*Collect Exam Review
*Small Groups: Discuss "Come September"
---Everyone writes
*Full Group
*Begin reading Johnathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal," pp. 500-8.
---Sit in group & read
---Stop at Reading Check questions & discuss.
---Everyone write your group's responses
---Answers due Tuesday
*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-/during-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate text.
4/27/11
Wednesday, April 27th--1, 3, 5, homeroom
*Review Model Responses
*35 mins: Work on Written Exam Review
*10 mins: Break
*40 mins: Read pp. 230-240 in _Impossible_.
*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate text.
*35 mins: Work on Written Exam Review
*10 mins: Break
*40 mins: Read pp. 230-240 in _Impossible_.
*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate text.
4/26/11
Tuesday, April 26--2, 4, 6, 7
*Review Model Responses
*35 mins: Work on Written Exam Review
*10 mins: Break
*40 mins: Read pp. 230-240 in _Impossible_.
*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate text.
*35 mins: Work on Written Exam Review
*10 mins: Break
*40 mins: Read pp. 230-240 in _Impossible_.
*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate text.
4/25/11
Monday, April 25th
*Finish Poetry Pandemonium
---Semifinals
------Reading
---Finals
------One last chance to speak for your poem.
*Begin work on Written Exam review
---Due this Friday, April 29th
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
---Semifinals
------Reading
---Finals
------One last chance to speak for your poem.
*Begin work on Written Exam review
---Due this Friday, April 29th
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
4/21/11
Thursday, April 21st--Arete Field Day
*Continue Poetry Pandemonium
---Second time your poem appears
------Reading
------Author bio
---Third time your poem appears
------Reading only
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
---Second time your poem appears
------Reading
------Author bio
---Third time your poem appears
------Reading only
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
4/20/11
Wednesday, April 20th
*Continue Poetry Pandemonium
---Second time your poem appears
------Reading
------Author bio
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
---Second time your poem appears
------Reading
------Author bio
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
4/18/11
Tuesday, April 19th
*Continue Poetry Pandemonium
---Second time your poem appears
------Reading
------Author bio
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
---Second time your poem appears
------Reading
------Author bio
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
Monday, April 18th
*Continue Poetry Pandemonium
1) Reading/explication on poem A
2) Discuss poem A (representative silent)
3) Rate poem A on your own
4) Reading/explication on poem B
5) Discuss poem B (representative silent)
6) Rate poem B on your own
7) Final thoughts on comparison/contrast
8) Vote!
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
1) Reading/explication on poem A
2) Discuss poem A (representative silent)
3) Rate poem A on your own
4) Reading/explication on poem B
5) Discuss poem B (representative silent)
6) Rate poem B on your own
7) Final thoughts on comparison/contrast
8) Vote!
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
4/15/11
Friday, April 15th
*Continue Poetry Pandemonium
1) Reading/explication on poem A
2) Discuss poem A (representative silent)
3) Rate poem A on your own
4) Reading/explication on poem B
5) Discuss poem B (representative silent)
6) Rate poem B on your own
7) Final thoughts on comparison/contrast
8) Vote!
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
1) Reading/explication on poem A
2) Discuss poem A (representative silent)
3) Rate poem A on your own
4) Reading/explication on poem B
5) Discuss poem B (representative silent)
6) Rate poem B on your own
7) Final thoughts on comparison/contrast
8) Vote!
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
4/14/11
Thursday, April 14th
*Continue Poetry Pandemonium
1) Reading/explication on poem A
2) Discuss poem A (representative silent)
3) Rate poem A on your own
4) Reading/explication on poem B
5) Discuss poem B (representative silent)
6) Rate poem B on your own
7) Final thoughts on comparison/contrast
8) Vote!
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
1) Reading/explication on poem A
2) Discuss poem A (representative silent)
3) Rate poem A on your own
4) Reading/explication on poem B
5) Discuss poem B (representative silent)
6) Rate poem B on your own
7) Final thoughts on comparison/contrast
8) Vote!
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
4/13/11
Wednesday, April 13th
*Begin Poetry Pandemonium
1) Reading/explication on poem A
2) Rate poem A on your own
3) Discuss poem A (representative silent)
4) Reading/explication on poem B
5) Rate poem B on your own
6) Discuss poem B (representative silent)
7) Final thoughts on comparison/contrast
8) Vote!
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
1) Reading/explication on poem A
2) Rate poem A on your own
3) Discuss poem A (representative silent)
4) Reading/explication on poem B
5) Rate poem B on your own
6) Discuss poem B (representative silent)
7) Final thoughts on comparison/contrast
8) Vote!
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
4/12/11
Tuesday, April 12th
*Check drafts of your explication
*Peer-review
---follow instructions on half-sheet
---change partners, reapeat
*Make amendments to your explication
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
*Peer-review
---follow instructions on half-sheet
---change partners, reapeat
*Make amendments to your explication
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
4/11/11
Monday, April 11th
*Continue work on explication
---Annotate poem THOROUGHLY
---Refer to instructions
---Two methods
------Compose outline ~~~OR~~~
------Write it out in sentences & paragraphs
*Draft Due Tomorrow
---Practice time
*Matchups begin Wednesday.
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
---Annotate poem THOROUGHLY
---Refer to instructions
---Two methods
------Compose outline ~~~OR~~~
------Write it out in sentences & paragraphs
*Draft Due Tomorrow
---Practice time
*Matchups begin Wednesday.
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
4/8/11
Friday, April 8th
*Begin work on explication
---Annotate poem THOROUGHLY
---Refer to instructions
---Two methods
------Compose outline ~~~OR~~~
------Write it out in sentences & paragraphs
*Work time Monday
*Draft Due Tuesday
---Practice time
*Matchups begin Wednesday.
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
---Annotate poem THOROUGHLY
---Refer to instructions
---Two methods
------Compose outline ~~~OR~~~
------Write it out in sentences & paragraphs
*Work time Monday
*Draft Due Tuesday
---Practice time
*Matchups begin Wednesday.
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
4/7/11
Thursday, April 7th
*Check author/poem research (10pts)
*Model Presentation(s)
---A word about preaching . . .
*Seed Brackets
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
*Model Presentation(s)
---A word about preaching . . .
*Seed Brackets
*OBJECTIVES: read and analyze elements of poetry; compose text with an effective beginning, middle, and end; compose text with a strong controlling idea; compose text using a style that suits the audience and purpose
4/6/11
Wednesday, April 6th
*Continue Researching author/poet
---answer the 3 questions from the packet by taking detailed notes from the sources you find
---Due TOMORROW (10pts)
*Turn in your copy of the poem
---Number every 5th line off to the right.
---Be sure the author's name and poem's title are visible at the top.
---Your name, at the bottom
---Somewhere at the bottom, write the year in which the poem was first published
------Can't figure it out? Ask for help.
------Still can't figure it out? Use the year of the poet's death.
---------Write "contemporary" if he/she is still alive.
*OBJECTIVE: Make connections between author, text, and its historical period and culture.
---answer the 3 questions from the packet by taking detailed notes from the sources you find
---Due TOMORROW (10pts)
*Turn in your copy of the poem
---Number every 5th line off to the right.
---Be sure the author's name and poem's title are visible at the top.
---Your name, at the bottom
---Somewhere at the bottom, write the year in which the poem was first published
------Can't figure it out? Ask for help.
------Still can't figure it out? Use the year of the poet's death.
---------Write "contemporary" if he/she is still alive.
*OBJECTIVE: Make connections between author, text, and its historical period and culture.
4/4/11
Tuesday, April 5th
*Check poems (10pts)
*Assignment details: Poetry Pandemonium!
*Begin researching author/poem
---answer the 3 questions from the packet by taking detailed notes from the sources you find
---Due Thursday (10pts)
*OBJECTIVE: Make connections between author, text, and its historical period and culture.
*Assignment details: Poetry Pandemonium!
*Begin researching author/poem
---answer the 3 questions from the packet by taking detailed notes from the sources you find
---Due Thursday (10pts)
*OBJECTIVE: Make connections between author, text, and its historical period and culture.
Monday, April 4th
*Use books/laptops to find a really . . . really good poem.
---Follow guidelines on handout
---Print/photocopy poem
---Due TOMORROW: 10 points
*OBJECTIVE: Make connections between text and self
---Follow guidelines on handout
---Print/photocopy poem
---Due TOMORROW: 10 points
*OBJECTIVE: Make connections between text and self
4/1/11
Friday, April 1st: Half-day
*1st: Writing Lab
*3rd: Library (Computers by wall)
*7th: Writing Lab
*REMINDER: Find a poem by Tuesday.
---More time with more resources on Monday.
*3rd: Library (Computers by wall)
*7th: Writing Lab
*REMINDER: Find a poem by Tuesday.
---More time with more resources on Monday.
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