12/16/15

Thursday, December 17th

*Check Poetry HW
---Review
*Course Evaluation
*2nd & 6th Hours:  Exam Tomorrow
*4bc Hour:  Exam Monday
*7th Hour:  Exam Tuesday

Wednesday, December 16th

*Late Essay? Minus 1 letter-grade per day!
*Check Drama HW
---Review
*Complete Poetry Review
---Due Tomorrow

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

12/15/15

Tuesday, December 15th

*Late Essay?  Minus 1 letter-grade per day!
*Check ACT/Lit. Analysis HW
---Review
*Complete Drama Review
---Due Tomorrow

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

12/14/15

Monday, December 14th

*Check Nonfiction HW
---Review
*Complete ACT & Lit. Analysis Review
---Due Tomorrow

*FINAL DRAFT DUE today BEFORE 11:59PM
---GOOGLE CLASSROOM
---TURNITIN.COM

------Need your login email?  Test your login?

*OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate command of the conventions of English punctuation.

12/11/15

Friday, December 11th

*Editing:  Sentence Combining & Attaching/Punctuating Quotes
---Ctrl + F for FANBOYS & AAAWWUBBIS
------for, and, nor, but, yet, so
------after, although, as, when, while, until, before, because, if, since
---------Evaluate EACH SENTENCE
---Look at each quote
------Evaluate punctuation
*Use Revision Checklist
*Areas of special focus?
*10m:  Exam Blueprint
---HW:  Nonfiction Review

*FINAL DRAFT DUE MONDAY BEFORE 11:59PM
---GOOGLE CLASSROOM
---TURNITIN.COM


OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate command of standard English punctuation.

12/10/15

Thursday, December 10th

*Check typed, completed first drafts
*Read-aloud activity
*Vocal Revisions
---Share Doc with his/her g-dot address (set to "can edit").
------You can (should?) delete them when we're finished.
---Both pull up Doc.
---Non-author reads essay ALOUD.
---STOP reader to edit/revise ALONG THE WAY.
------Reader, feel free to help.
---Switch roles & repeat
*FINAL DRAFT DUE MONDAY BEFORE 11:59PM
---GOOGLE CLASSROOM
---TURNITIN.COM 
*6th Hour:
---Audio Recorder Link in GClassroom
---Allow access to mic
---Record FIRST essay revision
---Save, rename as YOUR NAMES
---Share with jwbecker@g.fhsdschools.org

*OBJECTIVE:  Develop and strengthen our writing.

12/9/15

Wednesday, December 9th

*FINAL work-day on Hamlet essay
*Typed, completed first draft due TOMORROW
---hard copy, in hand at the start of class


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

12/8/15

Tuesday, December 8th

*Info.: Written Exam (Day 2 of 2)
---Yes: Thesaurus, Music (quietly)
---Answer on LINED paper
*When finished:
---no staple
---Name on everything
---Stack w/ prompt on top.
---drop stack off in appropriate pile (finished/not finished).
---WORK ON HAMLET ESSAY
*ONE more work-day on Hamlet essay Wednesday
*Typed, completed first draft due Thursday, 12/10
---hard copy, in hand at the start of class


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

12/7/15

Monday, December 7th

*Info.: Written Exam (Day 1 of 2)
---Yes: Thesaurus, Music (quietly)
---Answer on LINED paper
*End of period:
---no staple
---Name on everything
---Stack w/ prompt on top.
---WHEN BELL RINGS, drop stack off in appropriate pile (finished/not finished).
*ONE more work-day on Hamlet essay Wednesday
*Typed, completed first draft due Thursday, 12/10
---hard copy, in hand at the start of class


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

12/4/15

Friday, December 4th

*Re-Reflect
---Open Dubliners Essay and Re-visit?
*Check Prewriting
*Finished? Create doc through GoogleClassroom & begin drafting.
*Info.  Written Exam Monday & Tuesday
*ONE more work-day on Hamlet essay Wednesday
*Typed, completed first draft due Thursday, 12/10
---hard copy, in hand at the start of class

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

12/3/15

Thursday, December 3rd

*Collect Vocab. Notes
*Vocab. Quiz
*Prewriting due tomorrow
*Finished?  Launch doc through GoogleClassroom & begin drafting.
*Typed, completed first draft due Thursday, 12/10
---hard copy, in hand at the start of class

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

12/2/15

Wednesday, December 2nd

*Hamlet Essay
---Prewriting, single or multiple causes?
------Prewriting due Friday
*E-text & ctrl+F
*Vocab. Notes & Quiz Tomorrow
*Typed, completed first draft due Thursday, 12/10
---hard copy, in hand at the start of class

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