Finals Week!

The final for English 3 will include the following parts:

Part I. Contains 51 multiple choice questions covering what's on the study guide
Part II. Students will read and annotate two articles with opposing viewpoints on a given prompt.  They will write out the Universal Outline format from memory, and then write their own outline response.  Note: this is not a full essay. 


Here is the schedule:

MONDAY: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, no school.

TUESDAY: All classes, review day.  We will play review baseball to practice for the first part of the final.

WEDNESDAY:
 8:00- 9:55 - First period's final
10:50 - 12:00 - Second period's final

THURSDAY:  Please bring pencils and other materials to study or a book to read in case you finish early.

 8:00- 9:55 - Fourth period's final - NOTE THAT 4th PERIOD IS FIRST, NOT 3rd.
10:05 - 12:00 - Third period's final


FRIDAY: Please bring pencils and other materials to study or a book to read in case you finish early.

 8:00- 9:55 - Fifth period's final
10:05 - 12:00 - Sixth period's final
It's been a great semester.  I am truly looking forward to more reading, discussion, debates, and even essays (!) with you during Spring Semester.  Thanks for all that you do!

January 9-13

This is your only five-day week in January.  This week, we'll gear up for our last quiz, review with the Study Guide, and look at two important historical passages: The Declaration of Independence and Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech.

MONDAY: Journal warm-up.  Finish Rhetorical Analysis terms activity from Thursday on Study Guide.  Time on laptops to read comments on rough drafts of The Grapes of Wrath essays and revise them into final drafts. Drafts are due by Friday night, January 13, at 10:00 p.m.

Due: Read Chapters 17 and 18 of Huckleberry Finn. Be able to access your rough draft of the Grapes essay.

Homework: Handwrite the 9 logical fallacies with definitions next to each on the Study Guide.

Continue working on final draft of Grapes of Wrath essay if necessary; due to Turnitin.com by Friday night, January 13 at 10:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up.  Current event topic with outline, just like Part II of the final.

Due: Handwrite the 9 logical fallacies with definitions next to each on the Study Guide.

Homework: Study for quiz.

Continue working on final draft of Grapes of Wrath essay if necessary; due to Turnitin.com by Friday night, January 13 at 10:00 p.m.


FRIDAY: Journal warm-up.  Quiz covering vocab, grammar and Huckleberry Finn reading up through Chapter 18.  The persuasive language in Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech. View speech.  If time, story round group activity with the 35 words on the vocabulary sheet.

Due:  (by the evening) final draft of Grapes of Wrath essay if necessary; due to Turnitin.com by Friday night, January 13 at 10:00 p.m.

Homework: Continue working on final draft of Grapes of Wrath essay if necessary; due to Turnitin.com by Friday night, January 13 at 10:00 p.m.

Study the Study Guide.

Enjoy the holiday on Monday, January 16
for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! 
See you on Tuesday.  

Happy 2017! January 3 - 6

Happy New Year!  We have a short week, a regular week, and then finals and the end of first semester already.  I'm looking forward to a great half-year together!

NOTE: If you've fallen behind or have any missing work, you can turn in work for first semester up through January 13 for partial credit.

TUESDAY: Journal warm-up.  Announcements/schedule.  Enjoy classmates' Huck Finn raft projects.  Review Huckleberry Finn reading.  Review fallacies, (show video sample), and add 3 more.  Begin reading Paper Tigers article.

Due: Complete the Huckleberry Finn Raft Project.  Read Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 12-15, page 63-87.

Homework:  Finish reading Paper Tigers article and be ready to discuss your impressions of the article and whether or not you think that college admission based on diversity is a good idea or not.

THURSDAY: Journal warm-up.  Receive vocab sheet for next week - the last quiz of the semester.  Read this critical response to the Paper Tigers article and discuss your impressions. Receive Study Guide, fill in rhetorical analysis terms section.  Begin reading Chapter 17 in class.

Due: Finish reading Paper Tigers article.

Homework: Read Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 17 and 18, pages 88-105. 

Make sure your Grapes essay is accessible from the Internet for Monday's class. We will have time to revise rough drafts and make them into final versions. 

December 12-16: The last week of 2016!

It's here - the week before Winter Break!  We will continue with Huckleberry Finn, learn a few logical fallacies in our argument unit, and take a final vocab quiz for 2016 on Thursday.  Please check Aeries and be sure to turn in any outstanding work for partial credit, and please be sure journals are ready to turn in on Thursday with full pages.

TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Review Huck Finn and then read Chapters 9 and 10 in class.  Go through first 3 logical fallacies and take notes.  If time, begin reading Chapter 11.

Due: Read Chapters 6-8 of Huckleberry Finn

Homework:  Be sure that journals are ready to turn in on Thursday with full pages for the days you were in class. 

Finish Chapter 11 of Huckleberry Finn.

Study for quiz - vocab and reading.


THURSDAY: Journal warm-up.  Quiz covering vocab and Huckleberry Finn reading.  Go over Huckleberry Finn.  Introduce raft project and show samples.  Add 3 more logical fallacies to notes, group activity with logical fallacies.  Turn in journals.

Due: Chapter 11 of Huckleberry Finn

Homework:

Complete the Huckleberry Finn Raft Project. 

Read Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 12-15, page 63-87.

Have a wonderful and

well-deserved holiday break.

 

I look forward to seeing you

in 2017!

December 5-9

This week we will continue working on the Grapes of Wrath final essay, and begin another journey with The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 

MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Show sample essays, type outlines into full rough drafts on laptop.  Pick up Huckleberry Finn book from library.

Due: Detailed outline due to Turnitin.com addressing one of the four Grapes of Wrath essay questions by Monday, December 5 before the beginning of class.

Homework:  Continue working on typing out the outline into a rough draft. The full rough draft will be due on Friday night, December 9 by 10:00 p.m. to Turnitin.com.

WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up.  Check in re: Grapes essay drafts.  Notes: types of thesis statements and conclusions in argument essays.  Introduction and discussion about Huckleberry Finn and its themes.  Begin reading the book in class.

Due: bring Huckleberry Finn to class.

Homework: Study for quiz, finish Chapters 1-3 of Huckleberry Finn.

Continue working on typing out the outline into a rough draft. The full rough draft will be due on Friday night, December 9 by 10:00 p.m. to Turnitin.com.

FRIDAY: Journal warm-up.  Quiz covering vocabulary, grammar and Huckleberry Finn reading.  Discuss Huckleberry Finn so far, read Chapters 4 and 5 in class.

Due: Chapters 1-3 of Huckleberry Finn.

Homework:
Upload the full rough draft of the Grapes of Wrath essay before Friday night, December 9, 10:00 p.m. to Turnitin.com.

Read Chapters 6-8 of Huckleberry Finn for Tuesday, December 13.

November 28 - December 2

Welcome back!  I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving resting up and having some fun.  We have three weeks before the big one...Winter Break!  We will be going full steam ahead in our argument unit, learning logical fallacies, writing the Grapes essay, beginning The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and enjoying at least one more current events day. 

TUESDAY: Journal warm-up.  Socratic Seminar covering Grapes Socratic Seminar questions.  Receive final essay prompts and go over them. 

Due: Socratic Seminar questions.

Homework: Pick an essay prompt and come to class with 3-4 examples/evidence to support your position.


THURSDAY: (Class comp day - slightly shorter period). Journal warm-up.  Quiz.  Time on laptops to type detailed outlines.

Due: Pick an essay prompt and come to class with 3-4 examples/evidence to support your position.

Homework: Detailed outline of The Grapes of Wrath essay questions due to Turnitin.com by Monday, December 5 before the beginning of class.

November 21 - 23

Welcome to Thanksgiving week!  I am thankful to have so many creative, interesting and talented students this year.  I've really enjoyed reading your narratives and I'm excited for the rest of the semester.

Here's what's on the agenda for the week:

MONDAY: Journal warm-up.  Discuss the controversial ending of The Grapes of Wrath.  Watch the 1940 movie ending and compare and contrast it with the book's ending.  Watch a low budget, twenty-minute student version that is true to the book.  Work on the first of the Socratic Seminar Questions.

Due: Finish reading The Grapes of Wrath.  Be ready to discuss the controversial ending on Monday.  Did it match the rest of the book?  Was it uplifting, unsettling, or both?

Bring your book to class, please!

Homework:  Using your book, please continue to work on the Socratic Seminar questions, due Tuesday, November 29.

WEDNESDAY: (minimum B day) Journal warm-up. Receive vocabulary sheet for next week.  Current issue: migrant workers today. Preview essay questions.

Due: n/a

Homework: Please finish the Socratic Seminar questions, due Tuesday, November 29.

Have a wonderful and well-deserved Thanksgiving Break!