11/30/11

Wednesday, November 30th

*First draft due:  Wednesday, 12/7
*Final draft due via turnitin.com:  Monday, 12/12
*Draft Essay
*Don't forget!
---consider feedback from 1984 essay
---embed & document quotes
---DEVELOP ideas (3+ typed, double-spaced pages)

11/29/11

Tuesday, November 29th

*First draft due:  Wednesday, 12/7
*Final draft due via turnitin.com:  Monday, 12/12
*Draft Essay
*Don't forget!
---consider feedback from 1984 essay
---embed & document quotes
---DEVELOP ideas (3+ typed, double-spaced pages)

11/27/11

Monday, November 28th

*First draft due:  Wednesday, 12/7
*Final draft due via turnitin.com:  Monday, 12/12
*Check Prewriting Organizer
*From here, proceed as you like
---gather & list evidence (e-texts) --OR--
---begin drafting
*Don't forget!
---consider feedback from 1984 essay
---embed & document quotes
---DEVELOP ideas (3+ typed, double-spaced pages)

11/22/11

Tuesday, November 22nd

*Collect #6 discussion notes
*Prewriting organizer
---review model together
---due Monday (10pts)
---May work with ONE partner AFTER identifying topics and IF you remain productive.
---Finished?  Begin finding examples . . .

11/21/11

Monday, November 21st

 *Discussion #6 ---Write "Section 6/6" atop your response.
---Check responses
---Notetaker:  outline format, due tomorrow, typed
---Collect responses at end of period
*Add the following to your response:
---First and foremost, I thought this was a book about . . .
---Secondarily, though, I thought it was ALSO about . . .
*Last 15 mins:  Super-groups

11/17/11

Thursday, November 17th

*Reading Day
---3 participation points
---Sixth Discussion Monday
*Author's Technique #6:  Identify the most important, most central THEME in the novel.  What is the author trying to say about life, people, the way things are, the way people are, etc.?  What characters and/or situations in the novel help to show and develop this idea?

11/16/11

Wednesday, November 16th

*Info.:  Essay Prompt Preview
*Reading Day
---3 participation points
---Sixth Discussion Monday
*Author's Technique #6:  Identify the most important, most central THEME in the novel.  What is the author trying to say about life, people, the way things are, the way people are, etc.?  What characters and/or situations in the novel help to show and develop this idea?

11/15/11

Tuesday, November 15th

*Discussion #5 ---Write "Section 5/6" atop your response.
---Check responses
---Notetaker:  outline format, due tomorrow, typed
---Collect responses at end of period
*Discussion #6 on Monday, 11/21
---START TONIGHT!
*Author's Technique #6:  Coming soon . . .

11/14/11

Monday, November 14th

*Reading Day
---3 participation points
---Fifth Discussion TOMORROW 
*Author's Technique #5:  Identify and explain both the most important EXTERNAL and INTERNAL CONFLICT in the novel so far.

11/11/11

Friday, November 11th

*Discussion #4 ---Write "Section 4/6" atop your response.
---Check responses
---Notetaker:  outline format, due tomorrow, typed
---Collect responses at end of period
*Discussion #5 on Tuesday, 11/15
---START TONIGHT!
*Author's Technique #5:  Identify and explain both the most important EXTERNAL and INTERNAL CONFLICT in the novel so far.

11/10/11

Thursday, November 10th

*AT#4:  Identify at least one prominent symbol  (a CONCRETE object that suggests an ABSTRACT meaning) in the novel & explain its significance.
*Reading Day
---3 participation points
---4th Discussion TOMORROW

11/9/11

Wednesday, November 9th

*AT#4:  Identify at least one prominent symbol  (a CONCRETE object that suggests an ABSTRACT meaning) in the novel & explain its significance.
*Reading Day
---3 participation points
---4th Discussion Friday, 11/11

11/8/11

Tuesday, November 8th

*Make-up ACT Formatives tomorrow
*Discussion #3 ---Write "Section 3/6" atop your response.
---Check responses
---Notetaker:  outline format, due tomorrow, typed
---Collect responses at end of period
*Discussion #4 on Friday, 11/11
---START TONIGHT!

11/7/11

Monday, November 7th

*Collect notes from Discussion #2
*ACT post-test
---improve 10% or more = +10 bonus points
---Style/Usage:  wordiness vs. concision
---Punctuation:  semicolons & apostrophes
---Rhetoric:  identify key words
*Discussion #3 TOMORROW
*Author's Technique #3:  How does the author use the following aspects of language to develop a TONE in the novel:  word choice, vivid imagery, sentence-length or -structure .

11/3/11

Thursday, November 3rd

*5 mins:  ACT post-test Monday
---improve 10% or more = +10 bonus points
---take out scan sheets
---review:  rhetoric questions
---re-collect test booklets 
*Discussion #2 ---Write "Section 2/6" atop your response.
---Check responses
---Notetaker:  outline format, due tomorrow, typed
---Collect responses at end of period
*Discussion #3 on Tuesday, 11/8
---Get dates from side-board

11/2/11

Wednesday, November 2nd

*Collect Discussion #1 notes
*Author's Technique #2:  What personality traits has the main character shown so far?  How can you tell?
*5 mins:  ACT post-test Monday
---improve 10% or more = +10 bonus points
---take out scan sheets
---review:  style/usage questions
---re-collect test booklets
*Reading Day
---3 participation points
---First reading / response Due Monday
*2nd Discussion Thursday, 11/3

11/1/11

Tuesday, November 1st

*Reading Day--ssd
---3 participation points
*2nd Discussion Thursday, 11/3