-Finished up Presentations of Short Stories
Homework:
-Read your book over break (DON'T FORGET TO DO ANNOTATIONS AND TO BRING THE BOOK ON THE FIRST DAY BACK)
-Turn in your reflection and your essay by today at 4pm
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In Class:
-Finished up Presentations of Short Stories Homework: -Read your book over break (DON'T FORGET TO DO ANNOTATIONS AND TO BRING THE BOOK ON THE FIRST DAY BACK) -Turn in your reflection and your essay by today at 4pm
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In Class:
-Conventions Quiz -Worked on projects -Started presenting Short Story Theme Projects Homework: -Essay and Reflection on previous essay both due tomorrow at 4pm -No vocab tomorrow, so we can finish up our presentations (but do study weeks 14 and 15 over break, as we will have 2 weeks of vocab the week we return.) Learning Target: -I will be able to explain how theme works in specific short stories. In Class:
-Peer Review (finish) -Start Short Story Group Project Homework: -Theme Statements to turnitin.com -Work on your essay (Due Friday at 4pm) -Work on your reflection (Due Friday at 4pm) Learning Target: -I will be able to work with a group in order to present our short story. In Class:
-Graded Lit Quizzes -Discussed Synthesis essays -Oppositions, 2+1 chunks -Authentic Peer Review (ask someone to read your paper, review what we did this week in their paper and help them fix) -Conferences Homework: -Read short stories and write your theme statements (you must show the steps you took in the document that is submitted to turnitin.com) -Make sure to email me your break choice by tonight at midnight -Work on your essay (you should be close to done by tomorrow) -Save progress in GD daily -Essay and Reflection due Friday at 4pm Learning Target: -I will be able to write an effective synthesis essay. In Class:
-Went over CD selection checklist -Discussed CM linking/anchoring to the CD and the thesis/TS -Worked on developing a rough draft for tomorrow -Ms. King had some more conferences Homework: -Work on your essay (rough draft for tomorrow, don't forget to save your progress) -Reflection once you have met with me -Start reading these short stories and complete a theme statement per short story based on the requirements on the link -Submit the theme work to turnitin.com -Don't forget to email me with your break book choice by tomorrow... if you haven't read the assignment then you should do that too. Learning Target: -I will be able to explain how to anchor CMs in my CDs and how to choose good CDs In Class:
-Vocab/Lit Quiz 13 -Signed up for new conferences -Ms. King had several conferences Homework: -Work on your essay -If you have had a conference, work on your reflection assignment (Here's the Open Letter) -Add Vocab Week 14 to your system Learning Target: -I will be able to use my new vocabulary. No School Due to Flooding/Power Outages
PLEASE NOTE: ALL CONFERENCES (BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER SCHOOL) WILL BE RESCHEDULED IN CLASS TOMORROW. YOU WILL STILL HAVE A VOCAB QUIZ AND I WILL BE MEETING WITH THE 3 STUDENTS THAT WERE SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH ME ON WEDNESDAY. ESSAY DUE DATE WILL CHANGE, PLEASE CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT WITH YOUR FREE TIME TODAY, AS WE WILL BE MOVING FULL STEAM AHEAD NEXT WEEK (ESSAY SPECIFICS (CDs/CMs) MONDAY, SYNTHESIS WORK TUESDAY/PEER REVIEW, WEDNESDAY QUICK RECAP ON EDITING/CONVENTIONS QUIZ. ALL CONFERENCES WILL NOW TAKE PLACE MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY --WE WILL BE STARTING A SHORT STORY UNIT, SO YOU WILL HAVE HOMEWORK STARTING MONDAY, SO WORK ON YOUR ESSAY THIS WEEKEND AND TODAY In Class:
-Thesis Construction Review -TS Review -Work Time/Conferences Homework: -Work on essay (make sure that you are saving day to day docs) -Reflection on conferences/previous essay comments/rubric on turnitin.com/read Open Letter Learning Target: -I will be able to explain how to construct an appropriate thesis and TSs that guide my paper for Antigone. In Class:
-Free Write on connections between Antigone, Thoreau, and King -Discussed connections -Went over essay expectations/signed up for conferences Homework: -Have a thesis statement and topic statements for tomorrow -Study vocab Learning Target: -I will be able to explain the connections between our readings. In Class:
-Worked on theme statements -Worked for a few minutes on main idea statements Homework: -Bring/finish in main idea statements and theme statements -Read the Winter Break Assignments -Read the Essay Assignment -Add Week 13 Vocab Words and STUDY LIT TERMS!!! Learning Target: -I will be able to construct a theme statement for Antigone that is sophisticated and clear. |
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