Tuesday, December 18th

*Read: 10m
*Check Poetry Practice
---Review
*Course Evaluations
*HW:  Review sample questions to prep for final exam.

*OBJECTIVE: Review the skills and vocabulary useful in reading and analyzing poetry.

Monday, December 17th

*Read: 10m
*Final Book Talks?
*Check Nonfiction Practice
---Review
*HW: Poetry & Lit. Analysis Review
---Due TOMORROW.

*OBJECTIVE: Review the skills and vocabulary useful in reading and analyzing nonfiction.

Friday, December 14th

*Read: 10m
*Final Book Talks?
*Journal Maintenance
---Transfer 3+ books to your "Read Next" List
---Update "Books Finished" List
*Turn in Book Talk Notes
*Review ACT-style Editing Practice
*HW:  Nonfiction Review
---Due TOMORROW.

*OBJECTIVE:  Review the skills and vocabulary useful in reading and analyzing nonfiction.

Thursday, December 13th

*Read: 10m
*Finish Book Talks

*Exam Blueprint

*HW:  ACT-style Editing Practice due TOMORROW
---Rotating facilitators
------Everyone reads passage/question #1 silently.
------Facilitator:  Give your idea of a correct answer and WHY.
------Tablemates:  Agree/Disagree and WHY.
---Next facilitator leads next question . . . and so on.

*OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate a command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, and punctuation.

Wednesday, December 12th

*Read: 10m
*Book Talks!
---Audience: Record title, author, note, and Y/N/M.
------Notes due after last book talk: 5pts.
------Ask at least 1 thoughtful question about someone's book: 5pts.
---Book-talkers:
------Address students!
------Give author and title loudly, slowly, and clearly.
------4-minute hand-signal.
------Turn in feedback forms to bookshelf.
*Conclusion, polite applause, invite questions, discussion, thank you.
*Didn't go today? Practice 1-2x before tomorrow!

*OBJECTIVE: Present information and supporting evidence in such a way that the organization, development, and style are appropriate to your audience and purpose.

Tuesday, December 11th

*Read: 10m
*Book Talks!
---Audience: Record title, author, note, and Y/N/M.
------Notes due after last book talk: 5pts.
------Ask at least 1 thoughtful question about someone's book: 5pts.
---Book-talkers:
------Address students!
------Give author and title loudly, slowly, and clearly.
------4-minute hand-signal.
------Turn in feedback forms to bookshelf.
*Conclusion, polite applause, invite questions, discussion, thank you.
*Didn't go today? Practice 1-2x before tomorrow!

*OBJECTIVE: Present information and supporting evidence in such a way that the organization, development, and style are appropriate to your audience and purpose.

Monday, December 10th

*Read:  10m
*Book Talks!
---Audience:  Record title, author, note, and Y/N/M.
------Notes due after last book talk:  5pts.
------Ask at least 1 thoughtful question about someone's book:  5pts.
---Book-talkers:
------Address students!
------Give author and title loudly, slowly, and clearly.
------4-minute hand-signal.
------Turn in feedback forms to bookshelf.
*Conclusion, polite applause, invite questions, discussion, thank you.
*Didn't go today?  Practice 1-2x before tomorrow!

*OBJECTIVE: Present information and supporting evidence in such a way that the organization, development, and style are appropriate to your audience and purpose.

Friday, December 7th

*Read:  10m.
*Finish outline & create speaker's notes?
*Rehearse book talk.

---2 feedback forms by Monday.
*Digital? Add Youtube link or Upload File to GoogleClassroom

*Monday: Present!

---Random order.

*OBJECTIVE: Present information and supporting evidence in such a way that the organization, development, and style are appropriate to your audience and purpose.

Thursday, December 6th

*Read:  10m
*Draft Book Talk
---Recommended:
------Outline.
------Scale it back to speaker-notes.
------Rehearse until you hardly need them.
*Digital?  Add Youtube link or Upload File to GoogleClassroom

*Tomorrow:  Finalize/Rehearse
*Monday:  Present!

*OBJECTIVE: Present information and supporting evidence in such a way that the organization, development, and style are appropriate to your audience and purpose.

Wednesday, December 5th

*Read:  10m
*Book-talk:  The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks
*Info.:  Book Talk Assignment
---Read instructions.
---Generate at least one question about the instructions for your table.
---Ask them.  Discuss.
---Stumped?  Call me over.
*Begin drafting your book talk.
---Recommended:  Outline.

*Today & Tomorrow:  Draft/Outline
*Friday:  Finalize/Rehearse
*Monday:  Present!

*OBJECTIVE: Present information and supporting evidence in such a way that the organization, development, and style are appropriate to your audience and purpose.

Tuesday, December 4th

*Stray books?
*Info.: Written Exam (Day 2 of 2)
---Yes: Music (quietly)
---Answer on your own paper.
*End of period:
---no staple
---Name on everything
---Stack: answers (so far) on top, then questions, then reading on bottom
---WHEN BELL RINGS, drop stack off in appropriate pile (finished/not finished).

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

Monday, December 3rd

*Stray books?
*Info.: Written Exam (Day 1 of 2)
---Yes: Music (quietly)
---Answer on your own paper.
*End of period:
---no staple
---Name on everything
---Stack: answers (so far) on top, then questions, then reading on bottom
---WHEN BELL RINGS, drop stack off in appropriate pile (finished/not finished).

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

Friday, November 30th--sub

*Read:  10m
*Peer-feedback on Journal #15
*Journal #16:  Level 7 Response--CLAIM ONLY

Thursday, November 29th

*Questionnaire
*Preview Level 6:  Theme
*Read:  10m
*Journal # 15:  Level 6 Response
---Here's a model.
---Due Tomorrow
*Tomorrow . . .
*Written Exam:  Monday & Tuesday

*OBJECTIVE:  Draw conclusions, infer, and analyze by citing relevant and thorough textual evidence.

Wednesday, November 28th

*Read: 10m
---Check Journal #14

*Peer-response
---Anonymous(ish)
---Make single stack
---Score and respond
---Make single stack, peer-feedback sheets atop responses

*OBJECTIVE: Draw conclusions, infer, and analyze by citing relevant and thorough textual evidence.

Tuesday, November 27th

*Read:  10m

*Written Exam:  Preview

---Monday & Tuesday

*Journal #14:  Level 5 Response

---Due tomorrow

*Final draft due TONIGHT, 11/27 before 11:59pm
---1) Submit to Turnitin.com.
---2) Submit GoogleDoc to FINAL draft assignment in Google Classroom.
------Must meet BOTH deadlines to be on time!!!

*OBJECTIVE: Draw conclusions, infer, and analyze by citing relevant and thorough textual evidence.

Monday, November 26th

*Read: 10m
*PSA:  everyday/every day
*Workshop-time: Process feedback.
*FINAL DRAFT DUE Tuesday, 11/27 before 11:59pm
---1) Submit to Turnitin.com.
---2) Submit GoogleDoc to FINAL draft assignment in Google Classroom.
------Must meet BOTH deadlines to be on time!!!

*OBJECTIVE: Develop and strengthen your writing.

Tuesday, November 20th

*Read: 10m
*Sort: Writers & Revisers
*Writers: Write!
V:  Voice

---Define

---Sample Paragraphs
VI:  More MLA
*Becker's feedback by Sunday, 11/25, 11:59pm
*Final draft due on Tuesday, 11/27 before 11:59pm.
---Google Classroom
---Turnitin.com

*OBJECTIVE: Develop and strengthen writing.

Monday, November 19th

*Read:  10m
*Sort:  Writers & Revisers
*Writers:  Write!
*Revision moves
---IV:  Fair Game
------Ctrl+F:  " & FANBOYS/AAAWWUBBIS
---III:  Idea Development
---Tomorrow:  V-VI
*Becker's feedback by Sunday, 11/25, 11:59pm
*Final draft due on Tuesday, 11/27 before 11:59pm.
---Google Classroom
---Turnitin.com

*OBJECTIVE:  Develop and strengthen writing.

Friday, November 16th

*Read:  10m
*Sort:  Writers & Revisers
*Writers:  Write!
*Revisers:  A choice . . .
*Revision moves
---Today:  I-II
---Monday:  III-IV
---Tuesday:  V-VI
*Becker's feedback by Sunday, 11/25, 11:59pm
*Final draft due on Tuesday, 11/27 before 11:59pm.
---Google Classroom
---Turnitin.com

*OBJECTIVE:  Develop and strengthen writing.

Thursday, November 15th

*Snow Day

Wednesday, November 14th

*Read:  10m
*Attach Draft to Google Classroom Assignment
*First Draft Requirements
*Continue Drafting Feature Story

---First Draft Due WEDNESDAY, 11/14 before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Tuesday, November 13th

*More practice with commas and conjunctions
*Read:  10m
*Continue Drafting Feature Story

---First Draft Due WEDNESDAY, 11/14 before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Monday, November 12th

*Journal #13:  Commas & Conjunctions
---Read: 10m
------During Reading:  Record a sentence that fits each pattern.
------Couldn't find them?  Write them yourself after reading-time.
---------Leave journal open (2+2+2=6pts for correctness).
*Mentor Text Roundup

---"Let Grow"

---"Farmworker Family"

---"Smiles for Sale"

*TO BEGIN . . . 

---Establish character and setting

---Use imagery and figurative language

*Don't tell the story of the interview; tell the actual story!
*Avoid first person as much as possible.
---Tell THEIR story, not yours.
*Continue Drafting Feature Story

---First Draft Due WEDNESDAY, 11/14 before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Friday, November 9th

*Read: 10m
*Mentor Text Roundup

---"Let Grow"

---"Farmworker Family"

---"Smiles for Sale"

*Finish Prewriting questions & Journal #12 (Here's a model).

*TO BEGIN . . . 

---Establish character and setting

---Use imagery and figurative language

*Don't tell the story of the interview; tell the actual story!
*Avoid first person as much as possible.
---Tell THEIR story, not yours.
*Continue Drafting Feature Story

---First Draft Due WEDNESDAY, 11/14 before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Thursday, November 8th

*Read: 10m
*Mentor Text Roundup

---"Let Grow"

---"Farmworker Family"

---"Smiles for Sale"

*Finish Prewriting questions & Journal #12 (Here's a model).

*TO BEGIN . . . 

---Establish character and setting

---Use imagery and figurative language

*Don't tell the story of the interview; tell the actual story!
*Avoid first person as much as possible.
---Tell THEIR story, not yours.
*Begin Drafting Feature Story

---First Draft Due WEDNESDAY, 11/14 before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Wednesday, November 7th

*Read:  10m
*Housekeeping
---Add Interview to Scrible Sources
------It was first due on 10/26.
---Add all sources to Bibliography
*Demo:  Using Scrible Writer
---Parenthetical Documentation:  When quoting AND PARAPHRASING/SUMMARIZING!
*Finish Prewriting questions & Journal #12 (Here's a model).
*Begin Drafting Feature Story!

*OBJECTIVE: Integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and over-reliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.

Monday, November 5th

*Read:  10m
---Check 12 Marked-up Sources
*Feature Story Prewriting (Becker's Cards)
---Outline Essay as Journal #12.  Here's a model.
*Finished outlining?  Begin drafting . . .

*OBJECTIVE:  Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Friday, November 2nd

*Read: 10m
---Check 8 marked-up sources.
*HW:  12 (total) marked-up sources by Monday
---50%+ from databases.

*OBJECTIVE: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative digital sources.

Thursday, November 1st

*Read: 10m
*HW: 8 marked-up sources by TOMORROW
---Show TODAY IN CLASS for +3 points.
---12 sources by Monday
---50%+ from databases.

*OBJECTIVE: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative digital sources.

Wednesday, October 31st

*Read: 10m
---Pull small groups

*Journal #11:  Sub-topics and Emerging Theme.
---Here's a model.
*Research Process: Reminders
---Highlighter: 3 lines or fewer
---Comment tool: Paraphrase longer sections
*HW: 8 marked-up sources by FRIDAY (this is a change)
---Show TOMORROW IN CLASS for +3 points.
---12 by Monday
---50%+ from databases.

*OBJECTIVE: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative digital sources.

Tuesday, October 30th

*Grab Chromebooks; pull up Scrible

*Read: 10m

---Check first 4 sources.
*Research Process: Reminders
---Highlighter: 3 lines or fewer
---Comment tool: Paraphrase longer sections
*HW: 8 marked-up sources by Thursday
---12 by Monday
---50%+ from databases.

*OBJECTIVE: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative digital sources.

Monday, October 29th

*Read: 10m
---*Leftover Interview #1 Answers
*Details:  Feature Story Assignment Sheet
*Research Process: Reminders
---Highlighter: 3 lines or fewer
---Comment tool: Paraphrase longer sections
*HW: 4 marked-up sources by TOMORROW

---8 by Thursday; 12 by Monday
---50%+ from databases.

*OBJECTIVE: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative digital sources.

Friday, October 26th

*Read:  10m
---*Check Interview #1 Answers
*Demo:  Marking up sources.
*Finish "Intro to Databases"?
*Research Process:  Overview
---Highlighter:  3 lines or fewer
---Comment tool:  Paraphrase longer sections
*HW:  4 marked-up sources by Tuesday
---50%+ from databases.

*OBJECTIVE:  Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative digital sources.

Thursday, October 25th

*Read: 10m
*Delete "Let Grow" & "Farmworker Family" from Scrible source-list.
*Intro to Online Databases
---Off-campus link in upper-right corner of this page
---Due ASAP

*HW: Interview #1 Answers Due TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Evaluate multiple sources of information.

Wednesday, October 24th

*Read: 10m
*Finish Website Evaluation: The C.R.A.P. Test
---First, visit each and evaluate using C.R.A.P. test.
---Website #1
---Website #2
---Website #3
---Website #4
---Website #5
---Website #6
---Website #7 (from this URL)
---Then, discuss & rank them.
------Due: 7m from end of class
*HW: Interview #1 Answers Due FRIDAY (this is a change)

*OBJECTIVE: Evaluate multiple sources of information.

Tuesday, October 23rd

*Read:  10m
*Website Evaluation: The C.R.A.P. Test
---First, visit each and evaluate using C.R.A.P. test.
---Website #1
---Website #2
---Website #3
---Website #4
---Website #5
---Website #6
---Website #7 (from this URL)
---Then, rank them.
------Due:  End of class TOMORROW.
*HW: Interview #1 Answers Due THURSDAY

*OBJECTIVE: Evaluate multiple sources of information.

Friday, October 12th

*Book Talk: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
*Read: 10m

*Interview #1 details
*Build Journal #10: Brainstorming
---5+ stories
*Paper-proposal Conferences: 10pts
---Finished with that? Begin generating questions for Interview #1.
*Interview #1 ANSWERS due Thursday after break (10/25).

*OBJECTIVE: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources.

Thursday, October 11th

*Book Talk:  All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
*Read:  10m
*Share:  One person/story/topic
*Build Journal #10:  Brainstorming
---5+ stories
*Paper-proposal Conferences:  10pts
---Finished with that?  Begin generating questions for Interview #1.
*Interview #1 ANSWERS due Thursday after break (10/25).

*OBJECTIVE:  Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience

Wednesday, October 10th

*Read: 10m
---Check second row of organizer.
*Analyze structure of "Farmworker Family"
*Journal #10:  Brainstorm a list of people you know (and could possibly interview) who have lived an interesting story.  Here's a model (page 1, page 2).
---Light, heavy, one episode, many episodes . . .

*OBJECTIVE:   Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Tuesday, October 9th

*Read:  10m
*Highlight Research/Narrative writing in "Farmworker Family."
*Complete second row of organizer.
*Finish Research/Narrative Formative
*HW:  Research/Narrative Formative due TODAY via Google Classroom before 11:59pm.
*HW:  Second row of organizer due TOMORROW.

*OBJECTIVE:  Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience

Monday, October 8th

*Read:  10m
*Add "Farmworker Family" to your Scrible sources (pull it up and hit the "S").
---Using Scrible toolbar, highlight three paragraphs that are ALL research.
---Use a different color to highlight three paragraphs that are ALL narrative.
---Create a "paper" through Scrible.com
------In that doc (and using the Scrible Writer Add-on) create a table with your narrative quotes on one side and your research quotes on the other.  Be sure to label the column headings!  Here's a model.
------Add a final row to the table in which you FAKE some quotes as if they came from the same article.
*HW:  Submit that doc to the "Research/Narrative Formative" assignment in Google Classroom.
---Due Tuesday before 11:59pm (16pts)

*OBJECTIVE: Gather relevant information from authoritative digital sources.

Friday, October 5th

*Read:  10m
---Check top row of organizer.
*Get an additional insight for each box from someone NOT at your table.
---Crowdsource!

*HW:  Intro to Scrible extended through end of TODAY.

*OBJECTIVE:  Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience

Thursday, October 4th

*Read:  10m
*Study/Craft
---Highlight in two colors for narrative & research
*Write:
---Your future-self is going to write a piece organized like this one.  Study it like a writer.  What "moves" should you make (or avoid) in the beginning, through the middle, and at the end of a piece like this?  Fill the FIRST ROW of the organizer with advice to your future-self.

*HW:  "Intro to Scrible" Google Classroom assignment due tonight before 11:59pm.
*HW:  First row of organizer due tomorrow, too.

*OBJECTIVE: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience

Wednesday, October 3rd

*Book Returns
*Read:  10m
*Finish Intro to Scrible
---Google Classroom assignment due TOMORROW before 11:59pm

*OBJECTIVE: We'll get further acquainted with using Scrible to facilitate the research and writing process.

Tuesday, October 2nd

*Read:  10m
*Journal #9:  Do fiction authors do research?
---What research topic(s) might your author have explored in order to make the book more accurate, realistic, or interesting?  Can you tell if the writing is informed by research?  If so, how can you tell?  What details could only be presented by an author who'd done at least a little (maybe a lot of) research?  If you can't tell, what is it about your book that makes you think an author could maybe write it without doing any research?
*Intro to Scrible using "Let Grow"
---CAREFULLY follow the directions on the handout, step by step:  7pts.
*FINAL DRAFT DUE TONIGHT before 11:59pm
---1) Submit to Turnitin.com
---2) Hit "Turn In" on your GoogleDoc.
------Must meet BOTH deadlines to be on time!!!

*OBJECTIVE:  We'll get further acquainted with using Scrible to facilitate the research and writing process.

Monday, October 1st

*Book-talk: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
*Read:  10m
*Turnitin.com Leftovers
*Workshop-time: Process feedback.
*FINAL DRAFT DUE Tuesday, 10/2 before 11:59pm
---1) Submit to Turnitin.com
---2) Hit "Turn In" on your GoogleDoc.
------Must meet BOTH deadlines to be on time!!!

*OBJECTIVE: Develop and strengthen your writing.

Friday, September 28th

*Read:  10m
---Look for one line that relates to a larger, researchable topic.
---Table-share (line & topic)
*Study
---Listen/Read NPR mini-feature story, "Let Grow"
---Hit red "S" . . . then hit "G" icon.
------Set up Scrible Account
------Add "Let Grow" to your sources

*OBJECTIVE:  Get acquainted with feature writing and the Scrible toolbar.

Thursday, September 26th

*Read:  10m
*Craft:  Bridging the gap between narrative and research . . .
*Write:
---Journal # 8:  Narrative/Research
------Think about the book you're currently reading--the situations and characters it presents and the ideas it carries.  Use a T-chart to brainstorm a list of research topics that might relate to your book, and for each topic, jot a brief note about how the book relates to that topic.
------Need more examples of possible research topics?
*Share:  One from each table . . .

*OBJECTIVE:  We will explore the link between the stories of individuals and the larger contexts in which they occur.  We will also become acquainted with Scrible.

Wednesday, September 26th

*Book Talk:  The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
*Works Cited

---Open doc

---Easybib Add-on

---Enter ISBN-13.  Can't find it?  Try the title.

---Select your source, then add bibliography to doc.

---Add other sources, if necessary

*Turnitin.com
---log in / set up account (if necessary)
---enroll in class
---submit sample assignment from GoogleDrive
------NOT YOUR ESSAY DRAFT!

*Read:  ??

*OBJECTIVE:  Acquaint ourselves with digital tools to assist in the writing process.

Tuesday, September 25th

*Read: 10m
*Study:  Idea Development
*On your own, finish the revision checklist.
---Read & Revise (ID & ORG)
*Final draft due NEXT Tuesday, October 2nd before 11:59pm
---turnitin.com
---GoogleClassroom
*Coming soon:
---Works Cited

*OBJECTIVE: Develop & strengthen our writing.

Monday, September 24th

*Read: 10m
*Take out "cheat sheet" grid
*In doc:  Use Ctrl+F to find & highlight quotes

*Alone or in pairs, work through revision checklist.
---Spot-checking (quotes & titles)
---Read-through (ID & ORG)
*(CHANGE) Final draft due NEXT Tuesday, October 2nd before 11:59pm 
---turnitin.com
---GoogleClassroom
*Coming soon:
---Works Cited

*OBJECTIVE: Develop & strengthen our writing.

Thursday, September 20th

*Read:  10m
*Sort:  Writers & Editors
*Writers:  Write!
*Editors:
---Partner up.
---Unsubmit drafts.
---Center one computer.
---Your partner reads your essay aloud, stopping along the way as you both discuss, fix, re-write, etc.
------Special attention to quotes!
------Switch roles & essays.  Repeat.
*Becker's feedback by Wednesday morning.
*Final draft due Thursday before 11:59pm
---turnitin.com
---GoogleClassroom

*OBJECTIVE:  Develop & strengthen our writing.

Wednesday, September 19th

*Book Talk: Pretending to Be Erica by Michelle Painchaud
*Read: 10m

*First Draft Expectations
*Write/Craft: Continue drafting literary analysis essay.
*Coming soon:
---Works Cited (don't need on first draft)

*First Draft due TONIGHT before 11:59pm.

*OBJECTIVE: Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience

Tuesday, September 18th

*Book Talk:  Winkie by Clifford Chase
*Read: 10m
*Write/Craft: Continue drafting literary analysis essay.
---Attach doc to GoogleClassroom.

*Coming soon:
---Works Cited (don't need on first draft)

*First Draft due Wednesday before 11:59pm.

*OBJECTIVE: By seeing a correct example, we will be able to format our essays according to MLA guidelines.

Monday, September 17th

*Read: 10m
*MLA Walkthrough
*Write/Craft: Outline conferences
---Due ASAP
---Finished? Begin drafting in Google Classroom.
------Completed first draft due WEDNESDAY, September 19th before 11:59pm.
*Coming soon:
---Works Cited (don't need on first draft)

*OBJECTIVE: By seeing a correct example, we will be able to format our essays according to MLA guidelines.

Friday, September 14th

*Read: 10m
---Outline conferences?
*Write/Craft: Outline conferences
---Due ASAP
---Finished? Begin drafting in Google Classroom.
------Completed first draft due WEDNESDAY, September 19th before 11:59pm.

*Coming soon:

---MLA formatting walkthrough.

---Works Cited (don't need on first draft)

*OBJECTIVE: By producing a topic outline, we will prepare to compose well-organized analytical writing.

Thursday, September 13th

*Read: 10m
---Outline conferences?
*Write/Craft: Outline conferences
---Due ASAP
---Finished? Begin drafting in Google Classroom.
------Completed first draft due WEDNESDAY, September 19th before 11:59pm.

*OBJECTIVE: By producing a topic outline, we will prepare to compose well-organized analytical writing.

Wednesday, September 12th

*Self-assess:  Outline

*Read: 10m

---Outline conferences?
*Write/Craft: Outline conferences
---Due ASAP
---Finished? Begin drafting in Google Classroom.
------Completed first draft due Tuesday, September 18th before 11:59pm.

*OBJECTIVE: By producing a topic outline, we will prepare to compose well-organized analytical writing.

Tuesday, September 11th

*Read:  10m
*Study:  Essay Scoring Guide
*Write/Craft:  Outline conferences
---Due TOMORROW.
---Finished?  Begin drafting in Google Classroom.
*Share:  Tomorrow, in essay-alike groups.

*OBJECTIVE:  By producing a topic outline, we will prepare to compose well-organized analytical writing.

Monday, September 10th

*Read:  10m
---Small-group conferences
*Study:  Becker's Outline
*Write/Craft:  Your Outline
---Define your theme FIRST!
---Due by Wednesday, 10pts
*Share:  Tomorrow, in essay-alike groups

*OBJECTIVE:  By producing a topic outline, we will prepare to compose well-organized analytical writing.

Friday, September 7th

*Read:  20m
---Finish (first) book by Monday!!!
*Write (5m):  I'm leaning toward the prompt in row __ because __ . . .
---Explain, as much as you're able, your emerging thoughts about your essay
------Ideas for your opening moves?
------What theme will you focus on?
------What do you think will be the most difficult part of writing this essay?
------What is still unclear?
*Share:  Genre-Alike Groups
---Round-robin:
------2-3 sentence summary of your book
------What prompt are you leaning toward?  Why?
------Share some of your other thoughts from today's writing.

*OBJECTIVE:  Follow a writing process to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, style, and voice are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

Thursday, September 6th

*Book-talk:  Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
*Read:  20m
*Study/Craft:  Pivotal Moments in 1984.
---Add 3-4 Post-Its marking pivotal moments in your book.
------Share . . .
*(Pre)Write:  Get acquainted with the essay prompts.
---By tomorrow:  To which one are you most drawn?  Why?

*OBJECTIVE:  Identify pivotal moments in your novel.

Wednesday, September 2018

*Read:  10m
*Study:  "Orwell's Warning"
*Share:  Discuss

*OBJECTIVE: Review  writing with consideration for the task, purpose, and audience.

Tuesday, September 4th

*Book-talk:  Mosquitoland by David Arnold
*Read:  10m
---Finish (first) book by Monday!
*Study:  Reading for big ideas.
*Craft/Write:  Tag your book with 7-10 Post-Its to mark passages that develop 1-2 big ideas.
---Zero in:  One book, 1-2 topics/themes you're considering.

*OBJECTIVE:  Using appropriate text, determine two or more themes in a text, analyze their development throughout the text.

Friday, August 31st

*Read:  10m
*Journal #7:  Text-to-Reader Connections (7m)
---Do you have experiences that connect you to the character(s), setting, plot, or conflict in your book? Have you lived a story that relates to it? What's the connection?  Explain/Explore that connection in writing.
------If you have NO personal connection to your book . . .
---------Who do you think is the ideal reader for your book? Who really, really needs to read it? Why?

*Formative Reflection

---Pull up doc, see comments, ask questions

---Use OTHER journal entry (#3 or #4) to try again (on loose leaf)?

------Use models on cheat sheet!  Ask questions!

---Not resubmitting?  Read on!
*Turn in journals.

*OBJECTIVE:  By studying model sentences, we will learn to attach, punctuate, and document quotes correctly.

Thursday, August 30th

*Wrap up from Wednesday

---What rules or advice would you give to a writer who wanted to write a piece like this?

---Is literature dying/dead?  Who/What is killing it?  Can it be saved?  Should it be saved?

*Read:  10m

*Start thinking . . . 

---Do you have experiences that connect you to the character(s), setting, plot, or conflict in your book?  What stories have you lived that relate to it?  What did you learn from your experience?  What are you learning from the book?  Explain/Explore that connection in writing.

------If you have NO personal connection to your book . . .

---------Who do you think is the ideal reader for your book?  Who really, really needs to read your book?  Why?

*OBJECTIVE: Study a mentor text to learn how to organize a personal/analytical essay.

Wednesday, August 29th

*Read:  10m
*"Is Literature Dead?"
---Highlight
------Color 1:  Narrative
------Color 2:  Analysis
------No highlight:  Not sure.
*What rules or advice might you give a writer who set out to write a piece like this?


*OBJECTIVE:  Study a mentor text to learn how to organize a personal/analytical essay.

Tuesday, August 28th

*Read:  10m
*Community Cards (galore)
*HW:  Read "Is Literature Dead," by David Ulin for tomorrow.
---Consider:  Is it?  Can written stories matter in 2018?

*OBJECTIVE:  Get acquainted.  Encounter another mentor text for analytical writing.

Monday, August 27th

*Parental Consent Forms?
*BookTalk: Kissing Ted Callahan by Amy Spalding
*Read: 10m
*Write: Journal #6: Emerging Themes
---At its heart, my book is about [one word, brainstorm first]. In it, my author shows how [explain your emerging ideas about one of the themes of your book--start offering some supporting details by considering multiple characters, situations, conflicts, etc.].
*Study/Share: Create Topic-word Compendium
*Craft: Choose another topic, and draft another theme-sentence: In my book, my author shows how . . .

*OBJECTIVE: Identify and define topic and theme.

Friday, August 24nd

*Book Talk:  Feed by M.T. Anderson
*Read:  10 min
*Study/Craft/Share:  "We Are (Still) Living in an Orwellian World" by Thomas E. Ricks
---Read, pause, discuss, share:  Author's purpose?
---What can we learn about analytical writing from this essay?

*OBJECTIVE:  By studying a mentor text, we will learn one way to organize analytical writing.

Thursday, August 23rd

*Parental Consent Forms?
*If you finish a book . . .

*Read:  10 min
---Conferences
*Community Cards
*Finish Google Classroom Assignment
*Write: Type EITHER journal #3 or #4 into the Google Classroom assignment you find in the "Classroom" tab.
---Google Login: [regular school login] @ g.fhsdschools.org
---Google Password DEFAULT: Fhsd + [student ID#]
---classroom.google.com
------enroll
------DUE FRIDAY BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY.

*OBJECTIVE: Embed and attach quotations correctly in academic writing.

Wednesday, August 22nd

*Grab a Chromebook.  Leave it closed for now.
*Read:  10 min
*Study:
---Journal #5:  Embedding Practice
*Craft/Share:  Working with a partner and the cheat sheet, read/edit/revise journal #3 & #4.  Pick one to submit.
*Write:  Type EITHER journal #3 or #4 into the Google Classroom assignment you find in the "Classroom" tab.
---Google Login: [regular school login] @ g.fhsdschools.org
---Google Password DEFAULT: Fhsd + [student ID#]
---classroom.google.com
------enroll
------DUE FRIDAY BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY.

*OBJECTIVES:  Embed and attach quotations correctly in academic writing.

Tuesday, August 21st--Sub

*Read: 10min
*Journal #4: Make a claim about a SECONDARY character and defend it using 2 quotations from your book. EMBED both quotations in your own writing by blending them with your own words. (Here’s a model-- https://bit.ly/2niJbm0

Monday, August 20th

*Assent/Parental/Consent Forms?
*Read:  10 min
---Absent Friday? 
*Study:  Three Ways to Attach/Embed Quotes
---Overview
---Discuss with table.  Which of these comes easily to you?  Which are new to you?  Which of the rows/boxes seems the trickiest?
*Write/Craft
---Journal #3:  Punctuating Quotes
------Make a claim about your main character and defend it using 2 quotations from your book.  Attach the 1st quotation with a comma.  Attach the 2nd with a colon.  (Here's a model).
------Document "your quotations" correctly (Lastname #).
*Share:  Have your partner use the models on the cheat sheet to check the punctuation in your response.

*OBJECTIVE:  Attach, punctuate, and document quotations correctly in academic writing.

Friday, August 17th

*Share:  Share your observations from yesterday with book-owner.
---Book owner:  "You noticed . . . and you're right because . . ."
*Read:  10 min
*Write:  Notebook Setup
---Page #1:  To Read Next
------Transfer top 2 or 3 from Book Tasting sheet
---Page #2:  Finished Books
------Date | Title | Author | Pages
---Page #3:  Current Pace (pages per 10m) & Daily Goal
*Assent/Consent/Parental Consent Forms
*Community Cards

*OBJECTIVE:  Housekeeping, mostly; plus, getting acquainted

Thursday, August 16th

*Book Talk:  1984 by George Orwell
*Read:  10 min
---Absent yesterday?  Calculate pace.
*Write:  5 min
---Journal #1: Basic Stated Information
------Summarize ONLY:  Who (main and supporting characters)?  What (is going on)? Where?  When?  Why?  How?
------Try, try to avoid inferring.

*Study:  George Orwell's 1984
*Craft:
---Journal #2:  Trade books with someone at your table (rotate if your table has an odd #).  Read the first two pages and jot notes (summarize/infer table).
------Don't forget the Big Question!

*OBJECTIVE:  Draw conclusions, infer and analyze by citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including where the text leaves matters uncertain.

Wednesday, August 15th

*Check supplies & collect signature pages.
*Read:  10 min
---Calculate pace.  Turn in.
*Workshop:  Overview
*Community Cards

*OBJECTIVE:  Read and comprehend literary text independently and proficiently.

Tuesday, August 14th

*Seating Chart
*Signature Pages?
*Community Card
*Finish "The Chaser"

---Finished?  Enjoy your book!
*More Community Cards?
*HW: Supplies & Signatures Due TOMORROW! = 10pts

*OBJECTIVE: Cite strong and thorough evidence to explain and interpret literature.

Monday, August 13th

*Collect Signature Pages?

*Community Card
*Analytical Reading Level Inventory
---Finish tomorrow, if necessary
---Finished?  Enjoy your book!
*HW: Supplies & Signature Page by Wednesday = 10pts

*OBJECTIVE: Cite strong and thorough evidence to explain and interpret literature.

Friday, August 10th

*Syllabus signature page & class supplies by Wednesday = 10pts
*Meet in library.
*Book tasting
*About independent reading in English IV . . .

*OBJECTIVE: Read and comprehend informational text independently and proficiently.

Thursday, August 9th

*Code of Conduct
*Course Syllabus
---Contact Info. & Website
---Manifesto
------Which is most important?
---Signature page & class materials by Wednesday = 10pts
*Parents/Guardians: Sign COC online by 8/16
*Community Cards
*TOMORROW:  Meet in Library.

*Objectives: setting expectations, getting to know each other a bit