Friday, April 25- Final day to share and submit research paper!
Monday, April 21
ClassworkLearning Objective: L.11-12.6, Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain specific words and phrases.
- Do Now: Junior Vocabulary Unit 14, Quiz A
- After: Timed-writing activity (25 minutes). Prompt: Use the writing process to write an informational essay that explains what you know about your chosen novel, its author, and any other information you may know. Remember to allow time to: plan your essay, write your essay, as well as revise and edit the final draft.
- Then: Students self-score with the rubric
- Next: Check reading strategy packet (1 page completed by today)
Homework
- Continue revising Final Draft of the research paper- last date for revision, sharing, and submission is Friday, April 25 @ midnight
- Continue reading chosen book and know which group you are in when you enter class on Tuesday/Wednesday
Tuesday, April 22 and Wednesday, April 23
ClassworkLearning Objective: W.11-12.1c, Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify relationships between claim, evidence, counterclaim, and refute. SL.11-12.1a, Come to discussions prepared to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.
- Do Now: Copy the learning objective and target practice in your journal. Then, read the learning objective closely. Did you do this in your paper? What words do you not understand? Respond to these questions honestly using complete sentences in your journal.
- After: (Research Paper mini-lesson) Using sources in your paper and documenting properly.
- Then: (Lesson Plan Activity) Break into groups by book title and informally discuss experiences so far
- Next: (Lesson Plan Activity) Use computers to create a brainstorming document to share among group-members, then brainstorm activity ideas to introduce your book to the class.
Homework
- Continue revising Final Draft of the research paper- last date for revision, sharing, and submission is Friday, April 25 @ midnight
- Continue reading chosen book and complete another page of the reading strategies packet
- Continue brainstorming ideas for lesson activities to introduce your book to a class
Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25
ClassworkLearning Objective: W.11-12.1d, Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of argumentative essay writing. SL.11-12.1d, respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives and determine what additional information or research is required to complete the task.
- Do Now: Copy the learning objective and target practice in your journal. Carefully read the WRITING LEARNING OBJECTIVE ONLY, and respond in complete sentences about if and how you did this in your paper. If not, how will you fix it?
- After: (Research Paper mini-lesson) Topic and transition sentences in body paragraphs (student sample- B paper, difference between paragraphs 2 & 3)
- Then: (Lesson Plan Activity) Continue brainstorming ideas as a group (search the internet for lesson plan ideas for your book)
- Next: Click here to create a copy of the lesson plan and share with the group (There is ONE DOCUMENT for the entire group to share) Begin deciding who will be responsible for creating each part.
Homework
- Continue revising Final Draft of the research paper- last date for revision, sharing, and submission is Friday, April 25 @ midnight
- Study for Junior Vocabulary Unit 14, Quiz B on Monday
- Continue reading chosen book and complete another page of the reading strategies packet by Monday
- Continue brainstorming ideas for lesson activities and determine responsibilities for the lesson plan sections
Reminder:
If you are choosing to enrich your learning this quarter with independent reading, the written activity is due by next Friday, May 2, @ 2:15!
