3/30/12

Monday, April 2nd

*Continue preparing your explication.
---Compose Outline?
---Write it out in sentences & paragraphs?
*First Draft of your explication is due TUESDAY
--- 600+ words
--- See outline in your assignment-sheet packet.
--- See scoring guide in same.
*Tuesday:  Practice
*Wednesday:  More practice & revision
*Thursday:  Begin!

Friday, March 30th

*"An Introvert's Guide to Public Speaking"
*To the Writing Lab!
*A Word About Preaching . . .
*Check author research
*Continue annotating own poem
---First, do the vocab.
---Then, track your own responses/observations as you read the poem again.
---Finally, decide on a dominant THEME or EMOTION expressed in the poem.  This claim will be your THESIS.
*Finished?  Begin composing your explication.
---Compose Outline?
---Write it out in sentences & paragraphs?
*First Draft of your explication is due TUESDAY

3/29/12

Thursday, March 29th

*Info.:  Poetry Presentations
*Model Explication & Annotations:  "Eating Poetry"
*Annotate your own poem
---First, do the vocab.
---Then, track your own responses/observations as you read the poem again.
---Finally, decide on a dominant THEME or EMOTION expressed in the poem.  This claim will be your THESIS.

3/28/12

Wednesday, March 28th

*Check poems:  10pts
*Info.:  Poetry Pandemonium!
*Begin researching author/poem
---answer the 3 questions from the packet by taking detailed notes from the sources you find.
---Notes are due TOMORROW
------10 pts

3/26/12

Tuesday, March 27th

*Use books/computers to find a really . . . really good poem.
---Follow guidelines on handout. 
---Due Wednesday.
------Hard copy, author's name & title on it, date of poem's publication on it

3/25/12

Monday, March 26th

*Use books/computers to find a really . . . really good poem.
---Follow guidelines on handout. 
---Due Wednesday.
------Hard copy, author's name & title on it, date of poem's publication on it
*Return Research Papers
---conferences optional, but welcome

3/8/12

Friday, March 9th

*Coin tosses
*Presentations, discussion, & voting

3/7/12

Thursday, March 8th

*Coin tosses
*Presentations, discussion, & voting

Wednesday, March 7th

*Rehearse Presentations
*Thursday & Friday:  Presentations, discussion, & voting 

3/6/12

Tuesday, March 6th

*2nd Hour:  Meet in Writing Lab tomorrow
*Q & A:  A word about etiquette . . . 
---real questions, real answers . . .
*Continue drafting presentation
*Tomorrow:  Draft due for rehearsals
*Thursday & Friday:  Presentations, discussion, & voting

3/5/12

Monday, March 5th

*Info.:  Hamlet Project Details
---groups & topics
*Today & tomorrow:  Compose Presentation
---Research opposing viewpoint for Q & A
*Wednesday
---Rehearsals
*Thursday & Friday
---Presentations

3/2/12

Friday, March 2nd

*Preview Project while you . . .
*View Hamlet

3/1/12

Thursday, March 1st

*Check Act V Annotations
*Discuss Act V in small groups
---Big Questions due before end of hour
---Ignore final question