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.