11/30/14

Monday, December 1st

*Last week:  Revision checklist and Work Cited model
*Check Guided Viewing 1-13
*Watch Citizen Kane
---HW:  Complete Guided Viewing Questions, 14-19

*FINAL DRAFT due via turnitin.com BEFORE 11:59pm on Wednesday, 12/3

*Analyze the development of satire in a grade-level text.

11/25/14

Tuesday, November 25th

*Check "About the Program" Annotations
*Watch Citizen Kane
*Complete Guided Viewing Questions, 1-13

*FINAL DRAFT due via turnitin.com BEFORE 11:59pm on Wednesday, 12/3

*Analyze the development of satire in a grade-level text.

11/24/14

Monday, November 24th

*Essay Questions
---FINAL DRAFT due via turnitin.com BEFORE 11:59pm on Wednesday, 12/3
*Elements of Satire
---Simpsons Revisited
*Intro.  Wells & Kane
*Read & Annotate "About the Program"
---Due Tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  Review the elements of satire by applying them to a familiar text.

11/21/14

Friday, November 21st

*Create Google Doc
---Share: jwbecker@g.fhsdschools.org
------Permissions: view, comment, & edit
*Schedule:
---FINAL lab day
---NO in-class revision or first-draft due date
---Schedule conference with me?
------drop off draft, 1-day turnaround
------follow-up: before, after, 4abc?
---FINAL DRAFT due via turnitin.com BEFORE 11:59pm on Wednesday, 12/3

*OBJECTIVE: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of a substantive text, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

11/20/14

Thursday, November 20th

*Check Pre-writing
*Create Google Doc
---Share: jwbecker@g.fhsdschools.org
------Permissions: view, comment, & edit
*Schedule:
---ONE more lab days.
---NO in-class revision or first-draft due date
---Schedule conference with me?
------drop off draft, 1-day turnaround
------follow-up: before, after, 4abc?
---FINAL DRAFT due via turnitin.com BEFORE 11:59pm on Wednesday, 12/3

*OBJECTIVE: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of a substantive text, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

11/19/14

Wednesday, November 19th

*Make-up Quizzes?
*Essay Reflection
---Two "areas of special focus"
*Create Google Doc
---Share: jwbecker@g.fhsdschools.org
------Permissions: view, comment, & edit
*Schedule:
---Two more lab days.
---NO in-class revision or first-draft due date
---Schedule conference with me?
------drop off draft, 1-day turnaround
------follow-up: before, after, 4abc?
---FINAL DRAFT due via turnitin.com BEFORE 11:59pm on Wednesday, 12/3

*OBJECTIVE: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of a substantive text, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

11/18/14

Tuesday, November 18th

*Collect Vocabulary Notes
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Essay Prewriting
---Brainstorm Causes
---Cross-pollinate
---Share & build
*Schedule:
---Three lab days:  W, R, F
---NO in-class revision or first-draft due date
---Schedule conference with me?
------drop off draft, 1-day turnaround
------follow-up:  before, after, 4abc?
---FINAL DRAFT due via turnitin.com BEFORE 11:59pm on Wednesday, 12/3

*HW:  Pick ONE organizer and complete to prewrite

*OBJECTIVE:  Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of a substantive text, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

11/17/14

Monday, November 17th

*Watch Act V
---Scene Summaries
*Collect Act V Big Questions & Scene Summaries
*TOMORROW
---Vocabulary Notes Due
---Vocabulary Quiz

*OBJECTIVE:  Study multiple adaptations of a literary work.

11/13/14

Friday, November 14th

*Final 2 Vocabulary Words
---Notes Due TUESDAY
---Quiz TUESDAY
*Check Annotations: Act V
*Discuss Act V
---EVERYONE answer Big Questions on lined paper
------Depth: What's REALLY happening? Why?

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze an author's choices in drama.

Thursday, November 13th

*Fair Game:  Apostrophe's  Apostrophes
*Read Act V
---Annotations due TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE:  Through annotating the text, we will be active readers and analyze the author's choices in this drama.

11/12/14

Wednesday, November 12th

*Collect "Four Ophelias"
*Finish Watching Act IV
*Collect Act IV BQ's & Scene Summaries

*OBJECTIVE:  Study multiple adaptations of a literary work.

11/11/14

Tuesday, November 11th

*Review Act IV Big Questions
*View Act IV

* Objective:  Analyze an author's choices in drama.

11/10/14

Monday, November 10th

*Four Ophelias, One Perfect Paragraph
---Due WEDNESDAY
*Check Annotations: Act IV
*Discuss Act IV
---Share annotations
------Surface: What's happening? Who's who?
---EVERYONE answer Big Questions on lined paper
------Depth: What's REALLY happening? Why?

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze an author's choices in drama.

11/7/14

Friday, November 7th

*Tupperware?
*Finish Reading Act IV
*Four Ophelias
---Discuss & record your CLAIM
---Record your EVIDENCE
---Compose your WARRANT (explanation).

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze multiple interpretations of a drama, evaluating how each version interprets the source text.

11/6/14

Thursday, November 6th

*Read Act IV through IV.iv
*Vocabulary

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze an author's choices in drama / Determine & clarify the meaning of unknown words.

11/5/14

Wednesday, November 5th

*Review Act III Big Questions
---Collect

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze an author's choices in drama.

11/3/14

Tuesday, November 4th

*Check Annotations: Act III
*Discuss Act III
---Share annotations
------Surface: What's happening? Who's who?
---EVERYONE answer Big Questions on lined paper
------Depth: What's REALLY happening? Why?

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze an author's choices in drama.

Monday, November 3rd--SSD

*Show Act III Annotations today:  +3pts
*Watch Act III