Monday

Quarter 3, Week 8 of 10

Reminder: 
If you do not complete a Junior Paper activity on-time, it STILL MUST BE completed before the next activity can earn a grade! 
If all activities are not completed by the LAST DAY FOR LATE WORK, you will not be allowed to submit a final!
Monday, February 26
 or 
Tuesday, February 27 (ACT Exam)
Due Today: open mind
Learning Target: L.11-12.4.A Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. W.11-12.1.A Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim...create an organization that logically sequences claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Student work-time for EA 2: Research Paper
  2. After: Student work-time for EA 2: Research Paper
    • Then: Student work-time for EA 2: Research Paper
    • Next: Student work-time for EA 2: Research Paper
    Target Practice: I can use the Senior Project Website Junior Page to make meaningful revisions to my draft. Fist-5?
    Homework
    • Vocabulary with 35+ Words due by Friday @ 2:15
    • Revise EA 2: Research Paper using Senior Project Website Junior Page for support
    • INDEPENDENT READING due by March 9 @ 2:15
    Wednesday, February 28
    Due Today: prewriting paragraph
    Learning Target: L.11-12.6 Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases. RI.11-12.5 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging. W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
    Classwork
    1. Do Now: Vocabulary Quiz (postponed)
    2. After: Preview the entire blog post for this week. Title the next page of your INB Quarter 3, Week 8 of 10. In a format that works best for you, use the entire page to organize:
      • today's focus, short-term activities, long-term activities, due dates
      • at the bottom, copy the target practice for today
    3. Then: Peer-edit with Checklist (page 18 of this packet)
    4. After: Individual student-teacher meetings about draft
    Target Practice: I can use feedback from my peers and from the teacher to improve my EA 2, Research Paper. Fist-5?
    Homework
    • Vocabulary with 35+ Words due by Friday @ 2:15
    • Revise EA 2: Research Paper using Senior Project Website Junior Page for support
    • INDEPENDENT READING due by March 9 @ 2:15
    Friday, March 2
    Due Today: at least 4 entries on the annotated bibliography
    Learning Target:  L.11-12.6 Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases. RI.11-12.6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective. W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
    Classwork
    1. Do Now: STAR Reading Test
    2. After: Checking entries on the Works Cited and citations within your paper
    3. Then: Independent student work-time for EA 2
    4. During: student-teacher meetings
    Target Practice: I can use feedback from my peers and from the teacher to improve my EA 2, Research Paper. Fist-5?
    Homework
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