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August 20-24, 2018: Welcome Back!
Term 1: "Why?" and "How to..."
Monday, August 20 (Back-to-School
Night, 6:00 P.M.)
Tuesday, August 21
- This term you will learn HOW TO...
- ...ask questions.
- ...keep an amazingly organized English Notebook.
- ...write on demand every day for a variety of purposes.
- ...develop an argument: evidence, reasoning, counterclaim/rebuttal,
conclusion.
- ...write a text-based informational and/or argumentative essay.
- ...close read and annotate text.
- ...deduce the meaning of an unfamiliar word by recognizing its "cells.".
- ...define and classify words according to their parts of speech.
- ...accept responsibility.
- ...analyze the elements of fiction in various texts.
-
Poem o' the Day: "Do
you have any advice for those of us just starting out?" by Ron
Koertge
So, let's get started!
Wednesday , August 22: A Day
Thursday, August 23: B Day
- Seating Chart: Find your seat!
- Read. Write. Repeat.
- [Reading Literature] Poem o' the Day: "Invitation"
by Shel Silverstein
- [Word Study] "In
the beginning was the Word...."
- Suffixes that refer to people create nouns: -ant / -ar / -ard / -arian
/ -ee / -ent / -er / -ess / -eur / -ier/yer / -or / -ist
- These are nouns: servant, liar, wizard, librarian, payee, resident,
painter, countess, chauffeur, cashier, lawyer, doctor, biologist
- Prewrite: Think of nouns that apply to you. (Who are you? What do
you do?)
- I am a(n)....breather, eater, friend, swimmer, brother, writer,
metalhead, ranter, resident (of Utah), technophile...
- [Reading/Writing Informational] Now let's get a bit more descriptive:
Are
you the kind of student who...?
- [Composition] Finish/Discuss/Turn in.
- So, what are we in for?
- [Reading Informational] Letters from the past....
- Discussions, and Didgeridoos
- If possible, have a 1½” three-ring binder (for this class
only) with you on or before August 30/31.
- Homework: "Why
do we read literature?":
Close Read/Annotate this
article. Then write a one-page reflection. Did your summer reading
make you smarter and nicer like the article claims? If so, how? If not,
why not? Do you think it is the literature itself that causes these
effects, or is it the willingness of the reader to be improved by reading?
What is the most powerful experience you have ever had with literature?
Fill the
page!
Friday, August 24: A Day
- [I forgot to collect homework -- Lucky!]
- Is this good writing?
Why or why not? (Discussion)
- Poem o' the Day: "Did
I miss anything?" by Tom Wayman
- (This puts the Tone in SOAPSTone!)
- Lesson: How you say something is often as important as what
you say.
- Review scored Are
you the kind of student who...?
- Assignment: Write a one-page letter to yourself at the end of the
school year.
- Staple/Turn in.
- Details, Disclosures,
Discussions, and Didgeridoos
- Parents: NEXT WEEK, please log in to your MyDSD
Account and digitally "sign" to indicate you have seen
the class
disclosure.
- Here's
why you need that 1½” three-ring binder by next week!
- (Listen not only to what they say but also to how
they say it.)
- How does Thompson do business?
- Website Review: Look around for a few minutes.
- Hall Passes:
You get one per term. Use it wisely.
- Want to keep the ogre happy? Don't say or do any of these
things. (Tone!)
- If possible, have a 1½” three-ring binder (for this class
only) with you on or before August 30/31.
Sections of English Binder: Journal,
Word Study, Composition,
Reading/Literature,
Grammar/Conventions
August 27-31, 2018
Monday, August 27: B Day
- Is this good writing? Why
or why not? (Discussion)
- Poem o' the Day: "Did
I miss anything?" by Tom Wayman
- (This puts the Tone in SOAPSTone!)
- Lesson: How you say something is often as important as what
you say.
- Review scored Are
you the kind of student who...?
- Assignment: Write a one-page letter to yourself at the end of the
school year.
- Staple/Turn in.
- Details, Disclosures,
Discussions, and Didgeridoos
- Parents: NEXT WEEK, please log in to your MyDSD
Account and digitally "sign" to indicate you have seen
the class
disclosure.
- Here's
why you need that 1½” three-ring binder by next week!
- (Listen not only to what they say but also to how
they say it.)
- How does Thompson do business?
- Website Review: Look around for a few minutes.
- Hall Passes:
You get one per term. Use it wisely.
- Want to keep the ogre happy? Don't say or do any of these
things. (Tone!)
- If possible, have a 1½” three-ring binder (for this class
only) with you on or before August 30/31.
Tuesday, August 28: A Day (Writing Lab 202)
Wednesday, August 29: B Day (Writing Lab 202)
- Homework Due Now: "Why
do we read literature?":
Close Read/Annotate this
article. Then write a one-page reflection. Did your summer reading
make you smarter and nicer like the article claims? If so, how? If not,
why not? Do you think it is the literature itself that causes these
effects, or is it the willingness of the reader to be improved by reading?
What is the most powerful experience you have ever had with literature?
Fill the
page!
- Welcome to the Computer Lab: Our Home Away from Home!
- Seating Chart
- Reading Inventory: NetApps > Students > Read 180 Reading
Inventory
- Login, take test, write down your reading (lexile), log out.
- Poem o' the Day: "Writer
Waiting" by Shel Silverstein
- Here's your
first (timed) argumentative essay topic!
- Read the Instructions and the Texts
- Open a Word document and save it to a place you can access from home
or another lab.
- Specifications: No Spacing, Times New Roman, size 12
- Heading: First and Last Names, Period, Date (Justify Right)
- Write the best argumentative essay you can in the time allotted.
- Print a copy from Word AND submit it to Utah
Compose!
- Turn in printed copy.
- Here's
how it will be evaluated.
- Assign Books: Read
Chapter I by next time! (Reading
Schedule)
- Homework: Bring a three-ring binder next time!
Thursday, August 30: A Day
Friday, August 31: B Day
- Discuss Chapter I of Animal
Farm.
- Read Chapter II together.
- Begin the Study
Questions: Be sure you are able to answer them throughout the novel!
- [You should already know the RACE
Strategy for Writing
Constructed Responses. Here's a literary
example.]
- Assignment -- Write a RACE response to this question from the
end of Chapter II: Who drank the milk? [Turn in.]
-
- Three-ring
Binder (in class today!): Journal,
Word Study,
Composition,
Reading/Literature,
Grammar/Conventions
- Put it together!
- Journal Entry #1: This stays in the Journal section of the
English Binder.
- Write for ten minutes. Introduce yourself! How is ninth grade different
than eighth grade? What did your do over the summer? How was the first
week of school? What you write about is not as important as
the fact that you write a coherent and complete reflection, story,
or description. You may be called upon to share parts of
this entry aloud. Fill
the page!
- Word Study: Vocabulary
List #1 (Keep this in Word Study section of the English Binder:
It's not homework...yet!)
- Stay on the Reading
Schedule!
Sections of English Binder: Journal,
Word Study, Composition,
Reading/Literature,
Grammar/Conventions
September 3-7, 2018
Monday, September 3: Labor Day
- No School: Labor Day Holiday
- Which animal on Animal Farm is Labor Day most appropriate for?
- Poem o' the Day: "What
Work Is" by Philip Levine
Tuesday, September 4: A Day
Wednesday, September 5: B Day
- "Who drank the milk?" What do the variety of written responses
tell us?
- Analyze the answers themselves, the way in which they are written,
the effectiveness and believability of the outliers, etc.
- Content Scores vs. Writing Scores
- What does elaboration/explanation
mean? (RACE
Review)
- Strategy: Sentence
stems to get you going in the right direction (Avoid IT - antecedentless!)
- Use some of the strategies to answer this question: Words can be
used to inspire or manipulate others. Reread Squealer's explanation
at the end of Chapter III. What is his purpose: Inspiration or Manipulation?
Explain in a one-paragraph RACE response.
- Review your responses to "Why
do we read literature?":
Close Read/Annotate this
article.
- Close
Reading & Annotation: What does it mean? (Models)
- Do
YOU actually close read stuff, Thompson?
- Poem o' the Day: "Writing"
by Howard Nemerov
- Now you close
read the Poem
o' the Day. (Ten Quiet Minutes)
- Strategies for Close Reading:
- The physical act of reading (eyes) vs. Making meaning (brain)
- Metacognition: Know what you don't know! And don't just ignore
it.
- CARE! Everything is boring to those who don't.
- Connect the text to your experience/life in some way.
- Minimize distractions, mental and otherwise.
- Journal #2: Handwriting
(Write Now!) -- Copy the sentence in your neatest cursive. [If time
permits] Respond to the prompt (not necessarily in cursive).
- Stay on the Reading
Schedule!
Thursday, September 6: A Day (Writing Lab)
Friday, September 7: B Day (Writing Lab)
- Quiz on AF Chapter
VI
- Log in to MyDSD
and sign off on your computer use agreement. Immediately!
- Using the
article called "Doublespeak" by William
Lutz as textual evidence, write/type an academic
essay in which you discuss how doublespeak is apparent in Animal
Farm.
- (Keep your copy of the article in the Reading/Literature Section of
your English Binder. You will need it later!)
- Don't be a Bubba by announcing
yourself: "I am going to tell you...," "I have to write
about...," "Thompson is forcing us to write...."
- Don't make it more about you than about the topic: Third-person, avoid
"I" and "me".
- Save/Print your finished essay. Turn it in.
- Log in to Utah Compose
and submit the essay just so I can see it online. I don't care what
your score is, and I don't want you to print anything from Utah Compose.
- Repeat: DO NOT PRINT ANYTHING FROM UTAH COMPOSE!
- If you have extra time in the lab, do one or more of these things:
- Handwriting,
Continued....
- Finish Journal #2
- Finish the close
read of the Poem
o' the Day from last time according to these
standards....
- ...so it looks sorta
like this when you're done.
Stay on the Reading
Schedule!
Sections of English Binder: Journal,
Word Study,
Composition,
Reading/Literature,
Grammar/Conventions
September 10-14, 2018
Monday, September 10: A Day
Tuesday, September 11: B Day
Wednesday, September 12: A Day
Thursday, September 13: B Day
- Composition: Return/Discuss RACE responses from Chapter 3...and other
writing assignments.
- SOAPSTone/Analyze this
cartoon and the elements of argumentation on the back!
- Chapter
IX: Describe how Animal Farm is becoming a totalitarian
system.
- "Gaslighting": Squealer's explanation...
- Logical Fallacies (ala Brian Dunning)
- Hey, Squealer: When
is truth not truth?
- What's the difference between opinion and fact?
- Alternative Facts? Propaganda?
- What logical
fallacies are at work in these videos?
- Orwell is turning in his grave.
-
- Vocabulary List
#1 : Finish it! (Practice Quiz)
-
Friday, September 14: A Day
- Animal Farm: Objective Test
- Keep all the multi-colored handouts about Doublespeak, Propaganda,
and Logical Fallacies in your Composition section.
- Logical Fallacies (ala Brian Dunning)
- Hey, Squealer: When
is truth not truth?
- What's the difference between opinion and fact?
- Alternative Facts? Propaganda?
- What logical
fallacies are at work in these videos?
- Orwell is turning in his grave.
- The
Problem of Fake News (and How to Fix it)
- Poem o' the Day: "The
Grammar Lesson" by Steve Kowit
- Grammar/Conventions:
Pieces o' Eight!
- Parts
of Speech Review (Handout -- Never lose this!)
- Nouns: common,
proper,
concrete,
abstract,
countable,
collective,
compound,
possessive,
and gerunds
- Grammar
Punk Rock PoS Review (Don't lose this handout!)
- Pronouns:
personal,
reflexive,
demonstrative,
interogative,
indefinite,
and possessive
(Common
Pronoun Problems) & A little
big
quiz!
- Adjectives
& Adverbs
(modifiers)
- Verbs
- Prepositions
[video],
Conjunctions
[video],
and Interjections
[video]!
- Slay the
Jabberwock!
- Sentence o' the Day: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo
Buffalo buffalo.
Sections of English Binder: Journal,
Word Study, Composition,
Reading/Literature,
Grammar/Conventions
September 17-21, 2018
Monday, September 17: Professional Day (No School for Students)
Tuesday, September 18: B Day
- Animal Farm: Objective Test
- Keep all the multi-colored handouts about Doublespeak, Propaganda,
and Logical Fallacies in your Composition section.
- Logical Fallacies (ala Brian Dunning)
- Hey, Squealer: When
is truth not truth?
- What's the difference between opinion and fact?
- Alternative Facts? Propaganda?
- What logical
fallacies are at work in these videos?
- Orwell is turning in his grave.
- The
Problem of Fake News (and How to Fix it)
- Poem o' the Day: "The
Grammar Lesson" by Steve Kowit
- Grammar/Conventions:
Pieces o' Eight!
- Parts
of Speech Review (Handout -- Never lose this!)
- Nouns: common,
proper,
concrete,
abstract,
countable,
collective,
compound,
possessive,
and gerunds
- Grammar
Punk Rock PoS Review (Don't lose this handout!)
- Pronouns:
personal,
reflexive,
demonstrative,
interogative,
indefinite,
and possessive
(Common
Pronoun Problems) & A little
big
quiz!
- Adjectives
& Adverbs
(modifiers)
- Verbs
- Prepositions
[video],
Conjunctions
[video],
and Interjections
[video]!
- Slay the
Jabberwock!
- Sentence o' the Day: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo
Buffalo buffalo.
Wednesday, September 19: A Day (Writing Lab 202)
Thursday, September 20: B Day (Writing Lab 202)
- Turn in Journals for scoring!
- Review the multi-colored handouts about Building a Dictatorship,
Propaganda, and Logical Fallacies.
- Read
this article and watch the video clips.
- Hey, Squealer: When
is truth not truth?
- What's the difference between opinion and fact?
Alternative Facts? Fake News?
- What logical
fallacies are at work here?
- Is media truly "the
enemy of the people"?
- Spotting "Fake
News"
- Could a totalitarian
dictatorship like the one in Animal Farm ever rise to power
in
America? Why or why not?
- Academic
Essay Format
- Print & Submit
- Then submit it to Utah
Compose and Request Peer Review.
- Night Reading
Schedule!
- Read pages 3-22 for next time.
Friday, September 21: A Day [Autumnal
Equinox]
- Turn in AF Synthesis Essays
- [Return Journals/Reminders: Keep scored journals in the back of the
Journal section
of your English Binder!]
- Do you have
sesquipedalian predilections?
- Journal #1: There are approximately 1,025,000 words in the
English language. If you are an average native English speaker, you
will only ever use about 30,000 of them. But maybe you are not average!
How big is your vocabulary? Do you like knowing the meanings of long,
fancy words? Do you use them when you speak and write, or are you basically
monosyllabic, expressing most of your thoughts with low grunting noises?
What do you notice about people and the way they use words? How does
it influence the way you approach them? Do you think a large vocabulary
is a sign of intelligence? Why or why not? Discuss words! Fill the page!
- Word Study: Intro to Word
Cells
- Ever had pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?
- Podcast
on Morphology (Listening + Quiz)
- Podcast
on Etymology (Listening + Quiz)
- Cells o' the Week: Start
your lists!
- -log-
/ -ology-
- -form-
/ -morph-
- -chrom-
- Night
- Literary
Concepts to Know -- Irony
(Handout/Assignment)
- Review the three types of irony.
- On the handout, identify which type is at work in each quotation from
the novel.
- Usually we expect (A)______________________, but in this case the
reality is (B)______________________.
- Complete the handout, including the two at the bottom, by the time
you finish the book.
- Read Part 3 together.
- Stay on the Reading
Schedule!
Sections of English Binder: Journal,
Word Study, Composition,
Reading/Literature,
Grammar/Conventions
September 24-28, 2018
Monday, September 24: B Day
- Turn in AF Synthesis Essays
- [Return Journals/Reminders: Keep scored journals in the back of the
Journal section
of your English Binder!]
- Do you have
sesquipedalian predilections?
- Journal #1: There are approximately 1,025,000 words in the
English language. If you are an average native English speaker, you
will only ever use about 30,000 of them. But maybe you are not average!
How big is your vocabulary? Do you like knowing the meanings of long,
fancy words? Do you use them when you speak and write, or are you basically
monosyllabic, expressing most of your thoughts with low grunting noises?
What do you notice about people and the way they use words? How does
it influence the way you approach them? Do you think a large vocabulary
is a sign of intelligence? Why or why not? Discuss words! Fill the page!
- Word Study: Intro to Word
Cells
- Ever had pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?
- Podcast
on Morphology (Listening + Quiz)
- Podcast
on Etymology (Listening + Quiz)
- Night
- Literary
Concepts to Know -- Irony
(Handout/Assignment)
- Review the three types of irony.
- On the handout, identify which type is at work in each quotation from
the book. [This will be due when we finish.]
- Usually we expect (A)______________________, but in this case the
reality is (B)______________________.
- Complete the handout, including the two at the bottom, by the time
you finish the book. The first four should be answered by next time.
- Read part 3 together (pp. 22-28).
- Grammar/Conventions:
Continue the review.
- Adjectives
& Adverbs
(modifiers)
- Verbs
-
- Stay on the Reading
Schedule!
Tuesday, September 25: A Day Wednesday, September 26: B Day [PT Conferences -- 3:45 - 7:15 P.M.]
- Journal #2: "Honesty is the best policy." Or is it?
Is there ever a time when it is right to lie? (Remember when Elie told
the nazi doctor he was a farmer?) Are you a good liar? Why or why not?
Give an example of a time you either lied very well and got away with
it or lied poorly and got caught. What are some of the reasons we lie?
Fill the page!
- "The
Hangman" (Narrative Poem): How does the poem relate to the
first couple sections in Night? To Animal Farm? To
modern America? What common strategies are at play? Was there a way
to stop the hangman? If so, how? If not, why not? [Keep this with your
other colorful handouts about language and logic.]
- Literary
Concepts: Theme vs. Moral
- Word Study
- Word Cells
o' the Week: Start
your lists!
- -log-
/ -ology-
- -form-
/ -morph-
- -chrom-
- -gram-/-graph-,
-scrib-/script-
-string- / -strict- / -strain-
- Neologolusion:
Creating New Words & Making Sense of Unfamiliar Ones
- Homework: Using your lists of prefixes/suffixes and
one of the Word Cells we learned today, create a new word and its dictionary
definition. Fill in ALL the blanks!
- Stay on the Reading
Schedule!
-
Thursday, September 27: A Day [PT Conferences -- 3:45 - 7:15 P.M.] Friday, September 28: B Day
Sections of English Binder: Journal,
Word Study, Composition,
Reading/Literature,
Grammar/Conventions
October 1-5, 2018
Monday, October 1: A Day
Tuesday, October 2: B Day
- Poem o' the Day: "October"
by Don Thompson (no relation)
- Poem o' the Day:
- "Alexander
Throckmorton" by Edgar Lee Masters
- Copy it.
- SOAPSTone it.
- Summarize it.
- Paraphrase it.
- (Do you
know the difference?)
- "To stand by silently is to participate in the crime."
Journal #4: Elie Wiesel once said that anyone who witnesses an
act of inhumanity and does nothing to stop it is as responsible as the
person committing the act. Those who know and remain silent are guilty
of the same offense. Do you agree? Why or why not? Think not only about
the book you are about to finish reading but also some of the other
resources we have looked at.
- Stay on the Reading
Schedule!
- Honors Vocabulary
List #2: Define/Discuss (7th)
- Word Study
- Word
Cells o' the Week: -dict-,-chron-,
-pre-,
-post-, -terra-/-terr-
- Neologolusion:
Creating New Words & Making Sense of Unfamiliar Ones Using your
lists of prefixes/suffixes and the Word Cells we've learned so far,
create a new word and its dictionary definition. Fill in ALL the blanks!
Wednesday, October 3: A Day
Thursday, October 4: B Day
Friday, October 5: A Day (Writing Lab 202)
- Turn in Honors
Vocabulary List #2
- Night Test
- If you haven't already done so, submit the Animal Farm/Night
Synthesis Essay to Utah
Compose and Request Peer Review.
- Review two of your classmates' essays.
- Review the following:
- The multi-colored handouts about Building a Dictatorship, Propaganda,
and Logical Fallacies
- This
article / video clips.
- Hey, Squealer: When
is truth not truth?
- What's the difference between opinion, fact, and "alternative
facts"?
- What logical
fallacies are at work in our world?
- Is media truly "the
enemy of the people"?
- Spotting "Fake
News"
- Could a totalitarian
dictatorship like the one in Animal Farm or Night ever rise
to power in
America?
- "The
Hangman" (Narrative Poem): Was there a way to stop the hangman?
- "Brother Leon"
- Night by Elie Wiesel
- Journal #4 (from earlier this week)
- Any other current event that illustrates your understanding.
- Now put it all together: Term Paper
- Write a reflective synthesis on the questions we have addressed with
the class literature so far.
- What action is required on the part of people your age to ensure that
democracy, equality, and freedom survive?
- Use any/all of the resources above to illustrate how/if your thinking
has evolved on these issues.
- Due Date: October 17th (after one more session in the lab).
- A.P. Scoring: General Essay Rubric
Sections of English Binder: Journal,
Word Study, Composition,
Reading/Literature,
Grammar/Conventions
October 8-12, 2018
Monday, October 8: B Day (Writing Lab 202)
- Turn in Honors
Vocabulary List #2
- Night Test
- If you haven't already done so, submit the Animal Farm/Night
Essay to Utah Compose
and Request Peer Review.
- Review two of your classmates' essays.
- Review the following:
- The multi-colored handouts about Building a Dictatorship, Propaganda,
and Logical Fallacies
- This
article / video clips.
- Hey, Squealer: When
is truth not truth?
- What's the difference between opinion, fact, and "alternative
facts"?
- What logical
fallacies are at work in our world?
- Is media truly "the
enemy of the people"?
- Spotting "Fake
News"
- Could a totalitarian
dictatorship like the one in Animal Farm or Night ever rise
to power in
America?
- "The
Hangman" (Narrative Poem): Was there a way to stop the hangman?
- "Brother Leon"
- Night by Elie Wiesel
- Journal #4 (from earlier this week)
- Any other current event that illustrates your understanding.
- Now put it all together: Term Paper
- Write a reflective synthesis on the questions we have addressed with
the class literature so far.
- What action is required on the part of people your age to ensure that
democracy, equality, and freedom survive?
- Use any/all of the resources above to illustrate how/if your thinking
has evolved on these issues.
- Due Date: October 22nd (after one more session in the lab).
- A.P. Scoring: General Essay Rubric
Tuesday, October 9: A Day
Wednesday, October 10: B Day
- New Seats
- Return Vocab. #2 / Quiz next time!
- POEm o' the Day: "Alone"
- Notes on Literary
Style
- Style Analysis:
Diction & Syntax in "The
Tell-Tale Heart"
- Using your notes on diction (word choice) and syntax (sentence structure),
write a one-paragraph STYLE ANALYSIS of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The
Tell-Tale Heart.” Finish by addressing this question: What effect
does the diction and syntax have on the reader? How does it contribute
to the mood of the story?
- Model sentence stems: Edgar Allan Poe’s style is…. Poe’s
diction is mostly…, as evidenced by words like…. When it
comes to syntax, Poe’s sentences are mostly…. The effect
of this diction is… because…
- Homework: Study Vocabulary
List #2!
Thursday, October 11: A Day
Friday, October 12: B Day
Sections of English Binder: Journal,
Word Study, Composition,
Reading/Literature,
Grammar/Conventions
October 15-19, 2018
Monday, October 15: A Day
Tuesday, October 16: B Day
- Review "The
Cask of Amontillado" (video)
- Turn in Style
Analysis & Irony Handout (from Night)
- Word Cells
o' the Week: -bene-, -mal-,
-phil-
- Neologolusion:
Creating New Words & Making Sense of Unfamiliar Ones
- Using your lists of prefixes/suffixes and the Word Cells we've
learned so far, create a new word and its dictionary definition.
Fill in ALL the blanks!
- Word
Cells o' the Week: -fer-,
-port,
-lat-,
-mort-, -rupt-
- Listen to the podcasts and finish Neologolusion
page for First
Term Word Cells!
- Using your lists of prefixes/suffixes and the Word Cells we've
learned so far, create a new word and its dictionary definition.
Fill in ALL the blanks!
- Turn in completed Neologolusion
next time!
- Poem o' the Day & Close
Read/Analysis Assignment: The
Raven
- Read, Listen, and Translate!
- Ask your questions now!
- Paraphrase
your assigned section.
- Should be written in the first person -- I, me, myself – as
though you are the narrator
- Should include all the details: setting, description, quotations,
what happened, etc.
- Does not include any rhyme or repetition
- Present paraphrased passages aloud.
- Summary Statements for Each Stanza
- Study Questions [Enrichment]
- Grammar Meets Style (If time...not yet.)
- Grammar/Conventions:
Syntax Games (Back of Jabberwocky Handout)
- Try to begin your sentence with each of the 5 elements, expressing
the same idea in 5 different ways.
- Identify the stylistic differences of each.
- How many ways can Angry Bob leave a room? (word order & punctuation)
- How would you describe your style?
Wednesday, October 17: A Day (Writing Lab 202)
Thursday, October 18: Fall Recess
Friday, October 19: Fall Recess
Sections of English Binder: Journal,
Word Study, Composition,
Reading/Literature,
Grammar/Conventions
October 22-26, 2018
Monday, October 22: B Day (Writing Lab 202)
Tuesday, October 23: A Day
Wednesday, October 24: B Day
Thursday, October 25: A Day
Friday, October 26: B Day (First Term Ends)
- Term Test
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- Turn in Hall Pass for extra credit.
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- POEm o' the Day: "To
One in Paradise" (It's probably about "Lenore," eh?)
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- Journal #1: First Term Reflection --
Your first term of high school is now behind you. How do you feel about
that? How did it go? What were the highlights and lowlights? Were there
unexpected things that happened, or did it go about as you thought it
would?What did you learn during the last 10 weeks? Do you like 9th grade?
Why or why not?
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- English
Binder Check: Everything in its place!
Sections of English Binder: Journal,
Word Study, Composition,
Reading/Literature,
Grammar/Conventions
Q: "Did I miss anything?"
A: Yes. ^ Scroll up to find it. ^
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