Wed/Thurs 09.30/10.01

(Block L is testing)
1. Update your Table of Contents
2. QAR (Question Answer Relationship)
3. Practice QAR
4. Conclusions!


HW: Entire rough draft of essay due Mon/Tues!!!

Questioning.pdf
QuestioningHandout.pdf
Conclusions.pdf

Mon/Tues 09.28/29

(Block M is testing)
1. Independent Reading

2. Reader Response – Creating Images
Choose one image from today’s reading and either:
A) Draw it out. Then choose one line from what you read and write it underneath in quotation marks. Put the page number at the end.
B) Describe it in detail in one paragraph. Don’t just retell the story, take one frozen image and describe the sights, sounds, smells, touch, and taste of it!

Make sure you put a title, date, and enter in your Table of Contents!!

3. Introductions mini-lesson

4. Work period. Try out a few hooks for your first sentence.

HW: Introduction due Wednesday/Thursday
Introductions.pdf

English 9/10 Syllabus

Syllabus2009-10.pdf

Thurs/Fri 09.24/09.25

Let's talk about creating images!

1. Read Gary Soto's "Being Mean" and "Fear"
2. Reader Response – Creating Images
A.Choose one vivid image from “Being Mean” and try to draw it out. Choose one line from the story that refers to the image and write in underneath the image in quotation marks and page number.
B. Then, choose one vivid image from “Fear” and describe it in detail in one paragraph. I want to be able to see this image in my head as you see it.
3. How to write a paragraph
4. Outline to Rough Draft
HW: Turn your outline into a rough draft of three body paragraphs

Wed. 09.23

Outlines due today!

1. Review Essay Rubric
2. Read sample essay and highlight key parts. Then give a grade it using the rubric.
WhyamIsampleessay.pdf
Why%20Am%20I%20Rubric.pdf

Mon/Tues 09.21/22

1. Independent Reading
2. Reader Response – Making Connections
What connections did you make while reading? Make text-to-self, text-to-world, or text-to-text connections. State the part of the book and how you connect to it. Explain why this is important, if it is at all. Look at Tookie connections assignment as example.
Make sure you put a title, date, and enter in your Table of Contents!!
3. Outlines Keynote
4. Work period for essay outline
HW: Outline is due Wednesday

Outlines.pdf
OutlinesBlankSheet.pdf

Thurs/Fri 09.17/09.18

1. Making Connections. Take notes from PDF.

MakingConnections.pdf

2. Read Tookie Williams piece in your reader. Highlight connections you have to the text.

3. Complete a Double Entry Journal for the Tookie piece. (See attachment for example.)You need at least three text-to-self, text-to-world, or text-to-text connections.

MakingConnectionsDoubleEntryJournal.pdf

Wed. 09.16

THESIS STATEMENTS!!!

Keynote on thesis statements.
Begin Thesis Statement construction.
Read Keynote.
thesisstatements.pdf

HW: Write three possible thesis statements for your essay.

Mon/Tues 09.14/15

1. Independent Reading

2. Reader Response – Setting
Where does your book take place?
How do you know it takes place there?
Is it important to the story?
Describe what you think this place looks like.
Page you stopped at:
1 paragraph minimum
Make sure you put a title, date, and enter in your Table of Contents!!

3. Read "Salvation" by Langston Hughes. Talk to the text. How does Langston feel about religion?

4. Essay project introduction. (See attachment)


HW: Brainstorm for your essay. Choose an institution and freewrite your opinion on how it is a positive or negative influence in society.

WhyamIessay.pdf

Thurs/Fri 09.10/09.11

1. Talking to the Text. Read Eisenhower speech. Highlight parts of speech where he talks about the importance of the law in America.

2. The Law and Me. Complete the attached document.

3. HW: The Power of the Law. See attached document.

TheLawandMe.pdf

Tues/Wed 09.08/09.09

Today we begin Independent Reading! Hooray!
1. Independent Reading
2. Reader Response - My Book
Title:
Author:
Pages read:
Why did you pick this book? What have you read today? Write about it in at least one paragraph.
3. Persuasion Presentation
4. Grades
HW: Work on presentation if you did not present today

Thurs/Fri 09.03/09.04

1. Set up Table of Contents in Notebook
2. Introduce Convince Me! A Presentation in Persuasion
3. Work on Presentation!
HW: Work on presentation
PersuasionPresentation.pdf

Wed. 09.02

Understand Independent Reading expectations.
Find out what books we have in our classroom library.
No HW!

Mon/Tues 08.31/09.01

Watch "Merchants of Cool".
Complete Film Viewer Guide

HW: Essay prompt is at bottom of Film Viewer Guide
TheMerchantsofCoolFilmGuide.doc

English rocks.

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