December 16 - 20

It's the last week before Winter Break! The class wrote an in-class essay last week, and they look pretty good. If you were out, please see me about making this up. I can set you up in my classroom or at the testing center.

We will have our final vocab quiz of the semester this week. 

MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Practice session online for CAASP. Healthy kids survey. Discuss first part of Paper Tigers reading questions (which you read through, you didn't need to answer them on paper).

Due: Read the rest of Paper Tigers.

Homework: Write a minimum three-sentence review of Frederick Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in Goodreads.

Study for Vocab quiz #10 covering reading, grammar, and vocabulary.

WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Current event day.

Due: n/a

Homework: Same as Monday.

FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering Vocab #10, grammar, Paper Tigers reading and discussion groups.

Due: Write a minimum three-sentence review of Frederick Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in Goodreads.

Homework: Make sure your Goodreads review of Frederick Douglass.

Have a wonderful Winter Break! 

I look forward to seeing you in 2020.

December 9 - 13

It's the second week of December, and we've just finished Frederick Douglass. Over Monday and Tuesday, I'll be loading the final essay scores for the first full rhetorical analysis essay into Aeries. If you haven't uploaded it yet, please submit it asap. If you didn't get a confirmation e-mail, it may not have uploaded. I'll have to take some late points, but it's much better than a zero in the grade book. Also, please note that I do give partial credit for late work, if you have any other missing assignments.

Note: due to the in-class essay, there will be no quiz this week. Vocab #10 will be for next week, and that is the last quiz of the semester. 


MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over Malala prompt as a whole class, and go through the steps of writing a rhetorical essay response. View samples. Discuss Frederick Douglass and view the short video Bike Thief, discussion. Begin reading "Paper Tigers" in class.

Due: Finish reading Chapter 11 of Frederick Douglass, (finish the book). 

Homework: Read "Paper Tigers" through page 6 for Thursday/Friday. Annotate and look for Yang's main points (claims) as well as anything that is surprising or interesting to you. 

Bring Frederick Douglass book to class for Thursday/Friday. 

Review the steps to writing a rhetorical analysis essay.

WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Current event day - read and annotate two opposing viewpoints. Discuss and debate, vote. Outline the majority opinion in a synthesis/ACT-style outline response based on the discussion.

Due: N/A

Homework: Same as Monday/Tuesday.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Go through the steps of writing a rhetorical analysis essay. With supports, write an in-class essay. 

Due: "Paper Tigers" through page 6.

Homework: Finish reading and annotating "Paper Tigers". Be ready to discuss it next class. 

Study Vocab #10. 

December 2 - 6

Happy December!

I hope everyone had a relaxing and fun Thanksgiving Break. Here's what's on the agenda for the week:

MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Receive Vocab #9 sheet for quiz at the end of the week. Frederick Douglass catch-up and reading. Syntax notes: definition and effects on an audience.

Due: Frederick Douglass reading through the beginning 10 pages of Chapter 10. Bring your book to class if you have a copy.

The final draft of your first rhetorical analysis essay should have been uploaded to Turnitin.com at the beginning of the break. There was a good deal of class time and access to Chromebooks for this. If you haven't uploaded your paper (or emailed it if you experienced problems), please do so right away for partial credit. 

Homework: Please finish Chapter 10 for Thursday/Friday.

WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Current event day - read and annotate two opposing viewpoints. Discuss and debate, vote. Outline the majority opinion in a synthesis/ACT-style outline response based on the discussion.

Due: n/a

Homework: Same as Monday - please finish reading Chapter 10 of Frederick Douglass and be ready to quiz on it and discuss.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering Vocab #9, grammar, reading. Frederick Douglass reading, extension activities. Notes: irony, satire, video examples.

Due: Finish Chapter 10 of Frederick Douglass for Thursday/Friday.

Homework: Finish Chapter 11 of Frederick Douglass (finish the book).

Go over notes that cover what the steps are to writing a rhetorical analysis essay. We'll be writing one at the end of next week.

November 18 - 22

This week, we'll focus on finishing the final drafts of the rhetorical analysis essay we've been writing in stages by pulling up the rough drafts you've submitted and polishing them up. These same steps (reading and annotating, brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising) are what you'll do for all of the writing we'll do in this class, and for the effective writing you'll do outside of class.

We'll also get into a pivotal chapter of Frederick Douglass, Chapter 10. This chapter describes a low point in his life, and the strength he found to fight for himself, and eventually for others.

There is no quiz this week to ensure we have plenty of time to focus on the goals above, but please have journals ready to turn in at the end of the week.
 

MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Check-in and reading of Frederick Douglass, at the beginning of Chapter 10. Pull up rough drafts from Turnitin.com and begin the step-by-step process of editing and revising with the goal of a final draft uploaded by the end of the week.

Due: Full rough draft uploaded to Turnitin.com. (Due Sunday night for 1st and 2nd period, Monday night for 6th period.)

Homework: Continue work on rough draft, focusing on developing the body paragraphs with a full analysis of each rhetorical device. 

Read the first 10 pages of Frederick Douglass, Chapter 10. 

Make sure journal is ready to turn in on Thursday/Friday with full sentence responses to each prompt, dates on each entry, and correct capitalization and punctuation.

WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Current event day - read and annotate two opposing viewpoints. Discuss and debate. 

Due: n/a

Homework: (Same as Monday.)

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Work on Chromebooks to edit/revise drafts, focusing on well developed introductions and conclusions. Check draft against rubric.

Due: Journals in bin at the end of the class period. 

Read first 10 pages of Chapter 10 of Frederick Douglass. 

6th period: Full, final draft uploaded to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, November 22. 

1st and 2nd periods: Full, final draft uploaded to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, November 22. (This extension is due to the fact that school wifi was not working properly on Friday morning in class.)

Homework: Finish the first 10 pages of Chapter 10 of Frederick Douglass. Be familiar with his story and do any catch-up over the break. We'll finish the book when we get back from the break.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break!
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone in December (!) 

November 11 - 15

It's November and we're making progress in reading Frederick Douglass and writing out the first rhetorical analysis essay! Due to the short week, there won't be a vocabulary quiz. Here's what's on the agenda this week:


MONDAY: Veteran's Day Holiday - no school. 

TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Frederick Douglass check-in, slave songs, reading. /View sample essays. Write rough draft introductory paragraph and body paragraphs of rhetorical analysis essay in class on Chromebooks. 

Due: Read Frederick Douglass Chapter 8 and look for at least 2 rhetorical devices utilized by Douglass to persuade his audience that slavery should be abolished.

Homework: Finish reading Chapter 9. Be sure that rough draft of essay includes introductory and body paragraphs and is accessible online.

(No vocab quiz this week!)

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Frederick Douglass check-in and reading. Share drafts of essay so far. Conclusions, examples. Sign up for Turnitin.com on Chromebooks (see sidebar for class codes.) Time in class to type body paragraphs and conclusion on Chromebooks. Upload full draft to Turnitin.com by the deadlines below.

Due: Finish reading Chapter 9. Be sure that rough draft of essay includes introductory paragraphs and is accessible online.

Homework: Finish full rough draft of rhetorical analysis essay and upload to Turnitin.com on the following schedule: 

1st and 2nd period: by Sunday night, November 17. 
6th period: by Monday night, November 18.