Quarter 2, Weeks 9-10

Monday, December 3- Friday, December 14
Classwork:

1. Research Writing Workshop (use links from previous posts for graphic organizers)
2. Student-Teacher Conferences (students will be given time on a first-come, first-serve basis)

Homework:

• Draft 1 of Research Paper due by Monday, December 3
• Draft 2 of Research Paper due by Friday, December 14

Reminder:

• Choose independent reading for next quarter and begin reading.  Click here for suggestions or go to the Kekaulike Library link under "important links."

Looking Ahead: 

• Draft 3 of Research Paper due by Monday, January 7
• Slideshow Presentations will run from January 14-18
• Optional Draft 4 of Research Paper due by January 21
• Research Paper Portfolio due on February 1

Quarter 2, Week 8

Monday, November 26
Classwork

1. Do Now: Vocab Unit 8, Quiz B
2. Then: Research Paper Due-date Reminder:

• Slideshow and Annotated Bibliography: Wed., 11/21
• Draft 1: Monday, 12/3
• Conference: 12/3-12-7
• Draft 1 Edit: 12/7
• Draft 2: 12/14
• Draft 3: 1/7
• Present Slideshow: 1/ 14-18
• Draft 4 (student choice): 1/21

Homework

• Continue working on Draft 1 of the research paper
• This Friday, November 30 is the last day for late work.  I will not be here, so please turn-in any assignments that day to the MAIN OFFICE- NOT THE SUBSTITUTE!
• Reminder: Use links to the right if you are having difficulty with writing your paper!

Tuesday, November 27 (Expository Writing I)
Classwork

1. Do Now: online MLA test 
2. Then: Journal Response to online MLA test
3. Writing Workshop- Introductory Paragraphs
4. Writing Workshop- Body Paragraphs

Homework

• Continue working on Draft 1 of Research Paper
• Draft 1 of Research Paper due on Monday, December 3 (Student Conferences will be held next week: first come, first serve!
• Reminder: Last day for late work is November 30!  No extensions will be given beyond that date!

Thursday, November 29 (Expository Writing I)
Classwork

1. Do Now: Journal response to conclusion writing tips article
2. Student work- Introductory Paragraphs
3. Student work- Body Paragraphs

Homework

• Continue working on Draft 1 of Research Paper
• Draft 1 of Research Paper due on Monday, December 3 (Student Conferences will be held next week: first come, first serve!
• Reminder: Last day for late work is November 30!  No extensions will be given beyond that date!

Quarter 2, Week 7

Monday, November 19
Classwork

1. Do Now: Vocab Unit 8, Quiz A
2. Then: Research Paper Due-date Reminder:

• Slideshow and Annotated Bibliography: Wed., 11/21
• Draft 1: Monday, 12/3
• Conference: 12/3-12-7
• Draft 1 Edit: 12/7
• Draft 2: 12/14
• Draft 3: 1/7
• Present Slideshow: 1/ 14-18
• Draft 4 (student choice): 1/21

Homework

• Finish Annotated Bibliography for tomorrow
• Continue working on Slideshow (due by the end of class tomorrow)
• Reminder: Use links to the right if you are having difficulty with writing your paper!

Tuesday, November 20 (Expository Writing I)
Classwork

1. Do Now: online MLA test 
2. Then: Journal Response to online MLA test
3. Slideshow Workshop- Research Topic Slideshow due at the end of class

Homework

• Begin working on Draft 1 of Research Paper
• Study for Vocab Unit 8, Quiz B
• Reminder: Last day for late work is November 30!  No extensions will be given beyond that date!

Quarter 2, Week 6

Monday, November 12 (Veterans Day observed- No School)
Why do we celebrate Veterans Day on November 11?
Tuesday, November 13 (American Literature)
Classwork

1. Do Now: Vocab Unit 7, Quiz B
2. Then: read/listen to Melville's Moby Dick excerpt (listen online)
3. After: Group Literary Analysis (symbol and theme)
1. What do Ahab's comments say about the value of money compared with great desire?
2. What is Ahab's symbolic purpose in having his harpooners drink from their weapons?
3. What does the wind symbolize to Ahab?
4. What symbolic meaning do you find in the comparison between Ahab and the mast?
5. How is the whale an archetypal character? (humanities connection)
6. What symbolic meaning is suggested by the description of the whale's behavior as he breaks the water's surface?
4. Next: Present Answers
5. Check for Understanding: Do you admire, despise, or pity Captain Ahab at this point in the story?

Homework

• Complete any past-due assignments by Nov. 30
• Have completed Annotated Bibliography available on Thursday (either on GoogleDocs or a hard-copy) We will be creating a slideshow to help the outlining process before writing your research paper

Thursday, November 15 (Expository Writing I)
Classwork

1. Do Now: do you sympathize with those who are on the other side of your argumentative research paper topic?  Explain.
2. After: Demonstrating the slideshow for research paper organization
3. Workshop: Creating the slideshow
4. Reminder: Works Cited is necessary (only for the sources that will be used in the paper)

Homework

• Complete slideshow and share via GoogleDocs as soon as possible (should have been completed already!)
• Study for Vocab Unit 8, Quiz A
• Complete any past-due assignments by Nov. 30
• Begin Draft 1 of research paper if ready!

Quarter 2, Week 5

Monday, November 5 (American Literature)
Classwork

1. Do Now: Vocab Unit 7, Quiz A
2. Then: Looking at Herman Melville and Moby Dick
3. After: Read Excerpt from Moby Dick
4. Check for Understanding: Journal about Melville's writing style

Homework

• Continue Annotated Bibliography (10 sources)
• Be prepared to create a presentation slideshow next class (this will take the place of an outline for your paper)
• Independent Reading due Friday by 2:15

Thursday, November 8 (Expository Writing)
Classwork

1. Do Now: What are the opposing sides of your argument?
2. Then: Dividing the Annotated Bibliography into 'for' and 'against'
3. After: creating a slideshow for your topic
4. Next: Hand-back graded work, review in-text citation
5. Check for understanding: Practice in-text citation in journals

Homework

• Finish slideshows for next Tuesday's class (must include Works Cited page)
• Finish Independent Reading by tomorrow at 2:15 (you can turn it in early...)
• Study for  Vocab Unit 7, Quiz B on Monday

Quarter 2, Week 4

Monday, October 29                                               
Classwork

1. Do Now: Vocab Unit 6, Quiz A
2. After: Preview "Shadows of the Imagination" section of unit on A Growing Nation

Homework

• Dress in Gothic style tomorrow for extra credit!
• Continue working on Annotated Bibliography
• Continue Independent Reading (due next Friday)

Tuesday, October 30                                                
Classwork

1. Do Now: Ominous- Respond to this statement: "Here we find tortured individuals ruled by the menacing shadows of their imaginations."
2. Preview: Gothic Literature (p. 290)
3. Listen: The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe
4. Listen: Where is Here? by Joyce Carol Oates
5. Respond: Who are the "tortured individuals ruled by the menacing shadows of their imaginations" in these stories?

Homework

• Continue working on Annotated Bibliography
• Continue Independent Reading (due next Friday)
• Bring handouts from last week on MLA citation

Thursday, November 1                                             
Classwork

1. Do Now: Why is it important to track your information when researching?
2. After: Practice MLA style citation
3. Then: Review sample Annotated Bibliography Entry
4. Next: Independent Work- Commit to Thesis Statement, then continue Annotated Bibliography creation
5. Reminder: There will be no outline for this paper!  Instead, you will create a 7 slide presentation with documentation.

Homework

• Continue working on Annotated Bibliography (10 source minimum by next Friday)
• Study for Quiz 6, B on Monday
• Continue Independent Reading (due next Friday)

Quarter 2, Week 3

Last Presidential Debate, Today @ 1:30 pm

Monday, October 22 (Language/Vocabulary)
Classwork

1. Do Now: Vocab Unit 5, Quiz B (click here to preview the video constructed response)
2. After: Debate Prep.- for students choosing to watch the presidential debate
3. Reminder: Bring Republican/Democrat T-chart to class tomorrow 
4. Reminder: Complete Presearch List by Thursday's class (printed copy due in class)

Homework

• Presearch Topic/Subject List due in class on Thursday (hard copy, computers WILL NOT be available
• Continue Independent Reading (written assignment due November 9)
• Bring Republican/Democrat T-chart to class tomorrow (see last week's post for Tuesday)

Tuesday, October 23 (American Literature)
Classwork

1. Do Now: Which presidential candidate do you support based on the T-chart from last class?
2. After: 10 minute outline time for argumentative essay
3. Then: 40 minute timed writing of argumentative essay with MLA documentation

Homework

• Complete Presearch List by Thursday's class (printed copy due in class)
• Continue Independent Reading

Thursday, October 25 (Expository Writing/Research Paper)
Classwork

1. Do Now: Write a possible Thesis Statement for the topic you think you will use for your argumentative research paper.
2. Workshop: Finding the parts of MLA In-Text Citation, Works Cited and Annotated Bibliography
3. Then: Practicing MLA documentation with a book
4. After: Creating the Annotated Bibliography

Homework

• Create the Annotated Bibliography in Google Docs and find 1 source (this may be a source you already found on your Presearch List)
• Continue Independent Reading (due November 9)
• Study for Vocab Unit 6, Quiz A

Quarter 2, Week 2

Monday, October 15                              
Classwork:

1. Do Now: Vocab Quiz, Junior Unit 5 A
2. After: Snapshot, Historical Background and Essential Questions from Early America (pre-1800)

Homework:

• Continue Independent Reading
• Complete Presearch List from last week by Thursday's class

Tuesday, October 16                               
Classwork

1. Do Now: Which presidential candidate do you support?  Why (be specific)?
2. The candidates' positions on taxes: Washington Post Article
3. The candidates' positions on the environment: Yale Article, Sacramento Bee Article, NY Times Article
4. Arguing for Your Candidate Activity (claim, counter-claim: argument writing)

Homework

• Complete Presearch List from last week by next class

Thursday, October 18                              
Classwork:

1. Do Now: Journal about choice of topic
2. Then: narrow list to one topic
3. After: Begin annotated bibliography on GoogleDocs

Homework

• Continue Researching chosen topic
• Continue Independent Reading
• Study for Junior Unit 5, Quiz B

Quarter 2, Week 1

Tuesday, October 9                                               
Classwork:

1. Do Now: Journal Reflection
2. Next: Last Chance Presentations (subject to grade reduction)
3. Then: Preview Quarter Goals and Due Dates for Research Paper
4. After: Vocabtest.com Junior Unit 4, Quiz B

Homework:

• Begin thinking about research topic (click here for brainstorming ideas)
• Choose independent reading book and sign-up above

Thursday, October 11                                            
Classwork:

1. Do Now: List of interests
2. After: Create annotated bibliography
3. Then: Presearch workshop
4. Reminder: Due Dates for Research Paper

Homework

• Continue presearching topic and adding to annotated bibliography
• Begin Reading IR book and think about which activity you'd like to do (choices under 'Important Documents')

Quarter 1, Week 9

Monday, September 24                                            
Classwork

1. Presentations (click here for rubric)

Homework

• Finish Presentation
• Reflection (3 paragraphs: What you did well, what can be improved, how you are going to do it)

Tuesday, September 25                                               
Classwork

1. Presentations (click here for rubric)

Homework

• Finish Presentation
• Reflection (3 paragraphs: What you did well, what can be improved, how you are going to do it)

Thursday, September 27                                                
Classwork

1. Presentations (click here for rubric)

Homework

• Reflection (3 paragraphs: What you did well, what can be improved, how you are going to do it)
• Choose Independent Reading for next quarter (click here for suggested list)

Here is an amended version of the presentation rubric...

Oral Presentation Evaluation Rubric (Modified from Senior Presentation Rubric)

	1 (Not Met/Below)	2  (Approaches)	3  (Meets)	4 (Exceeds)
Content (Presentation Topic must link to The Things They Carried or War Literature)	Weak or unclear  link is made between presentation content and War Literature	Link is drawn between presentation content and War Literature	Clear link is established  between  the content of the presentation andWlar Literature and/orThe Things They Carried	Link between presentation and War Literature is established through the use of  thoughtful research

	1 (Not Met/Below)	2  (Approaches)	3  (Meets)	4 (Exceeds)
Organization (Minimum of 7 slides, picture(s) on each, 3 subtopics, 4 MLA documented sources)	Minimum # of slides used, but information is inaccurate or disorganized, sources may not be accurately documented	Minimum # of slides are used, information is accurate but information is not organized in a logical order	Minimum # of slides are used effectively to visually support the presenter in logically organizing  the presentation	Slides include both visual and written information that enhances and enriches the presentation

	1 (Not Met/Below)	2  (Approaches)	3  (Meets)	4 (Exceeds)
Delivery (Effective presentation techniques)	Speaker reads directly from slides often, makes little eye contact, distracting  body movement	Body movement, eye contact and voice indicate more practice is necessary, speaker may read from slides	Body movement, eye contact and voice are used in concert with visual aid for effective delivery of information	Body movement, eye contact,  voice and visual aid  are used to enhance and enrich audience experience

	1 (Not Met/Below)	2  (Approaches)	3  (Meets)	4 (Exceeds)
Impromptu Skills (at least 2 Questions and Answers)	Speaker cannot fully answer one or more audience questions	Speaker has difficulty answering one or more audience questions	Speaker can adequately answer audience questions	Speaker can answer questions thoughtfully, enriching the audience’s experience

Quarter 1, Week 8

Complete Presentations: Thursday, September 20 for practice,  begin on Monday, September 24!

Last day for late work: Friday, September 21!

Monday, September 17                                          
Classwork

1. Do Now: Unit 4, Quiz A
2. Then: Film Permission Sheet: Blackhawk Down (viewing will be edited for content)
3. Reminder: Powerpoint needs to be complete by Thursday, September 20 for practice consideration

Homework

• Complete Powerpoint presentation (click here for rubric and requirements)

Tuesday, September 18                                          
Classwork

1. Do Now: Read 'rehearsal' information sheet and Respond in Journal
2. Then: Presentation by Ms. Donahue
3. Time-Permitting: work on Optional Essay #3 (Topic: The Things They Carried is or is not a true war story) or Poem

Homework

• Complete Powerpoint presentation by Thursday class for practice (click here for rubric and requirements)

Thursday, September 20                                            
Classwork

1. Do Now: read and respond to presentation technique (click here for document)
2. Then: Practice presentations
3. After: Presentation requirement review
4. Next: Modern American War Poetry (Africa, Afganistan, Iraq 1 & 2)

Homework

• Presentations begin on Monday, September 24 (click here for requirements)

Enrichment: Essay #3 ( Topic: The Things They Carried is or is not a true war story )
Enrichment: Write a poem about something you carry with you.  Use figurative language to express yourself. Let the audience imagine what you feel, rather than simply telling them.  After you receive teacher approval, submit to Poetic Power for publication consideration!  Essays may also be submitted after teacher approval is granted.

Quarter 1, Week 7

Monday, September 10                                               
Classwork

1. Do Now: Vocab Unit 3, Quiz B
2. Then: Read Camouflaging the Chimera by Yusef Komunyakaa and the author's background on p. 1349
3. After: Respond to Critical Reading Question #5- parts a, b, c- on p. 1354 in essay format

Homework

• Continue to develop slideshow for The Things They Carried related presentation

Tuesday, September 11                                               
Classwork

• Do Now: Responding to The Names by Billy Collins
• Then: Continue Powerpoint Workshop (focus on subtopics)
• After: Presentation Technique- focus on body movement

Homework

• Complete Draft 1 of slideshow for Thursday (Cover, Intro, Subtopic 1, Subtopic 2, Subtopic 3, Conclusion, Interesting Fact (optional), Bibliography in MLA format with a minimum of 7 pictures)

Thursday, September 13                                            
Classwork

1. Do Now: Consider the New Your Times quote. What are the characteristics of a 'great book'?
2. Then: Argument Essay #3: The Things They Carried is (or is not) a great book
3. Next: Powerpoint check
4. After: (time-permitting) Powerpoint Workshop

Homework

• Study for Vocab Unit 4, Quiz A
• Enrichment: Write a poem about something you carry with you.  Use figurative language to express yourself. Let the audience imagine what you feel, rather than simply telling them.  After you receive teacher approval, submit to Poetic Power for publication consideration!  Essays may also be submitted after teacher approval is granted.

Quarter 1, Week 6

Reminder: Independent Reading is due Friday by 2:15!

Tuesday, September 4                             
Classwork

1. Do Now: Vocab Unit 3, Quiz A
2. After: Powerpoint Workshop Session
3. Then: Review of Requirements for Project and choose topic by end of class
4. Reading Reminder: Students should be at least to "Ghost Soldiers" in The Things They Carried

Homework

• Finish Condolence Letter to Kiowa's Family/Friends
• Continue creating Powerpoint begun in class (Presentations will take place from 9/20-9/28 during class)
• Read: "Night Life" and "The Lives of the Dead" (to p. 246)
• Write: objects or people that serve as symbols
• Enrichment: Revise any essay from class (True War Story or Gender in Warfare)

Thursday, September 6                             
Classwork

1. Do Now: What is a "moral code"?
2. After: Finding the Character's Personal Moral Code (Jimmy Cross, Norman Bowker, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Henry Dobbins, and Kiowa)
3. Next: How do they differ?  How are they the same?  What is your personal moral code?
4. Alternate Activity: Revisit Condolence Letter

Homework

• Signed Permission form
• Continue working on Presentation (Slide Check on Tuesday- Cover, Intro,Conclusion, Bibliography)
• Study Vocab Unit 3

Quarter 1, Week 5

Reminder: Independent Reading due by next Friday, September 7 @ 2:15

Methods: Homework bin, my box in the main office, share via GoogleDocs

Monday, August 27                                                              
Classwork

1. Do Now: Mid-Quarter Vocab Review Test
2. Then: Review new words
3. After: Independent Reading Reminder

Homework

• Read: finish "Speaking of Courage" and "Notes" (p. 161)
• Write: keep running list of symbols from each chapter
• Continue Independent Reading assignment due next Friday, September 7

Tuesday, August 28                                                                           
Classwork

1. Do Now: What are some of the challenges that the characters face? Focus on one or two in your response.
2. After: Norman Bowker- Does knowing about his post-war life change your opinion of his actions during the battle that took Kiowa's life? (NY Times Article Excerpt)
3. Quote Review: “Courage, I seemed to think, comes to us in finite quantities, like an inheritance, and by being frugal and stashing it away and letting it earn interest, we steadily increase our moral capital in preparation for that day when the account must be drawn down.” (p. 40)
4. Major Project Introduction: Powerpoint Presentation focusing on a single character from the book (completed during last two weeks of the quarter)

Homework

• Think: Begin thinking about presentation ideas
• Read: "In the Field", "Good Form" and "Field Trip" ( to p.188)
• Write: continue keeping a list of symbols
• Continue Independent Reading due next Friday, September 7 by 2:15

Thursday, August 30                                                            
Classwork

1. Do Now: O'Brien creates tension for the reader in the three stories you read.  How? Why?
2. Next: Letter-writing (students write a condolence letter to Kiowa's family from the perspective of a soldier who was in the field with him the night he died)
3. After: Continue discussing presentations and inclusion of other texts
4. (Time-permitting) Begin creating presentations

Homework

• Begin creating Major project presentation
• Read: "The Ghost Soldiers" (to p. 218)
• Study: Vocabtest.com, Junior Unit 3
• Continue Independent Reading due next Friday, September 7 by 2:15

Quarter 1, Week 4

Monday, August 20                                                                
Classwork

1. Do Now: Vocabtest.com  Junior Unit 2, Quiz B
2. Then: Review Quiz A
3. After: Student Responsibility for Vocabtest.com reminder

Homework

• Finish Reading "The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" in The Things They Carried (p.116)

Tuesday, August 21                                                                    
Classwork

1. Do Now: How possible do you think it would be for a soldier's girlfriend to be flown into Vietnam during the war?  Why would a soldier want this for the person he loves?
2. After: How to edit and revise
3. Writing Workshop: Revising the Argument Essay
4. Then: imagery, symbolism and metaphor in The Things They Carried (Groups discuss: topography of Vietnam, the Green Berets and Mary Anne's transformation)
5. Next Argumentative Essay Topic: Does gender change your expectations of a soldier in war?

Homework

• Read: "Stockings", "Church", "The Man I Killed", "Ambush" and "Style" (end @ p. 136)
• Write down one object that acts as a symbol from each story you've read so far and bring the list to next class (14 total objects/symbols)
• Optional: Revise Argument Essay 1: A true war story is... (use your online textbook for drafting help, p. 1256-1258) due by last day for late work, 9/21

Thursday, August 23                                                                    
ATTENTION: LESSON MAY BE ALTERED DUE TO PICTURE-TAKING IN THE CAFETERIA
Classwork

1. Do Now: Take out the symbol list that you created.  Why was it important for these objects to hold a symbolic meaning?
2. Then: Choose next argumentative topic (default if none chosen- Does gender change your expectations of a soldier in war?)
3. Writing Workshop (p. 1256-1259) Developing a thesis, Using persuasion in creation of an argument, Drafting strategies, Preliminary Thesis and Outline due by the end of the period

Homework

• Begin writing Argument Essay #2 (use the online textbook, p. 1260 for help)
• Study for Vocabtest.com, Junior Unit 3- Quiz A on Monday
• Read: "Speaking of Courage" and "Notes" for Tuesday (end @ p. 161)

Week Ending August 16 (Holiday- August 17)

Tuesday, August 14                                               

Classwork

1. (Recover graded work from bin by the windows)
2. Do Now: Vocabtest.com, Junior Unit 2: Quiz A
3. Then: Argument Writing Workshop, "A true war story..." (40 minute writing assignment using evidence from all stories and sources given in class to-date.  See older posts if necessary.)
4. After: Reminder to complete Poll and assign next reading

Homework

• Read: "Enemies," "Friends," "How to Tell a True War Story," and "The Dentist" (pp. 62-88)
• While Reading: Keep a running list of 'things' the soldiers carried on the card provided in class
• Continue independent reading (make sure to sign-up at the top of this page)
• If you missed the Empower3000 Level Set, please make arrangements to make-up at lunch, before or after school

Thursday, August 16                                                        

Classwork

1. Do Now: Journal entry thinking about the differences between 'memoir' and 'fiction'
2. Then: Discuss the 8 stories read so far in groups.  Each group will determine who the main character is in each story.  Then, determine who the major characters are in the book so far.
3. After: Short discussion about how O'Brien's writing reflects the 'surreal nature of war.'  What kinds of truths can surrealism reveal that non-fiction cannot?
4. Read: Ernest Hemingway's Soldier's Home (hard copy provided in class.  Click here for web version) 

Homework

• Study vocabtest.com, Junior Unit 2 for Quiz B on Monday
• Bring several topic ideas to class for your next argumentative essay (must be related to American War Literature)
• Read: "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" (pp. 89-116)

Week Ending August 10

Monday, August 6                                                               
Classwork:

1. Do Now: Unit 1, Quiz B
2. Descriptive Writing Activity: Write a three-paragraph essay on an object you carry now, or one from your childhood. Describe the object in detail, the mood it evokes, and reasons for its importance.

Homework:

• Finish essay, if not finished in class.



Click to listen

• Choose Independent Reading book by Friday.  Click here for help choosing a great book for you!

Tuesday, August 7                                                                
Classwork:

1. Do Now: Read The Things They Carried page 1 to the break on page 2.  In Journals, write about why the letters were so important to Jimmy Cross.
2. Watch short film about Vietnam Era
3. Read about conscription/draft in Vietnam Era
4. Read An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
5. Write: Looking at the background of each author, what seems similar about the two men's writings that seem similar?

Homework

• Read The Things They Carried to page 25 (end of chapter 1)
• Think: What's so important about 'the things they carried' in the book?
• Continue Independent Reading

Thursday, August 9                                                            
Classwork:

1. Do Now: Extended argument essay: War Literature is                     .
2. Then: Discuss how the two war stories are similar and different
3. War Literature Activity- an argument writing workshop

Homework:

Click to listen

• Study Vocabtest.com, Junior Unit 2 list for quiz on Monday
• Continue writing Argumentative Writing Activity started in class
• Continue Reading The Things They Carried: "Spin" and "On the Rainy River" (up to page 61)
• Enrichment: Complete 'Skill Questions 3, 4 a/b, 6 and 9-21' in the 'After Reading' for An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
• Choose Independent Reading book by Friday

Week Ending August 3

Monday, July 30
Classwork:

1. None

Homework:

• None

Tuesday, July 31
Classwork:

1. Review KKHS folder and student planner
2. Review Syllabus and Expecations
3. Complete Quarter 1 portion of syllabus
4. Explain weekly vocabulary procedure

Homework

• Signed documents to period 1 teacher
• Study Vocabtest.com, Junior Unit 1 list for quiz on Thursday

Thursday, August 2
Classwork:

Click to Listen

1. Do Now: Listen to the short reading from The Things They Carried. In at least a paragraph, describe why you think 'a true war story' is described in such a way.  You have 10 minutes from the beginning of the reading to complete the assignment.
2. Junior Unit 1 Quiz A
3. War Literature Activity
4. Tim O'Brien background
5. Descriptive Writing Activity: Write a three-paragraph essay on an object you carry now, or one from your childhood. Describe the object in detail, the mood it evokes, and reasons for its importance.

Homework:

Click for classroom document

• Study Vocabtest.com, Junior Unit 1 list for quiz on Monday
• Continue writing Argumentative Writing Activity started in class
• Choose Independent Reading book by next Friday