Sunday

Quarter 1, Week 6 of 10 (Mid-quarter Grade Reports)

Tuesday, September 2
Learning Target: W.11-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas clearly. W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing using a variety of methods. 
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Finish Socratic Seminar Reflection (orange sheet from last week)
  2. After: Staple 'Multi-Genre Research Project' document on the LEFT PAGE of the notebook. You will look at this for homework, NOT NOW. Staple the 'Quarter 1, Week 6 of 10' document on the LEFT PAGE of the notebook. Read and annotate the document. There is NO RIGHT PAGE entry for today.
  3. Then: 10 minute group editing of Personal Essay (click here for the slideshow) and peer scoring.
  4. Next: 20 minute Reflection on Personal Essay (Pink Paper section of your Notebook)
  5. Time-permitting: Final revisions of Personal Essay
Target Practice: I can edit and and revise a final draft of my personal essay, as well as reflect on the writing process. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Make final revisions to the Personal Essay (I will be grading the Final on Wednesday evening)
  • Preview Multi-Genre Research Project document for whole-class discussion on Friday
  • Complete IR packet p. 4 by Friday @ 2:15
Friday, September 4
Learning Target: RI.11-12.2 Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text. RI.11-12.3 Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how they interact over the course of the text.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Title the RIGHT PAGE Unpacking the Multi-Genre Research Project. Write today's date at the top-right corner.  Read and annotate the blue Multi-Genre Research Project document with your table-group.  Write at least three questions that your group has on the RIGHT PAGE. Leave space for answers.
  2. After: In table groups, read and annotate p. 301 in the Workbook. In your Notebook, fold the RIGHT PAGE in half to create two columns. Title the chart: Skills and Knowledge needed for Embedded Assessment 2. Below, title the left column Skills and the right column Knowledge. Listen to the whole class discussion to complete the chart.
  3. Then: Preview Sample Multi-Genre Research Project (Workbook pp. 308-324)
  4. Next: Setup Notebook Check #2: Aug. 18-Sept. 4 (I will be scoring next week)
Target Practice: I understand and can explain how to complete the Multi-Genre Research Project. Fist-5?
Homework
  • SOCRATIC SEMINAR about the Multi Genre Research Project on Tuesday! Please make sure the homework is complete.
  • On the next left-side page, Create a 3-column chart titled Many Ways of Showing. Each column also has a heading: Chapter, Genre Used, Purpose of Using. Use the middle column to identify AT LEAST 3 different genres used in AT LEAST 5 CHAPTERS of Into the Wild. Use the right column to suggest why YOU THINK Krakauer used these genres instead of just continuing to explain.
  • Choose at least six genres that you would be comfortable creating from the list provided in class. Highlight them.
  • Complete IR packet p. 4 by Friday @ 2:15
Enrichment:
Enrichment vocabulary is available at your own pace every quarter. You make complete this in stages, or all at once using the following website:
This Quarter's units are: 1-4.
Make sure to enter your full name in the box at the top on the summary page, and my e-mail at the bottom:wfisher@kkhs.k12.hi.us. 
It's a good idea to e-mail it to yourself as well, just in case there's a problem getting to me.
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Saturday

Quarter 1, Week 5 of 10

Monday, August 24
Learning Target: RI.11-12.2 Determine two or more central ideas of a text. W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed through revision.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: On the next LEFT PAGE of your Notebook, attach 'Quarter 1, Week 5 of 10.' Read and annotate the paper for items that you think are of importance. On the RIGHT PAGE, write today's date at the top-right corner. Title the entry for today Self-Scoring the Personal Essay.
  2. After: Fold the RIGHT PAGE in half, then in half again.  Title the columns: Ideas, Structure, Use of Language, and Target Practice. Score your essay in each category, then choose one bullet from each to focus on improving today. Copy that bullet in the column below your score.
  3. Then: 20 minute silent writing
  4. Next: Read A View from Mt. Ritter on p.293. In different colors, highlight at least five sections that show how the writer felt (response) and what he learned (reflection) from the experience.
  5. Time-Permitting: Identify response and reflection in personal essays
Target Practice: I can read a personal essay for response and reflection, and use that understanding to revise my personal essay. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Attach Socratic Seminar Participant Packet to the next LEFT PAGE in your Notebook. By next class, develop at least 5 open-ended questions for each column on the question sheet on the following topic: Into the Wild as Narrative About the Pursuit of Happiness.
  • Revise personal essay by Friday @ midnight
  • Continue reading Into the Wild- packet p. 3 due by Friday @ 2:15
Wednesday, August 26
Learning Target: RI.11-12.2 Determine two or more central ideas of a text. SL.11-12.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Title the RIGHT PAGE opposite your seminar participant packet Socratic Seminar Notes on Into the Wild.  Write today's date at the top-right corner.
  2. After: Form teams of three and review rules of the seminar (Click here to see full packet)
  3. Then: 3 round Socratic Seminar on Into the Wild as Narrative About the Pursuit of Happiness (5-7-5)
  4. Next: Reflection
Target Practice: I can participate effectively in a discussion about Into the Wild and how it relates to the pursuit of happiness. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Revise personal essay by Friday @ midnight
  • Continue reading Into the Wild- packet p. 3 due by Friday @ 2:15
Friday, August 28
Learning Target: W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed through revision.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Begin revising your essay. There is no Notebook entry today.
  2. After: Student-Teacher conferences
  3. Then: Student-Teacher conferences
  4. Next: Student-Teacher conferences
Target Practice: I can revise my personal essay for final assessment by the due-date. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Revise personal essay by Friday @ midnight
  • Continue reading Into the Wild- packet p. 3 due by Friday @ 2:15
Enrichment:
Enrichment vocabulary is available at your own pace every quarter. You make complete this in stages, or all at once using the following website:
This Quarter's units are: 1-4.
Make sure to enter your full name in the box at the top on the summary page, and my e-mail at the bottom: wfisher@kkhs.k12.hi.us. 
It's a good idea to e-mail it to yourself as well, just in case there's a problem getting to me.
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Quarter 1, Week 4 of 10



No School on Friday in celebration of Statehood Day! 
Remember: 
A typed draft of your Personal Essay in your School Google Account is due by class-time ON MONDAY, AUGUST 24!
Tuesday, August 18
Learning Target: RI.11-12.7 Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information. RI.11-12.9 Analyze foundational U.S. texts. W.11-12.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Staple 'Quarter 1, Week 4 of 10' on the next LEFT-SIDE page. Read and annotate dates/activities that you feel are important. Then, title the RIGHT-SIDE page Interpreting Transcendentalist Thought Today.
  2. After: Fold your RIGHT SIDE page in half.  Title the left column with Emerson's quote and the right with Marley's quote:
    • “...nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” (Self-Reliance. Ralph Waldo Emerson. 1840)
    • “free yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.” (Redemption Song. Uprising. Bob Marley. 1980)
  3. Then: While watching this video about Transcendentalism in popular media think about how they can be applied to your life and write your ideas in the columns.
  4. Next: Finish Socratic Seminar (1st round about today's quotes/ 2nd round about drafting the personal essay)
Target Practice: Understanding Transcendentalism can help me write about a significant experience in my personal essay. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Create EA 1: Personal Essay on your School Google Drive (see the blue rubric provided earlier for heading information). Arrive to class on Thursday with at least three significant life-experiences to write about.
  • Complete a cover for your Notebook (Assigned Monday, August 3)
  • Complete the Student Survey at the top of this blog
  • Continue Independent Reading- IR Packet p. 2 due by Thursday @ 2:15
Thursday, August 20
Learning Target: W.11-12.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences. W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, and rewriting.
Classwork
  1. Do Now: Using a pencil, draw the graphic from Workbook p. 287 on the LEFT SIDE page of your Notebook. Make the bubble at each point as large as possible on the page.  Title the RIGHT SIDE page Drafting the Personal Essay. Write today's date at the top-right of the page.
  2. After: TR(3-5 minutes) Use the graphic organizer on the LEFT PAGE to plan your essay.
  3. Then: TR(12-15 minutes) Write a draft of your Personal Essay
  4. Next: TR (2-5 minutes) Revise the draft to clarify your ideas
Target Practice: I can plan, write, and revise a draft of my personal narrative about a significant life-experience. Fist-5?
Homework
  • Complete a draft of EA 1: Personal Narrative- must be shared with me and submitted through this blog before next class meeting on MONDAY
  • Continue Independent Reading- IR Packet p. 2 due TODAY by @ 2:15
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