Agenda—Monday, January 8
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Tuesday, January 9
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Wednesday, January 10
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Thursday, January 11
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Friday, January 12
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Monday/Tuesday, January 22-23
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Wednesday/Thursday, January 24-25
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Friday, January 26
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Monday/Tuesday, January 29-30
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Thursday, February 1
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Friday, February 2
1st and 3rd periods
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Be in your seats when the bell rings with your composition book or a piece of paper.
- WAIT FOR ME TO INSTRUCT YOU IN THIS. Write for 3 minutes: What do you think of the phrase “New Year, New Me”?
- “Year in Review” Quiz
Agenda—Tuesday, January 9
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the “The Kite Runner Anticipation Guide” out of the chair.
- You have 5 minutes once the bell rings to fill out the guide. What you don’t finish is homework.
- Finish going over quiz.
- Write for 3 minutes: Reflect on how you did on the quiz.
- Sentence Structure Anchor Charts
Agenda—Wednesday, January 10
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab a laptop and sign in.
- Finish presenting anchor charts.
- Go over “The Kite Runner Anticipation Guide”
- Work on The Kite Runner web quest.
Agenda—Thursday, January 11
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab a laptop and sign in.
- Work on The Kite Runner web quest.
- Web quest due Tuesday, January 16 (via Office365).
Agenda—Friday, January 12
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab a laptop and sign in.
- Work on The Kite Runner webquest.
- Webquest due Tuesday, January 16 (via Office365).
Agenda—Monday/Tuesday, January 22-23
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the paper off of my blue cart and get started.
- Mechanics Review quiz
- Go over Web quest
- Go over first reading/writing assignment—due Thursday
- Get started
Agenda—Wednesday/Thursday, January 24-25
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the paper off of my blue cart and get started.
- Quiz over chapters 1-2
- Discuss reading assignment
- Next reading chunk (chapters 3 & 4) due Monday/Tuesday, 1/29-30
- Narrative Writing: Kernel Essays
Agenda—Friday, January 26
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now:Take out MITS paper from yesterday
- Narrative Writing: Kernel Essays
- Read silently/Work on TKR assignment
Agenda—Monday/Tuesday, January 29-30
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the paper off of my blue cart and get started.
- Hand in writing assignment
- Quiz over chapters 3-4
- Discuss reading assignment
- The “the + object/concept” technique
Agenda—Thursday, February 1
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the paper off of my blue cart and get started.
- Narrative Writing: Kernel Essays
Agenda—Friday, February 2
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the paper off of my blue cart and get started.
- Quiz over chapters 5-7
- Discuss reading assignment
Agenda—Monday/Tuesday, November 27-28
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Wednesday/Thursday, November 29-30
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Friday, December 1
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Monday/Tuesday, November 13-14
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Wednesday/Thursday, November 15-16
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Friday, 17
1st and 3rd periods
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab MITS Unit 4.1b
- Book talks
- Supplies for book talk on your desk
- PHONES AND EARBUDS PUT AWAY OUT OF SIGHT.
Agenda—Wednesday/Thursday, November 29-30
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab MITS Unit 4.2a
- Book talks
Agenda—Friday, December 1
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab MITS Unit 4.2b
- Julius Caesar rhetorical devices writing
Agenda—Monday/Tuesday, November 13-14
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab MITS Unit 4
- Quiz over commas.
- Handout and review Night essay test
- Start reading Julius Caesar
Agenda—Wednesday/Thursday, November 15-16
1st and 3rd periods
- Grab your laptop. Log on to the computer. Wait for further instructions.
- Test on edulastic.
- When you finish, log off and read silently.
- Checkology, Module 1
- Finish reading Act 1, Scene 1
Agenda—Friday, 17
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab a textbook and open to page 1200.
- Finish reading Julius Caesar Act 1, Scene 1.
- After you finish reading, you may do several things:
- Finish checkology core lessons if you haven’t yet.
- Read silently
- Work on essay you are revising
Agenda—Monday/Wednesday, November 6, 8
1st and 3rd periods
Tuesday 11/7was a “weather day.”
Agenda—Thursday/Friday, November 9-10
1st and 3rd periods
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Wednesday/Thursday, November 1-2
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Friday, November 3
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Monday/Tuesday, October 23-24
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Wednesday/Friday, October 25,27
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Thursday, October 26
1st and 3rd periods
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab MITS Unit 3.3a, b: Commas from my blue chair
- Log on to the computer. Wait for further instructions.
- Practice test on edulastic.
- Rhetorical Devices discussion on checkology.org:
- In each discussion section, I must see the following:
- Your initial post
- At least TWO sustainable responses (responses that either add to or further the discussion)
- In each discussion section, I must see the following:
Tuesday 11/7was a “weather day.”
Agenda—Thursday/Friday, November 9-10
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab MITS Unit 3.4a
- When finished, read silently
1st and 3rd periods
- Night essay test
- These things need to be out on your desk:
- several sheets of paper
- Night book (get from my cart)
- “Letter to a Young Refugee”
- excerpt from A Long Way Gone
Agenda—Wednesday/Thursday, November 1-2
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab MITS Unit 3.2a, b: Commas from my blue chair
- Rhetorical devices worksheet
- When finished, read silently
Agenda—Friday, November 3
1st and 3rd periods
- Read book talk books silently
Agenda—Monday/Tuesday, October 23-24
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab MITS Unit 3: Commas from my blue chair
- If you are turning in a hard copy of your essay, staple it on top of original essay. If you are “sharing” it with me on OneNote, then turn in your original essay alone. I will staple the revised edition to the old one.
- Quiz over run-ons
- Go over analysis of “Letter to a Young Refugee”
- Read and annotate the excerpt from A Long Way Gone (it starts at chapter 12). Do some research on your phone to get the exposition you need to understand who the author is and what his story is.
Agenda—Wednesday/Friday, October 25,27
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab MITS Unit 3.1a, b: Commas from my blue chair
- Who is Ishmael Beah? Briefly describe his experience as a child soldier in Sierra Leon.
- Discuss A Long Way Gone and how it is connected to Night and “Letter to a Young Refugee.”
Agenda—Thursday, October 26
1st and 3rd periods
- Go over book talk—books MUST be chosen no later than Wednesday,
Agenda—Monday/Wednesday, October 16
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Friday, October 20
1st and 3rd periods
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the “Avoiding Run-ons Unit 2.2a, b”
- Go over “The Pedestrian”—revised (TYPED) essay due Tuesday at the end of the day.
- Embedding Quotes
- Analytical Commentary
- Continue delineation of Elie Wiesel as portrayed in Night.
- How is this passage significant in the portrayal of Wiesel’s character (physical, mental, spiritual, emotional)? pgs. 14, 38, 68, 76, 119
Agenda—Friday, October 20
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the “Avoiding Run-ons Unit 2.3a, b” (3rd period only)
- Complete SOAPSTone for “Letter to a Young Refugee” (handout)
- Answer these questions on the back of your SOAPSTone worksheet:
- Find each time the word “dispossessed” is used (twice, I think). According to the context, what does the word mean, and how is the author using it? Why does the speaker choose to use this word?
- If someone is “dispossessed” what at the very heart of the conflict is he lacking?
- How might the term “dispossessed” also apply to Elie Wiesel and the idea of identity that we analyzed in Night?
Agenda—Monday/Tuesday, October 9
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Wednesday, October 11
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Friday, October 13
1st and 3rd periods
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the “Avoiding Run-ons Unit 2” out of my chair and start reading over it.
- Group test over Night
Agenda—Wednesday, October 11
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the “Avoiding Run-ons Unit 2.1a, b” out of my chair and start reading over it.
- Go over Night test.
- Oprah interview with Elie Wiesel
- Write anything that’s said that is “powerful.”
- Describe who Elie Wiesel is now (now=the interview.)
Agenda—Friday, October 13
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: WOW—Define delineate; then answer the following questions:
- What is a “provoking passage”?
- If we had to describe humans in terms of abstract “parts,” how would we do that?
- Delineation of Elie Wiesel as portrayed in Night.
- How is this passage significant in the portrayal of Wiesel’s character?
- pgs. 14, 38-40
- How is this passage significant in the portrayal of Wiesel’s character?
Agenda—Monday, September 25
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Tuesday, September 26
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Wednesday, September 27
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Thursday, September 28
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Friday, September 29
1st and 3rd periods
1st and 3rd periods
- Bulldog Walk
Agenda—Tuesday, September 26
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab a copy of Night by Elie Wiesel from the front table. You must have the entire book read by Monday, October 9th. That’s the Monday we return from Fall Break.
- Mrs. Phelps from library
Agenda—Wednesday, September 27
1st and 3rd periods
- Read Night silently.
Agenda—Thursday, September 28
1st and 3rd periods
- Read Night silently.
Agenda—Friday, September 29
1st and 3rd periods
- Homecoming
Agenda—Monday/Tuesday, September 18-19
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Wednesday/Thursday, September 20-21
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Friday, September 22
1st and 3rd periods
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the “Elements of a Complete Sentence 1.2a” out of my chair and start working on the top half.
- Present chapters 1-?
Agenda—Wednesday/Thursday, September 20-21
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the “Elements of a Complete Sentence 1.3a” out of my chair and start working on the top half.
- In-class essay: 50 minutes ONLY
Agenda—Friday, September 22
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the “Elements of a Complete Sentence 1.4a” out of my chair and start working on the top half.
- Continue presenting
Agenda—Monday, September 11
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Wednesday/Friday, September 13/15
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Thursday, Sept. 14
1st and 3rd periods
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab the “Elements of a Complete Sentence” WS out of my chair and start reading over it.
- MItS: Unit 1
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor Assign-ject.
- Read “Harrison Bergeron”
- Notes over tone and mood
Agenda—Wednesday/Friday, September 13/15
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: What is “mood” in literature? How exactly does an author create mood in a piece of literature? How is it possible for a piece of literature to have more than one mood?
- Mood—examples of mood in short stories in textbook
- Discuss tone and mood in “Harrison Bergeron”
- Read “The Pedestrian”
Agenda—Thursday, Sept. 14
1st and 3rd periods
- Work on assign-ject (or read) silently.
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Agenda—Tuesday/Wednesday, September 5-6
2nd and 4th periods
Agenda—Thursday/Friday, September 7-8
2nd and 4th periods
2nd and 4th periods
- Do Now: If there's time before the bell, put your essay in the appropriate drawer. I only want the final draft of the essay. Nothing else. Stapler is on the shelf. You have until 3:30 today to turn the essay in.
- In your composition book: What is the difference between “the purpose of reading” and “reading with purpose”?
- “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant”—gather evidence
Agenda—Thursday/Friday, September 7-8
2nd and 4th periods
- In your composition book: What does it mean to “build an argument”?
- “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant”
Agenda—Monday, August 28
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Wednesday, August 30
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Friday, September 1
1st and 3rd periods
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Provide a brief character analysis of youngest Jarvis boy; THEN provide a definition of what it means to “analyze”
- How to write an effective claim (notes)
- How to choose strong evidence
- Peer edit claim and evidence
Agenda—Wednesday, August 30
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Define what it means to explain; then explain the following quote from Cry, the Beloved Country:
- “The truth is that our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of great ideal and fearful practice, of high assurance and desperate anxiety, of loving charity and fearful clutching of possessions” (Paton 188).
- WOW: explain
- *How to Write Good Commentary
Agenda—Friday, September 1
1st and 3rd periods
- Work silently on final draft of C,tBC essay. (due by 3:30pm on Wednesday, 9/5)
Agenda—Tuesday/Thursday, August 22/24
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Wednesday, August 23
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Friday, August 25
1st and 3rd periods
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Write EVERYTHING you remember about “Jane Schaffer” or “11-sentence paragraph” writing.
- Claim, evidence, commentary (notes)
- Deconstruct the prompt (notes)
Agenda—Wednesday, August 23
1st and 3rd periods
- Do Now: Grab a “Parts of Speech Diagnostic Test” out of my blue chair and get to work.
- You will be going to the auxiliary gym to take pictures, but you are responsible for WORKING ALONE to complete the diagnostic test. Place these in the appropriate drawer as soon as you are done. We will grade them on Monday.
Agenda—Friday, August 25
1st and 3rd periods
- Grade “Parts of Speech Diagnostic Test”
Agenda—Monday/Tuesday, August 14-15
1st and 3rd periods
Agenda—Wednesday/Thursday, August 16-17
3rd and 4th periods
Agenda—Friday, August 18
3rd and 4th periods
1st and 3rd periods
- As you come in: Turn in “Where I Stand” essay to appropriate drawer.
- Do Now (in your composition book if you have it): Briefly (using no more than 5 sentences) summarize the plot of Cry, the Beloved Country
- Group Work: MWD Sheet for Cry, the Beloved Country
Agenda—Wednesday/Thursday, August 16-17
3rd and 4th periods
- Do Now: Have novel and MWD sheet out on your desk
- Group Work: Finish MWD Sheet for Cry, the Beloved Country
- Apartheid writing
- Read and analyze They All Saw a Cat
Agenda—Friday, August 18
3rd and 4th periods
- Do Now: Have loose leaf paper on desk.
- Write They All Saw Apartheid
Agenda—Monday, August 9
Agenda—Thursday, August 10
Agenda—Friday, August 11
- As you come in: Use the seating charts laying on the first desk of each row to find your seat. You are to “read” the charts from my perspective (as the teacher standing in front of the room).
- Do Now: Grab the “Where I Stand” sheet from my blue chair. You will have 5 minutes once the bell rings to read and start brainstorming. Please do not talk while working on it.
- Sell lockers (first period only)
- Check seating Chart
- Go over syllabus* and other various classroom things.
Agenda—Thursday, August 10
- Do Now: There are post-it notes sitting on the first desk of each row. Please grab EIGHT post-it notes and have a seat.
- Post-it notes activity
Agenda—Friday, August 11
- As you come in: Turn in homework to correct tray.
- Do Now: Answer the following questions on a piece of paper (or your composition book if you already have it):
- Tell me THREE things you’re really good at. Why are you good at them?
- Tell me THREE things you cannot do. Why can’t you do them?
- Grit TEDTalk
- Grit handout
- Discuss
- “Student A Reads” activity