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.