Reminder:
With the exception of 'Major Projects', NO LATE WORK IS ACCEPTED. Students who are absent on an in-class due date must produce a signed note explaining where they were, why they missed, and contact information for teacher verification.
Classwork
- Learning Objective: L.11-12.6, Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.
- Do Now: Vocabulary Unit 5, Quiz B
- Then: Write learning objective and target practice in journals
- After: Read and mark weekly sheet
- Next: Reminder that journals will be checked tomorrow night/Wednesday (8 entries needed in Quarter 2 for 'Satisfactory' grade)
- Target Practice: I can effectively use new words and phrases in my speaking and writing. +/0/-
- Continue independent reading; written assignment due Nov. 15 (see options on the right)
Classwork
- Learning Objective: W.11-12.1/CCR.AS, Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. RI.11-12.1/CCR.AS, Read closely and cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions. RI.11-12.7/CCR.AS, Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information in various formats.
- Do Now: NO JOURNAL today. Introduce writing activity.
- Then: 60 minute writing activity (read, plan, and write sections only)
- After: Begin re-reading and self assessment
- Next: (time-permitting) begin editing checklist
- Target Practice: I can read source information about a topic, form my own ideas, make my own claim, recognize another's viewpoint, and support both with cited evidence in an extended written response.
- Continue independent reading; written assignment due Nov. 15 (see options on the right)
- Learning Objective: RI.11.12.2, Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text.
- Do Now: Complete the last two steps of your writing assignment from last class ('writing checklist' and 'post reflection')
- Then: Write the following prompt in your journal, then answer based on your reading in the 'after' step: What is Drama?
- After: Read the top of p. 308 in the green textbook. Stop at 'Elements of Drama'. Then, go back and answer the 'do now' question in your journal.
- Next: Create a T-chart for the rest of p. 308-9 in your journal. Read and annotated p. 308-9 using your T-chart and the method described in class
- Target Practice: I can read and comprehend the elements and kinds of drama using annotation strategies in my journal. +/0/-
- Study for Vocabulary Unit 6, Quiz A next class
- Continue independent reading; written assignment due Nov. 15 (see options on the right)
