Last Day for Late Work:
Last opportunity to complete INDEPENDENT Reading packet or PERSONAL Narrative is THIS FRIDAY (2:15 for the IR packet, midnight for the narrative).
See your teacher if you plan to complete these activities for late credit!
Monday, September 21
Learning Target: L.11-12.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. L.11-12.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
Classwork
- Do Now: Staple 'Quarter 1, Week 9 of 10' on the LEFT PAGE of your notebook. Read and annotate for important information. Title the RIGHT PAGE Drafting: Combine Elements to Present your Ideas. Write today's date at the top-right. Below the title, copy the Target Practice. Wait until the end of class to score yourself.
- After: In your notebook, respond to the Drafting questions on p. 339.
- Then: Work on Multi-Genre Research Project
- Next: Student-Teacher Conferences
Target Practice: I can express a unified theme through the creation of a project containing artifacts in a variety of genres. Fist-5?
Homework
- Continue working on Multi-Genre Research Project due by NEXT Friday, October 2.
Wednesday, September 23
Learning Target: L.11-12.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. L.11-12.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
Classwork
- Do Now: Staple the 'Dear Reader Letter' instructions to the LEFT PAGE of your notebook. Title the RIGHT PAGE Writing the Dear Reader Letter. Write today's date at the top-right. Below the title, copy the Target Practice. Wait until the end of class to score yourself.
- After: Annotate the Dear Reader Letter instructions based on instruction during class. On the RIGHT PAGE, plan and write the Dear Reader Letter based on instruction during class.
- Then: Work on Multi-Genre Research Project (focus on elements from today's instruction first)
- Next: Student-Teacher Conferences
Target Practice: I can express a unified theme through the creation of a project containing artifacts in a variety of genres. Fist-5?
Homework
- Continue working on Multi-Genre Research Project due by NEXT Friday, October 2.
Friday, September 25 (Last Day for Late Work)
Learning Target: RL.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence of what the text says to support analysis. RL.11-12.6 Analyze a case in which grasping an author's point of view requires distinguishing what is meant from what is actually stated.
Classwork
- Do Now: Staple the orange (bottom) and white (top) Socratic Seminar documents to the LEFT PAGE of your notebook. Title the RIGHT PAGE Into the Wild Socratic Seminar Notes. Copy the Target Practice below the title. Wait until the end of class to score yourself.
- After: Planning for the Socratic Seminar: How are the ideas found in Krakauer's Into the Wild expressed through Eddie Vedder's soundtrack for the film? (Long Nights, Society, and Hard Sun are some of the songs from the soundtrack)
- Then: Setup Notebook Check #3
- Next: Setup Workbook Check #1
- Time-Permitting: Work Session for Multi-Genre Research Project
Target Practice: I know and can explain how to be prepared for an academic conversation. Fist-5?
Homework
- Continue marking the text and developing open-ended comments/questions for Monday's Socratic Seminar. At least 9 open-ended comments/questions by the beginning of seminar on Monday.
- Continue working on Multi-Genre Research Project due by NEXT Friday, October 2.
Reminder:
TODAY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 is the LAST DAY to complete the INDEPENDENT READING PACKET by 2:15 and/or the PERSONAL ESSAY by midnight!
