10/16/08

Thursday, October 16th

*Check dialogue journal for Canto IV
*Discuss
*Read Canto V
---Same assignment (dialogue journal)
*Blogger Bonus (special offer: 100 words): How are you responding to _Inferno_? Like it? Hate it? What do you find particularly interesting or challenging about it?

*Objective: Apply strategies during reading to comprehend & interpret text.

10/15/08

Wednesday, October 15th

*2nd Hour: Doll's Connection
*Check Canto III response
*Discuss
*Read Canto IV and create a dialogue journal
---Respond to AT LEAST FIVE quotes

*Objective: Use details from text to analyze setting; Apply strategies during reading to comprehend & interpret text

10/14/08

Tuesday, October 14th

*2nd, 3rd, & 7th Hours: Connections
*Senior Meeting @ 8:40
*Return Essay Test
*Info: Context for Reading _Inferno_
*Read Summary & Text of Canto III
*In a well-written, well-organized paragraph, respond to the following: "Describe Dante's reaction to the setting in this canto. Use and cite examples [by canto & line number (III.27-29)]

*Objective: Use details from text to analyze setting.

10/13/08

Monday, October 13th

*Schedule Leftover Connections
*Disclaimer . . .
*Watch 20/20 Video

Friday, October 3rd

*Sub
*Inferno wkst

10/2/08

Thursday, October 2nd

*Collect Final Drafts
*3rd Hour: Harah's Connection
*Read Byron's "Darkness"
---Choose 3 unfamiliar words, define them
---Answer the following in 100+ words, 2 quotes from the poem: "How is Byron's vision of the future different from and/or similar to Orwell's?

*Objectives: Develop vocabulary through text using dictionary and context clues; Use details from text to analyze the development of a theme across genres.

10/1/08

Wednesday, October 1st

*2nd & 3rd Hours: Connections
*In trios: trade twice and evaluate essays' content
---Use scoring guide as a reference
*TOMORROW (10/2): FINAL COPY DUE
---These will go on 2nd quarter

*Objective: Compose text with a strong controlling idea, relevant details, complex ideas, a logical order, effective paragraphing, cohesive devices, and clarity of expression.