8/31/10

Tuesday, August 31st

*Tomorrow: Auditorium
*Connections
---see assignment details
---here & not ready = zero
*Check responses
*Discussion #3
*Collect Responses

*HW: Section #4
---88-105 (dark) / 105-126 (light)
---Discussion Friday

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

8/30/10

Monday, August 30th

*1st Hour: Dansby's Connection
*7th Hour: Topham's Connection

*Continue working on 3rd section
---60-87 (dark) / 69-104 (light)
---Discussion TOMORROW

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

8/26/10

Friday, August 27th

*Check Responses
*Discussion #2
*Collect Responses
*HW: Next Section
---60-87 (dark) / 69-104 (light)
---Discussion Tuesday

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

Thursday, August 26th

*Review: "Is Anything Private Anymore?"
*HW: 2nd Section
---34-60 (dark) / 37-69 (light)
---Discussion TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Compare, contrast, analyze, and evaluate connections between literature and the world around us.

8/24/10

Wednesday, August 25th

*1st Hour: Tara's Connection
*Leftovers from yesterday's discussion
*Read "Is Anything Private Anymore?"
---Small Groups: "Was Orwell's vision/warning of the future accurate? In what ways did he perhaps go too far?"
---------2 quotes: 1 from article, 1 from novel

*HW: 2nd Section
---34-60 (dark) / 37-69 (light)
---Discussion Friday

*OBJECTIVE: Compare, contrast, analyze, and evaluate connections between literature and the world around us.

Tuesday, August 24th

*Check Responses
*Discussion #1
*Collect Responses
*HW: Next Section
---34-60 (dark) / 37-69 (light)
---Discussion Friday

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

8/23/10

Monday, August 23rd

*Assignment details: Connections
*Finish First Section
---5-34 (dark) / 1-37 (light)
------Discussion Tuesday
------maybe some reading/writing time Monday

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

8/20/10

Friday, August 20th

*Notes & Cards
*Literary Analysis Assessment
---Miss < 3, +5 bonus points
*HW: First Section
---5-34 (dark) / 1-37 (light)
------Discussion Tuesday
------maybe some reading/writing time Monday

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

8/18/10

Thursday, August 19th

*Collect HW
*Seating Chart
*Scribe Notes Demo
*Read yesterday's scribe notes?
*Community Cards
*Info.: Responses & Class Discussions
*HW: First Section
---5-34 (dark) / 1-37 (light)
------Discussion Tuesday
------Reading Day today, maybe some time Monday

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

8/17/10

Wednesday, August 18th

*Read yesterday's scribe notes?
*Community Cards
*Book checkout
*Read pp 5-8 (dark) / 1-5 (light) and . . .
---In a well-written, well-organized paragraph, explain how Orwell uses diction, figurative language, and/or imagery at the start of _1984_ to develop his vision of the future. Use and cite two examples to support your opinions.

*OBJECTIVE: Use details from texts to analyze setting, figurative language, diction, and imagery

8/16/10

Tuesday, August 17th

*Read yesterday's scribe notes?
*5 mins: Get Ready
*Present Quick & Dirty Research
*Community Cards (if time)

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze and evaluate the connection between literature and its historical period and culture.

8/13/10

Monday, August 16th

*Community Cards
*Collect stray signature pages
*Finish any research & compose presentation
*Present tomorrow!

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze and evaluate the connection between literature and its historical period and culture.

8/5/10

Friday, August 13th

*Meet in Library
*1st Hour: Signature Pages & Census Verification Forms due today
*Collect syllabus signature pages
*Quick & Dirty Research
*HW: Finish Research (if necessary)
---Monday in classroom with laptops
---Presentations Tuesday

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

Thursday, August 12th

*Few more community cards
*Read Parent/Student Handbook!!!!
*1st Hour: Signature Pages & Census Verification Form? Due Friday, 8/13.
*Review Syllabus
*Assignment Details: Scribe Notes
---Sample
---I'll do this first week, then you'll take over.
*Assignment Details: Quick & Dirty
---Form Groups, make plan
*Meet in library tomorrow
---Present Tuesday


*HW: Syllabus signature page by Tuesday = 5pts; Materials check coming soon

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

Wednesday, August 11th

*Read COC!!!
---1st Hour: Signature Forms & Census Verification Form due back by Friday, 8/13.
*Review Syllabus
*Community Cards

*HW: Have back page of syllabus filled out, detached, signed, and returned by Tuesday, 8/17 = 5pts

*OBJECTIVES: Setting expectations; getting to know each other.