Monday, November 30th

*1st Hour: Kitchens' Connection
*Absentees: Get essay prompt from folder
*Check responses
*Discussion #6 & #7
*HW: Finish novel
---Discussion Wednesday
*Essay
---First Draft Due on 12/10
---Final Draft Due on www.turnitin.com on 12/16 by 11:59 PM

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate text.

Tuesday, November 24th

*Info: Essay prompt
*Pre-/Freewriting
*HW: Next Section (#6 & #7)
---REB: 248-330
---1984: 166-215
--------May write TWO responses
--------Discussion Monday (2x-points)

*OBJECTIVE: Follow a writing process to write effectively in various forms and types of writing.

Monday, November 23rd

*Discussion #5
**Next Section (#6 & #7)
---REB: 248-330
---1984: 166-215
--------May write TWO responses
--------Discussion Monday (2x-points)

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate text.

Friday, November 20th

*Read & Respond to Next Section
---REB: 215-247
---1984: 138-165
---------Discussion #5 Monday
*Essay Conferences?

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

Thursday, November 19th

1st Hour: Hillburn's Connection
*Check responses
*Discussion #4
*HW: Next Section
---REB: 215-247
---1984: 138-165
---------Discussion #5 Monday

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate text.

Wednesday, November 18th

*Info: Essay conferences
---10 pts extra credit
---ONLY during seatwork/reading time
---We'll review your essay, talk about what's working, what you should focus on next time, etc.
*Review ACT-style editing post-test
---hand-out answer sheets & tests
---score
---review low questions
*HW: Next Section
----REB: 164-214
----1984: 105-138
---------Discussion #4 TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: In written text, apply conventions of punctuation and usage.

Tuesday, November 17th

*1st Hour: Stevens' Connection
*Collect Essay Reflections (if necessary)
*Check responses
*Discussion #3/8
*HW: Next Section
----REB: 164-214
----1984: 105-138
---------Discussion THURSDAY

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate text.

Monday, November 16th

*Info: Class Discussion and Writing Essays
*Read your essay
*Essay Reflection (10pts)
*HW: Next Section
---REB: 119-163
---1984: 88-105
-------Discussion/Quiz Tuesday

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

Friday, November 13th

*Check paragraphs from yesterday
*Check responses
*Discuss paragraphs/Section #3
*5 minutes left: Return Essays
*HW: Next Section
---REB: 119-163
---1984: 88-105
-------Discussion/Quiz Tuesday

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate text.

Thursday, November 12th

*Well-written, well-organized paragraphs:
*1984: Read "Is Anything Private Anymore?"
---"Was Orwell's vision/warning for the future accurate? In what ways did he perhaps go too far?"
---2 quotes: 1 from article, 1 from novel
*REB: Read "Shadowy Lines That Still Divide"
---"How does class play a role in this novel so far?"
---2 quotes: 1 from article, 1 from novel
*Share/Discuss (if time)
*HW: Next section
---REB: 88-119
---1984: 60-87
-------Discussion Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE: Compare, contrast, analyze, and evaluate connections between texts

Wednesday, November 11th

*Read/respond to next section:
---REB: 88-119
---1984: 60-87
-------Discussion Friday

*OBJECTIVES: Use details from texts to analyze character, plot, setting, and point of view.

Tuesday, November 10th

*Check Responses
*Discussion #1/8
*HW: Next Section
---REB: 88-119
---1984: 60-87
-------Discussion Friday

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate text

Monday, November 9th

*6th Hour: Hinzman's Connection
*Info: _Trippingly Hamlet_?
*Small Groups: Finish Wordles
*Full Class: Discuss Lists
*HW: Next section
-----REB: 44-87
-----1984: 34-60
----------Discussion TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Use details from text to analyze character, setting, and to evaluate the effect of tone.

Thursday, November 5th

*1st Hour: Rich's Connection
*6th Hour: Hinzman's Connection
*Small-group discussions--Wordle List
*HW: Next section
-----REB: 44-87
-----1984: 34-60
----------Discussion Tuesday

HW: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate text

Wednesday, November 4th

*Absent Monday? Make up test today.
*HW: Read, by Thursday
---1984: read pp. 5-34
---REB: read pp. 1-43

Tuesday, November 3rd

*Absent yesterday? Make up test during class tomorrow.
*Present Quick & Dirty Research
---5 min. prep-time
*HW: Read, by Thursday
---1984: read pp. 5-34
---REB: read pp. 1-43

*OBJECTIVE: Evaluating the relationship between literature and its historical period and culture

Monday, November 2nd

*Check out books
*Take ACT-style editing post-test
*Read, by Thursday:
---'84: read pp. 5-34 (dark) / 1-37 (light)
---REB: read pp. 5-43
*Quick & Dirty Research presentations TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: In written text, apply conventions of punctuation and usage.