Quarter 1, Week 4 of 9

A draft of EA 1 is due by Friday @ midnight. It must be submitted through Google Classroom.

Monday, August 28 or Tuesday, August 29

Due Today: Rough Draft of EA 1 in INB

Learning Target: W.11-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Last week you learned about existentialism and, hopefully, were able to see that this idea is what inspired Chris McCandless to find himself, his purpose, by going into the wild. In your INB, write about how the experience you are writing about for EA 1 helped you find your purpose. 
• How did my experience help create or define who I am today? How did it help me live by the motto, or credo, that I have today? 
2. After: Look at Google Classroom document for EA 1.
3. Then: Complete Drafting my Credo activity on WB pp. 327 (we will use this term now, instead of motto)
4. Next: Type the new credo into your EA 1 document on Google Classroom

Target Practice: I have a solid credo that will relate to my story for EA 1. Fist-5?

Homework

• Continue drafting EA 1 online or in your INB. The draft due Friday @ midnight, however, MUST BE TYPED.
• Continue reading Into the Wild at your own pace.
• Independent Reading- LET YOUR TEACHER KNOW BY EMAIL IF YOU WOULD RATHER READ ARTICLES LIKE ACHIEVE3000. I need to know by Friday if you would prefer this option, so that I can give you directions.

Wednesday, August 30

Due Today: Typed EA 1 credo

Learning Target: RL.11-12.9 Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics. L.11-12.6 Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Write the following definition of transcendentalism in your INB. After, write about how you've experienced this idea in life, your reading, your writing- anywhere. WRITE FOR THE ENTIRE TIME.
• Transcendentalism: a philosophy that asks us to view each individual object in the natural world as a small version of the whole universe and to trust our own intuition and experience when interpreting their meaning. Transcendentalists often write about exploring nature, vast landscapes, battlefields, even individual blades of grass or grains of sand, as a way to understand the meaning of life.
2. After: Complete Another Transcendental View on WB pp. 318-320 with a partner. You may use these color pictures, instead of the black & white ones in your book.
• The Oxbow by Thomas Cole, 1836
• Kindred Spirits by Asher Durand, 1849
3. Then: Complete the Setting a Purpose for Reading activity on WB p. 321 with Tupac Shakur's In the Depths of Solitude
4. Next: (time-permitting) continue drafting EA 1

Target Practice: I understand how transcendentalism relates to Chris McCandless in Into the Wild. Fist-5?

Homework

• Continue drafting EA 1 online or in your INB. The draft due Friday @ midnight, however, MUST BE TYPED.
• Continue reading Into the Wild at your own pace.

Friday, September 1

Due Today: EA 1 typed draft

Learning Target: W.11-12.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach,

Classwork

1. Do Now: Finish Second Read activity on WB p. 322 with Tupac Shakur's In the Depths of Solitude
2. After: 40 minute uninterrupted writing time AND teacher check-in for INB stamps and writing progress.
3. Then: Use the Planning and Prewriting and Drafting sections on WB p. 365 to see if your EA 1 draft is on track. Also, make sure your essay addresses the three items below:
• Describes an experience
• Addresses your immediate response to the experience
• Explores your reflection after the experience (the impact on your views)
4. Next: (time-permitting) Preview INB Check #1
   

   From	To	# of Stamps	Assignment Name	Score	Peer Initial
   8/9	9/1	something/5	INB Check #1	leave blank	partner

Target Practice: I can complete a satisfactory draft of EA 1, my personal narrative, by Friday @ midnight. Fist-5?

Homework

• Finish a draft of EA 1 by tonight at midnight.
• Continue reading Into the Wild at your own pace- for reference, you should be finished reading at least to Chapter 10.

Looking Ahead... INB Check #1, Revising EA1, and relating personal experiences to the American Dream!

Quarter 1, Week 3 of 9

Last Reminders:
Drop your gab anywhere with an orange bag sign.
Make sure your phone is OFF and in your bag OR OFF and CHARGING at the charge center.

Monday, August 21 or Tuesday, August 22

Due Today: INB Cover

Learning Target: RI.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account. W.11-12.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. SL.11-12.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Write the following word and definition as the title for today's INB entry. in the time provided, freewrite about what you think it means.
• Existentialism: a philosophical theory that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.
2. After: Text Rendering Discussion Protocol about Into the Wild with color or number groups
3. Then: Reflect on the protocol and how both the book and your response to the Do Now might affect your reading and writing this quarter.
4. Next: Draft your personal motto...Why is it important? Read the Psychology Today article.

Target Practice: I can write my personal motto and explain why it is important for me to live by it. Fist-5?

Homework

• Finish reading the Psychology Today article about personal mottos. You should have a solid one written for yourself by the time you come to class on Wednesday.
• Continue reading Into the Wild at your own pace.
• Continue Independent Reading at your own pace- If you want to read articles instead of a book, please e-mail me about your options.

Wednesday, August 23

Due Today: article from Psychology Today, Personal Motto

Learning Target: RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account. SL.11-12.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning.

Classwork

1. Do Now: In your INB, list the sentence, phrase, and word that you remember most from the Psychology Today article. Remember to write the date on each page of the INB used today.
2. After: Text Rendering Discussion Protocol about Psychology Today article
3. Then: Unpack Embedded Assessment 1 in Unit 4 on WB p. 306 (writer's checklist on WB p. 365 and rubric on p. 366)
4. Next: Independent Reading reminder and Into the Wild reading reminder

Target Practice:  I understand why my personal motto is important to me and can use it to begin drafting my personal narrative. Fist-5?

Homework

• Continue reading Into the Wild through chapter 5.

Friday, August 25

Due Today: EA 1 typed draft

Learning Target: SL.11-12.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning. W.11-12.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events

Classwork

1. Do Now: Vocabulary quiz on Google Classroom (Open notes, use Vocab Section of INB)
2. After: Four A's Discussion Protocol introduction
3. Then: Four A's Discussion Protocol for Into the Wild
4. Next: Begin drafting the personal narrative:
• What is an event in my life that lead to my personal motto today? For EA 1, I have to write this story in a multi-paragraph narrative essay.

Target Practice: I can complete a satisfactory draft of EA 1, my personal narrative, by Friday @ midnight. Fist-5?

Homework

• Finish at least a two-page draft of your personal narrative by Monday/Tuesday class. Make sure to include your personal motto at the top of the essay.
• Continue reading Into the Wild at your own pace- for reference, you should be finished reading at least to Chapter 8.

Looking Ahead... Revising EA 1!

Quarter 1, Week 2 of 9

Drop your bag anywhere with an orange bag sign.

Make sure your phone is OFF and in your bag OR OFF and CHARGING at the charge center.

Tuesday, August 15

Due Today: Signed Syllabus, Nametag

Learning Target: L.11-12.6 Acquire and use accurately new academic and domain-specific words and phrases. RI.11-12.5 Analyze how claims are developed and refined by structure. SL.11-12.2 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Flip to the LAST SECTION of your INB. Attach the Vocabulary instructions to the first page of it. Label the divider VOCABULARY. Read for understanding, annotate, and ask questions if necessary.
2. After: Attach your hall pass to the INSIDE BACK COVER of your INB using tap- NO glue or staples. Write your name on it. Read for understanding and ask questions if necessary.
3. Then: Introduction to personal narrative writing with A View from Mount Ritter by Joseph T. O'Connor. Add first word(s) to vocabulary list.
4. Next: Go back to the first section of your INB and title the next page Understanding the Personal Narrative. Be sure to write today's date. In the time allowed, free write about why you think O'Connor wrote this story.

Target Practice: I understand and can explain what a personal narrative is and why someone might want to write one. Fist-5?

Homework

• Find at least four more new vocabulary words or phrases and complete the entries in the vocabulary section of your INB for class on Thursday.
• Arrive to class prepared for the STAR Reading assessment on Thursday

Thursday, August 17

Due Today: 5 vocabulary entries in INB

Learning Target: All CCSS Reading Standards tested by the STAR Reading assessment.

Classwork

1. Do Now: STAR Reading Assessment and setup tracker on LAST page of the INB
2. After: Record STAR Score for August, Check-out copy of Into the Wild, look at the covers and map, and read the author's note.
3. Then: Text Rendering Activity- only finished identifying word, phrase, and sentence (will complete on Monday)
4. Next: Make INB cover using collaboration animal, greatest hope, greatest fear, and name/course/period/2017-18

Target Practice: I understand and can explain what I need to know and do to be successful in Junior American Literature/Expository Writing. Fist-5?

Homework

• Finish cover and attach to INB by next class (graded)
• Read all of Chapters 1 and 2 for next class. Add at least 5 new words to your vocabulary list from the reading. Use a sticky note at the end of each chapter to write a 1-2 sentence summary and a prediction about what might happen next.

Looking Ahead...I still don't know what Existentialism is!

Quarter 1, Week 1 of 9

Drop your bag in the front of the anywhere with an orange bag sign.

Make sure your phone is off and in your bag OR off and charging at the charge center.

Wednesday, August 9

Due Today: None

Learning Target: L.11-12.6 Acquire and use accurately new academic and domain-specific words and phrases. RI.11-12.5 Analyze how claims are developed and refined by structure. SL.11-12.2 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Find your seat and read the message on the front board.
2. After: Review KKHS folder or Planner Pages
3. Then: Stump the Teacher
4. Next: Review supplies for class 

Target Practice: I understand and can explain what I need to know and do to be successful in Junior American Literature/Expository Writing I. Fist-5?

Homework

• Return ALL signed documents to your 4th Period Teacher on Friday
• Supplies for next class- 8.5x11 in. 3 or 5 Subject Notebook, pen, pencil, personal sharpener, highlighter, glue

Thursday, August 10 and Friday, August 11

Due Today: Classroom Supplies

Learning Target: L.11-12.6 Acquire and use accurately new academic and domain-specific words and phrases. RI.11-12.5 Analyze how claims are developed and refined by structure. SL.11-12.2 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Staple the syllabus into the FIRST PAGE of your Interactive Notebook. Read it and CIRCLE what you think is the most important homework.
2. After: Create name tag for collaborative activities (follow instructions given in class)
3. Then: Collaboration Animal Survey
4. Next: Make INB cover using collaboration animal, greatest hope, and greatest fear

Target Practice: I understand and can explain what I need to know and do to be successful in Junior American Literature/Expository Writing. Fist-5?

Homework

• Signed syllabus due Monday/Tuesday
• Finish name tag for collaborative activities

Looking Ahead...Understanding Existentialism and how it relates to Into the Wild!

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