Reading completed—bring book
Monday, February 23, 2015
1) Readers Theatre for Chapter 7
Homework
Tuesday
1) Great Gatsby Triangle and Typed Response
2) Complete Great Gatsby—be prepared for a quiz
Thursday
1) Personal Anthology—10 quotations from famous Americans
2) The Language of Composition—read pages 81—85
Oral Response for activity on page 85
Read 85—92—add terms and definitions to literary section of your binder
Rogerian argument
Claim
Claims of fact
Claims of value
Claims of Policy
Annotate felons and the right to Vote
3)Great Gatsby Seminar
Friday
Great Gatsby Logs are due
GG Voc Quiz 5—9
Outside Reading completed—bring book
Friday, February 20, 2015
1) Review Voc Definitions for Great Gatsby 5—9
2) Complete front of chart
3) Evaluate thesis statements
4) Outside reading
Homework:
Monday
1) Complete chart –one word themes and write a thesis statement
2) Read Chapter 7 in GG to Monday—read Chapter 7 to the sentence There is no confusion like the confusion of a simple mind—stop there
Tuesday: Great Gatsby Triangle and Typed Response
Complete Great Gatsby
Thursday: Personal Anthology—10 quotations from famous Americans
The Language of Composition—read pages 81—85
Oral Response for activity on page 85
Read 85—92—add terms and definitions to literary section of your binder
Rogerian argument
Claim
Claims of fact
Claims of value
Claims of Policy
Annotate felons and the right to Vote
Great Gatsby Seminar
Friday: Great Gatsby Logs are due
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Periods 4, 5 and 6
1) Voc Quiz
2) Discuss Thesis Statement “On Laziness”
3) Analyze –look at Durango add—tone==images—composition, arrangement on page
4) Quiz on Chapter 3
Homework: Thursday
Read Chapters 4 and 5 in The Great Gatsby
Chapter Logs
Bring Language of Composition for Thursday
4 Speeches for personal Anthology
Add to literary terms section in your binder:
Anaphora
Antithesis
Cumulative sentence
Hortative sentence
Imperative sentence
Inversion
Oxymoron
Periodic sentence
Synecdoche
Zeugma
Friday: Read Chapter 6 in Great Gatsby
Composition in Lit—read pages 81—85
Do Activity on page 85
Outside Reading book completed by Feb 27
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Periods 4, 5 &6
1) Choose one line from one of your opinion columns—discuss why you chose it and if it could answer the question: What is an American?
2) Read excerpt from “The Wasteland”
Do Quick Draw-
Write down phrase or line
Put in context
Personal Reflection
Universal Reflection
Draw Symbol
Explain
3) Do a Quick Draw for first paragraph of Chapter 2
4) Check Personal Anthology Opinion Columns and notes from Language of Composition
5) Venn Diagram of Gatsby and Daisy
6) Anthology—Why does Marx begin with “Apparently”p58
Why does he offer so many examples of “Brothers”?
Developing a thesis statement: page 6—65
On Laziness pp 63—65
Read through thesis statements for an essay analyzing Christopher Morley’s “On Laziness” are the following—evaluate on a scale of 1-4 (4 being the highest).
1) Christopher Morley gently decries laziness while pretending, in this satirical essay, to extol its virtues.
2) In “On Laziness,” Christopher Morley uses the opposite of laziness—energetic examples and sharp argument—to show that laziness has its benefits.
3) Christopher Morley gently satirizes the gung-ho exhortations to the energetic life by showing the advantages of laziness.
Homework:
Tuesday: Read Chapter 3 in The Great Gatsby—continue with your logs
Vocabulary Quiz Great Gatsby 1—4
Thursday: Read Chapters 4 and 5 in The Great Gatsby continue log
Personal Anthology: History –10 quotes from historical Americans
The Language of Composition 69—78 –Read the three articles on JFK
Type two quotes from each
Keep Reading Outside Reading Book
Monday, February 9, 2015
Periods 4, 5 and 6
1) Collect Reading Response
2) Symbols
3) Opinion Columns
4) Chapter one—Quiz
5) Sentence Modeling
Homework:
Tuesday: Read Chapter 2—Complete Chapter Log for Chapter 2
Read Outside reading book—should be more then ½ done
Thursday: Personal Anthology: 3 opinion columns of living Americans due Thursday
Bring Anthology
Read pages 58—74
Friday, February 6, 2015
Periods 4, 5 and 6
1) Present Allegory Poster
2) Hand out Gatsby Chapter Log
3) Outside reading response
Homework: Read Chapter one—complete your log
Read outside reading—complete response
Submit “Self Reliance” essay by tonight at midnight—information on submitting is in your “Self Reliance” packets.
Thursday—Personal Anthology: 3 opinion essays by LIVING Americans
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
1) Read assignment and discuss paragraphs—what do you need in the first paragraph?
2) Allegory Poster and Present
3) Type Thesis Statements for “Self Reliance”
Homework: For Thursday:
Typed first paragraph of “Self Reliance” essay
9 poems for Personal Anthology
MUST have a paper copy—no phones
Have allegory of the cave ready--to work on poster
For Friday: Outside Reading Book and Typed first draft of “Self Reliance”
Monday, January 26, 2015
1) Read “I Hear America Singing’ and “I, too America”
2) Hand out MLA packets for personal anthology
3) “Self-Reliance” Assignment distributed
4) Read quotes on conformity
5) Hand out “The Allegory of the Cave” assignment
6) Watch the “The Allegory of the Cave”
7) Work on poster—will complete on Tuesday
8) Check homework: 10 points for thesis and supporting arguments for “Self Reliance”
5 points for 2 questions on Allegory of the Cave
Period 6--poem
Homework:
For Tuesday: Allegory poster must be completed and presented by end of class
Annotate 2 sample first paragraphs of “Self Reliance” essay
For Thursday:
Typed first paragraph of “Self Reliance” essay
9 poems for Personal Anthology
MUST have a paper copy—no phones
For Friday: Outside Reading Book and Typed first draft of “Self Reliance”
Friday, January 23, 2015
1) Outside reading
2) Review/Check and give points for paraphrasing of “Self Reliance”
3) Handout Thesis statement and supporting points/quotes
4) 2 appoints—read your Rules of life—turn in
Homework:
For Monday
Type Thesis statement/supporting arguments/quotes
Read “The Myth of the Cave” in 75 Readings on page 329
Type 2 number 4 questions from Types of questions
Thursday—Personal Anthology
9 Poems
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
1) Quick Write:
Write ½ page -1 page on the following prompts.
™ Prompt #1
™ What does it mean to know something intuitively? For example, has a parent or a sibling ever known something was wrong with you without having talked with or seen you? What do we mean when we say "I just know it"?
™ Prompt #2
™ How do you demonstrate that you are an individual? Do you think independently of others or do you follow the crowd?
1) Review and Check Vocabulary
2) Active and Passive Quiz
Define Active Voice—Write 2 sentences using active voice
Use 2 Voc Words
Define Passive Voice—Write 2 sentences using passive voice
Homework
For Thursday: In Anthology—Read Pages 48—56 on Annotating
Do Activity on page 56—Answer all the questions—develop a thesis statement and outline—BRING ANTHOLOGY ON THURSDAY
For Friday: Read “Defying the Group” in Beautiful Souls”
Type 5 Quotes
Type 5 Questions—use Types of Questions for your Guide
Periods 4 and 6—work on found poem
Period 5 needs to do found poem
Monday, January 12, 2015
1) Seating Chart and Bathroom Passes
2) Review Homework:
3) Vote on your feet
4) Active and Passive Verbs
1) Homework: For Tuesday
Active and Passive Voice—Do exercises Level 1
Define and give part of speech for “Self Reliance” Voc words
For Thursday: In Anthology—Read Pages 48—56 on Annotating
Do Activity on page 56—Answer all the questions—develop a thesis statement and outline—BRING ANTHOLOGY ON THURSDAY
Friday, November 21, 2014
Reading Schedules for Cuckoo's Nest both old and new versions are posted on Handouts dropdown--Please note there was a mistake on the Old Version Reading Handout--
You are to complete 8 Post-its and 8 questions for the Reading 29--137
1) Turn around and share your thesis statements on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2) Write down definition of schizophrenia, lobotomy, combine, anit-hero
3) Cartoon—check quotes and questions
4) What do we know about the narrator?
Homework: Read Cuckoo’s Nest—26—145--New---Read pages 29--137 on Old Version
8 quotes and 8 questions
Monday, November 17, 2014
Periods 4 and 5
Return work
1) Seminar on Beautiful souls—take notes—exit points
2) Review Homework—collect
3) Handout end of book take home quiz---
Homework: Complete Chapters 38—43 by Tuesday
Prepare for Seminar on Thursday
Period 6
Return work—Multi-Genre Reports
4) Review Homework—collect
5) Choose 1 scene from novel
Give overview of scene—one significant quote
Answer the following:
What is the target of satire?
What techniques of satire are used
What type of Satire?
Homework: Complete Chapters 38—43 by Tuesday
Choose one scene of novel
Give overview of scene—one significant quote
Answer the following:
What is the target of satire?
What techniques of satire are used?
What type of Satire?
Friday, November 14, 2014
1) Finish watching A Beautiful Mind
2) Handout chart on "I'll go to hell"
Homework:
Huck Finn Chapters 33—37 by Monday
Chapters 38—43 by Tuesday
Seminar and Essay on Thursday
SEMINAR ON BEAUTIFUL SOULS
COMPLETE HANDOUT
Thursday, November 13, 2014
1) Watch A Beautiful Mind --complete movie guide
Monday, November 10, 2014
Periods 4, 5 and 6
1) Read poems in pairs
Turn in There Was a Child Went Forth poem
2) What is a man?
3) Return Frederick Douglass essays
Homework: Read Chapters 25—32 in Huck Finn 5 post-its
Review notes and essential question for Beautiful Souls
Must have quotes--
Will need to cite from this book for Spring Final
Friday, November 7, 2014
Periods 4, 5 and 6
1) Discuss the feud—do tone section of handout
2) Seminar
Homework: Read Chapters 21—24 in Huck Finn
5 post-its
There was A Child Went Forth typed poem
Periods 4, 5 and 6
1) Read poems in pairs
Turn in poem
2) What is a man?
3) Return Frederick Douglass essays
Homework: Read Chapters 25—32 in Huck Finn 5 post-its
Review notes and essential question for Beautiful Souls
Must have quotes--
Will need to cite from this book for Spring Final
Thursday, November 6, 2014
1) Present "There Was a Child Went Forth"
2) Voc Quiz on "Beautiful Souls" reading
3) Seminar questions and notes assigned
Homework:
Friday
Read Chapters 18--20 in Huck Finn
Prepare for Beautiful Souls Seminar
Monday: There was a child Went forth poem--typed
Further reading on Huck Finn
Friday, October 31, 2014
Periods 4, 5 and 6
1) Collect poems
2) Dig into Your Beliefs
3) Chapters 6—8
4) Review and collect pages 39—47 in Language and Composition
Homework: Read Huck Finn Chapters 9—13 by Monday---do activity on page 47 (Periods 5 and 6) 5 post its
Ready Chapters 14—17 by Tuesday 5 post-its
By Thursday
Read Prologue and “Disobeying the Law”1--46
In Beautiful Souls
Monday, October 27
Period 4 and 6
Tuesday
Read pages 27---35 complete activities 27 and 30
Pages 36—37 –add terms to your literary terms section of your binder
Read pages 39—47—complete activity on page 43
Thursday
Read Chapters 1-5 in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5 post-its
Language and Composition
Read pages 48—54
Do activity on page 47 and write down the three questions in your literary terms section of your binder
Title: Analysis
What effect is she striving for?
How does she create that effect?
How does the effect serve the purpose of her writing?
Friday: Read Chapters 7—8 in Huck Finn
Period 5
Tuesday
Language and Composition: Read pages 13—27 do activity on page 17, 20, 22
By Thursday
Language and Composition
Read pages 27---35 complete activities 27 and 30
Pages 36—37 –add terms to your literary terms section of your binder
Read pages 39—47—complete activity on page 43
Read Chapters 1—V in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5 post-its
Language and Composition
Read pages 48—54
Do activity on page 47 and write down the three questions in your literary terms section of your binder
Title: Analysis
What effect is she striving for?
How does she create that effect?
How does the effect serve the purpose of her writing?
Friday: Read Chapters 7—8 in Huck Finn
Friday, October 24,
Homework: Monday
1) Read “The Story Teller”
Read the Satire handout
—3 steps—Target of satire, devices used,
What type of satire?—Horation or Juvenalian
2) Scavenger Hunt
3) In Language and Composition: Read pages 13—27 do activity on page 17, 20, 22
—please type
Tuesday
Read pages 27---35 complete activities 27 and 30
Pages 36—37 –add terms to your literary terms section of your binder
Read pages 39—47—complete activity on page 43
Friday, October 17, 2014
1) Turn in Multi-Genre Report
2) Prepare Presentation
Homework: 5 minute presentation of multi-genre report begins on Monday
Periods 4, 5 and 6
Monday, October 13, 2014
1) Slavery Handout
2) Notes on Multi-Genre
3) Edit Introduction--
Homework: Multi-Genre Project is due on Friday
Friday, October 10, 2014
1) Collect FD essays
2) Read article on slavery
3 Did Lecture #2 with 6th period--stopped at articulation wheel
Homework: Edit Draft of MG Introduction
Multi-Genre Report is due Friday, October 17
Periods 4, 5 and 6 1) Collect FD essays
2) Read article on slavery
3) Presentation #2 and #3
4) Voice Exercise
Homework: Edit Draft of MG Introduction
Multi-Genre Report is due Friday, October 17
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Periods 4, 5 and 6
1) Benchmark
2) Review Notes on Presentation
3) 2 Public Speaking Lectures
Delivery Skills—Period 6
Homework: Frederick Douglass essay due
Submit to Turnitin.com by Midnight Friday
Bring Final Draft
2nd Draft
1st Draft and turn in that order
On Monday—2nd Draft of Introduction to Multi-Genre
Friday—October 17th Multi-Genre Project is due
1) Sentence patterns
Write a paragraph describing your biography:
Subject
Environment
Challenges
Accomplishments
Failures
Family
Friends
Passion
Obsessions
Fears
Homework:
Draft of Multi-Genre Introduction due Tuesday 10/7
Benchmark Test on 9/8—bring Multi-genre to work on
Edit draft of Multi-Genre Introduction due 10/13
Final Draft of Frederick Douglass essay due 10/10
Multi-Genre due October 17th!
Friday, October 3, 2014
Periods 4, 5 and 6
RETURN FREDERICK DOUGLASS TO LIBRARY!!!!!
1) Voc Words---on page describe your person, conflicts, other people using at least 4 of the voc words.
2) Review Multi—Genre Project—Look at samples—5th Period—review Depp project
3) Questions
Homework:
Revise FD Essay for Monday 10/6
Draft of Multi-Genre Introduction due Tuesday 10/7
Benchmark Test on 9/8—bring Multi-genre to work on
Edit draft of Multi-Genre Introduction due 10/13
Final Draft of Frederick Douglass essay due 10/10
Multi-Genre due October 17th!
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Periods 4, 5 & 6
1) Non-fiction essay—“A Tale of Two Cities”
2) Review introduction—General to specific—don’t start discussing the Narrative—discuss specific ideas
3) Share your summary of the essays—write down anything pertinent—anything you could add to your essay?
4) Peer Edit— FD essay
Homework:
Friday--define vocabulary words from Lincoln essays
Bring Multi-Genre questions to class
Revise essay for Monday 10/6
Rough Draft of Multi-Genre Introduction due 10/7
Edit draft of Multi-Genre Introduction due 10/13
Final Draft of Frederick Douglass essay due 10/10
Multi-Genre due October 17th!
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
1) Hand out TP-CASTT and Transitions
2) “In The Desert” –
Look for literary devices—do TP-CASST
Look at Sample (only period 6--review with 4 an5)
4) FD essay—write down what you want your partner to look for—Period 5 needs to read rough draft
Read it aloud—discuss
Homework: Thursday
1) Read different essays—complete Cornell notes for each piece And
Do a summary on the similarities and differences of the pieces
2) Type up revisions to FD essay—edit draft for Thursday
3) Write down questions about Multi-Genre Project
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Period 4
1) Complete FD essay and thesis statement
2) Show Multi-Genre example
3) Review essay
4) Hand out Papers
Homework: Thursday==Type 3 thesis statements for Frederick Douglass essay
Work on Multi-Genre project
Period 5 and 6
Period 6—Present Posters
1) Read “Born Without the Light”
2) Hand out essay assignment
4) Hand out Papers
Homework: "Born Without the LIght" place paragraph numbers next to paraphrased supporting point
Write thesis statement in your own words "In Born Without the Light"
Friday:Type 3 thesis statements for Frederick Douglass essay
Work on Multi-Genre project
Monday, September 22, 2014
1) Collect Biography/Autobiography homework--present some
2) Periods 5 and 6 turn in Frederick Douglass questions and answers
3) Period 6 needs to present posters
Homework: Bring Frederick Douglass--work on multi-genre report
Friday, September 19, 2014
1) Assign Biography/Autobiography Assignment
2) Period 6 must complete posters
3) Periods 5 and 6 will complete essential questions and answers on Monday
Period 4 turned in
Homework: Typed Biography/Autobiography Response-assignment in handouts
Bring Frederick Douglass
Thursday, September 18, 2014
1) Read “Spoon River” choose 2 characters and write an epitaph for them
2) Hand out SOAPS---
Watch
George Bush—do SOAPS
3) Literary Terms: diction, imagery, syntax, theme and foreshadowing
4) Posters
Homework: Complete biography
Tuesday
Homework:
Complete Frederick Douglass
Chapter 11 and Appendix
Post-it Notes and Essential Questions and responses due on Thursday
Thursday—read in “The Language of Composition” pages 1—10
Take notes
Bring anthology
`Complete biography and autobiography by Friday
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
1) Finish and present poster
2) Chapter 11 and Appendix essential questions
Homework: Post-it Notes and Essential Questions and responses due on Thursday
Thursday—read in “The Language of Composition” pages 1—10
Take notes
Bring anthology
`Complete biography and autobiography by Friday
Thursday, August 14, 2014
1) Classifying characters--choose 4 characters and determine their classification on two levels: Round or flat; Dynamic or static--find classifying characters in handout section
2) Turn in summer work
Homework: Friday--bring The Crucible
Monday--Self Introduction is due
Thursday--Seminar Prep for the Crucible due
must be typed
Bring Crucible and notes for Seminar
Friday---Bring biography or autobiography to read in clas
Signed Syllabus paper
Bring Binder with dividers--dividers listed in syllabus
Periods 4, 5 and 6
1) Reading Strategies
2) Definition of Paradox and Allusion and Juxtaposition
3) Hand out tone sheet
4) Excerpt from The Crucible—annotate--will complete on Thursday
1) What is the tone? May be more then one.
What words (diction) create the tone?
Write down words that seem to go together? Are they juxtaposed with other words? Why
2) Setting: Write down words that evoke the setting?
Contrast Salem and Jamestown--
3) Look up the meaning of any words you don’t know.
40 Write down statements/phrases that convey the author’s arguments/themes.
Do you agree or disagree?
Homework:
Thursday—Seminar and Seminar Prep
Friday—Autobiography or Biography to read, Signed Syllabus,Binder and Dividers
1) Reading Strategies
2) Definition of Paradox and Allusion and Juxtaposition
3) Hand out tone sheet
4) Excerpt from The Crucible—annotate--will complete on Thursday
1) What is the tone? May be more then one.
What words (diction) create the tone?
Write down words that seem to go together? Are they juxtaposed with other words? Why
2) Setting: Write down words that evoke the setting?
Contrast Salem and Jamestown--
3) Look up the meaning of any words you don’t know.
40 Write down statements/phrases that convey the author’s arguments/themes.
Do you agree or disagree?
Homework:
Thursday—Seminar and Seminar Prep
Friday—Autobiography or Biography to read, Signed Syllabus,Binder and Dividers
Thursday, August 21, 2014
1) Review Act I handout
2) Review Socratic Seminar
3) Socratic Seminar--turn in Seminar Prep
Periods 4, 5 and 6
Homework:
Friday:Biography/Autobiography,Signed Syllabus and Binder Dividers
Monday: Read Miller’s letter and summarize
Tuesday: Read “A Worn Path”— I have a handout for you
look up definition of Phoenix
Friday, August 22, 2014
Periods 4, 5 and 6
1) Review Summarizing—Read Kitty Genovese article and summarize
2) Hand out A Worn Path
Homework: Monday—read “Why I Wrote the Crucible” and summarize it--type
Answer Focus Question and plan will be done in class on Monday
Tuesday: Read “A Worn Path” write down definition of Phoenix—I will give you a handout.
Monday, August 25th
1) Diction #1 exercise put in Quick Writes
2) Discuss "Why I Wrote the Crucible" work on thesis statement
Homework: Read "A Worn Path" write down definition of Phoenix
Tuesday, August 26th
1) Diction #2 exercise
Add Ambiguity to Literary Terms
2) Discuss "A Worn Path"
Homework: Thursday--Read Biography or Autobiography
Voc Quiz on words you don't know in "Why I Wrote the Crucible"
May use your notes
Bring 75 Readings
Friday: Bring Autobiography or Biography to read in class
Friday, August 29, 2014
1) Period 4 Voc quiz
2) Collect "A Worn Path" Quoting exercise
3) Periods 4 and 6 read "Is Morality Natural?"
4) Handout Seminar Assignment for Thursday
5) Period 6 watched first part of 20 20 Segment
Homework: Tuesday-complete "A Worn Path" quoting exercise
Thursday: Seminar Prep
Ongoing: Biography of Autobiography must be read by September 19
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
1) Allegory definition—need to finish for 5 and 6
2) Collect and look at quotes for “A Worn Path”
3) Periods 4 and 5 watch “If Hitler Asked You to…”
4) Review Seminar assignment—read Leonard Pitts Aritcle
Homework: Seminar Prep
Friday: Thesis Statement for Seminar
Autobiography or Biography to read
Thursday, September 4, 2014
1) Thesis Statement handout
Types of Questions handout
The Narrative of Frederick Douglass Reading Guide
In Handout Section
2) Watch 2 excerpts on Patriot Act and McCarthyism
3) Seminar
4) TURN in Crucible--If you did not turn it in to me, turn it into the Library.
Another class needs immediately
Homework for Friday
Typed Thesis Statement answering the essential question from the Seminar.
Read Slavery handout and annotate
Bring biography or autobiograpy
Monday, September 8, 2014
1) Allegory Definition
2) Preface and Chapters 1 and 2 of Frederick Douglass
3) Quick Write: You are a slave at Col. Loyd’s or Captain Anthony’s plantations—give an oral history of your life.
4) Questions—write down answers
Preface ix “Nothing has been left undone to cripple their intellects, darkend their minds, debase their moral nature, obliterate all traces of their relationship to mankind..
Slavery has a natural, an inevitable tendency to brutalize every noble faculty of man..
So much for the humanizing influence of the domestic institution
A white slave can sink as low in the scale of humanity as the black one.
Why does he have to affirm that the account is true?
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
PSA Volunteer Fair is Wednesday at noon in the lower quad. 10 extra credit points for attending and filling out forms by Friday.
1) Take out a piece of paper—write down 10 things about Count Basie
2) Introductions/Transitions
#1 Encyclopedia entry—what do we learn about Count Basie
What is connection to genre #2
4) Chapters 3—5 With a partner, share and respond to 2 essential questions
RETURN THE CRUCIBLE to the library if you still have it.
Homework:
1) Read Chapters 6--9 ,,Post-it notes and Type 2 essential Questions
2) A shortened genre for the Multi-Genre report on the subject of your biography or autobiography Goal is to experiment and review possible genres. If you want to do a found poem, you could write 4 stanzas. If you want to gather some pictures, you could print out the pictures and in a short paragraph explain the significance of the pictures—or place a caption next to the picture.
Or
you could print out song lyrics and discuss how they reveal character traits of the person from their Biography or autobiography.
Biography or Autobiography completed by September 19th
Friday: Bring Biography or autobiography to read
Read Chapters 6--9 in Frederick Douglass
Post-it notes and 2 typed essential questions
Friday, September 12, 2014
1) Read Biography and Autobiography
2) Parallel Structure Exercise
3) Chapter 10 –first part—essential questions
Report back at end of class
Homework: Complete Chapter 10
Post-its and 2 essential Questions
ave Biography and Autobiography completed by next Friday
1) Review Act I handout
2) Review Socratic Seminar
3) Socratic Seminar--turn in Seminar Prep
Periods 4, 5 and 6
Homework:
Friday:Biography/Autobiography,Signed Syllabus and Binder Dividers
Monday: Read Miller’s letter and summarize
Tuesday: Read “A Worn Path”— I have a handout for you
look up definition of Phoenix
Friday, August 22, 2014
Periods 4, 5 and 6
1) Review Summarizing—Read Kitty Genovese article and summarize
2) Hand out A Worn Path
Homework: Monday—read “Why I Wrote the Crucible” and summarize it--type
Answer Focus Question and plan will be done in class on Monday
Tuesday: Read “A Worn Path” write down definition of Phoenix—I will give you a handout.
Monday, August 25th
1) Diction #1 exercise put in Quick Writes
2) Discuss "Why I Wrote the Crucible" work on thesis statement
Homework: Read "A Worn Path" write down definition of Phoenix
Tuesday, August 26th
1) Diction #2 exercise
Add Ambiguity to Literary Terms
2) Discuss "A Worn Path"
Homework: Thursday--Read Biography or Autobiography
Voc Quiz on words you don't know in "Why I Wrote the Crucible"
May use your notes
Bring 75 Readings
Friday: Bring Autobiography or Biography to read in class
Friday, August 29, 2014
1) Period 4 Voc quiz
2) Collect "A Worn Path" Quoting exercise
3) Periods 4 and 6 read "Is Morality Natural?"
4) Handout Seminar Assignment for Thursday
5) Period 6 watched first part of 20 20 Segment
Homework: Tuesday-complete "A Worn Path" quoting exercise
Thursday: Seminar Prep
Ongoing: Biography of Autobiography must be read by September 19
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
1) Allegory definition—need to finish for 5 and 6
2) Collect and look at quotes for “A Worn Path”
3) Periods 4 and 5 watch “If Hitler Asked You to…”
4) Review Seminar assignment—read Leonard Pitts Aritcle
Homework: Seminar Prep
Friday: Thesis Statement for Seminar
Autobiography or Biography to read
Thursday, September 4, 2014
1) Thesis Statement handout
Types of Questions handout
The Narrative of Frederick Douglass Reading Guide
In Handout Section
2) Watch 2 excerpts on Patriot Act and McCarthyism
3) Seminar
4) TURN in Crucible--If you did not turn it in to me, turn it into the Library.
Another class needs immediately
Homework for Friday
Typed Thesis Statement answering the essential question from the Seminar.
Read Slavery handout and annotate
Bring biography or autobiograpy
Monday, September 8, 2014
1) Allegory Definition
2) Preface and Chapters 1 and 2 of Frederick Douglass
3) Quick Write: You are a slave at Col. Loyd’s or Captain Anthony’s plantations—give an oral history of your life.
4) Questions—write down answers
Preface ix “Nothing has been left undone to cripple their intellects, darkend their minds, debase their moral nature, obliterate all traces of their relationship to mankind..
Slavery has a natural, an inevitable tendency to brutalize every noble faculty of man..
So much for the humanizing influence of the domestic institution
A white slave can sink as low in the scale of humanity as the black one.
Why does he have to affirm that the account is true?
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
PSA Volunteer Fair is Wednesday at noon in the lower quad. 10 extra credit points for attending and filling out forms by Friday.
1) Take out a piece of paper—write down 10 things about Count Basie
2) Introductions/Transitions
#1 Encyclopedia entry—what do we learn about Count Basie
What is connection to genre #2
4) Chapters 3—5 With a partner, share and respond to 2 essential questions
RETURN THE CRUCIBLE to the library if you still have it.
Homework:
1) Read Chapters 6--9 ,,Post-it notes and Type 2 essential Questions
2) A shortened genre for the Multi-Genre report on the subject of your biography or autobiography Goal is to experiment and review possible genres. If you want to do a found poem, you could write 4 stanzas. If you want to gather some pictures, you could print out the pictures and in a short paragraph explain the significance of the pictures—or place a caption next to the picture.
Or
you could print out song lyrics and discuss how they reveal character traits of the person from their Biography or autobiography.
Biography or Autobiography completed by September 19th
Friday: Bring Biography or autobiography to read
Read Chapters 6--9 in Frederick Douglass
Post-it notes and 2 typed essential questions
Friday, September 12, 2014
1) Read Biography and Autobiography
2) Parallel Structure Exercise
3) Chapter 10 –first part—essential questions
Report back at end of class
Homework: Complete Chapter 10
Post-its and 2 essential Questions
ave Biography and Autobiography completed by next Friday