Monday, November 6, 2017

November 6 - 9 Short Week


Welcome! We're officially entering the holiday season this week as we celebrate Veteran's Day this Friday with a day off.  Please note: there isn't a vocab quiz this week, Vocab #8 is for next week. 

MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Discuss Frederick Douglass.  Read Chapter 8 in class.  Conclusions - suggestions and whole class revising of sample conclusions.  Laptop time for final essay revisions, individual help.


Due: Please read and annotate Frederick Douglass Chapters 6 and 7.

Be sure you can access the rough draft of your essay for next class.

Homework: Please upload your final essay draft to Turnitin.com by Thursday night, November 9 by 11:00 p.m. Make sure you receive a confirmation from Turnitin.com, and please e-mail me with a copy of the paper before the deadline if you have any issues.

WEDNESDAY: (3rd period only) Journal warm-up. Current event day - read and annotate two opposing viewpoints and perform an SAT-style rhetorical analysis as a class.  Discuss and debate, vote.  Outline the majority opinion in a synthesis/ACT-style outline response based on the discussion.

Due: Please read and annotate Chapters 6 and 7 of Frederick Douglass.

Homework: Please upload your final essay draft to Turnitin.com by Thursday night, November 9 by 11:00 p.m. Make sure you receive a confirmation from Turnitin.com, and please e-mail me with a copy of the paper before the deadline if you have any issues.

For Monday, please read and annotate Chapters 8 and 9 of Frederick Douglass.

THURSDAY: (5th only) Journal warm-up. CA Healthy Kids Survey.  Figurative language challenge activity in groups. 


Due: Please read and annotate Chapters 6 and 7 of Frederick Douglass. 

Homework: Please upload your final essay draft to Turnitin.com by Thursday night, November 9 by 11:00 p.m. Make sure you receive a confirmation from Turnitin.com, and please e-mail me with a copy of the paper before the deadline if you have any issues.

For Tuesday, please read and annotate Chapters 8 and 9 of Frederick Douglass. 

FRIDAY: Veteran's Day Holiday - no school

Enjoy the three-day weekend.  See you next week!

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