Happy Halloween! Here's what's on the agenda for the week:
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Review Black Lives Matter and healthcare outlines/outline format. Music from The Grapes of Wrath. Read selection from Chapter 25. Read and act out key scene from Chapter 26.
Due: Please read Chapter 23 and 24 of The Grapes of Wrath.
Homework: Finish Chapter 26 of The Grapes of Wrath. Study for quiz.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz. Read Chapter 27: what are the scams that Steinbeck describes that the owners and the pickers try to pull on each other? Character exercise, character nomination forms, voting. Begin reading Chapter 28 out loud in class.
Due: Finish Chapter 26 of The Grapes of Wrath.
Homework: Finish Chapter 28 of The Grapes of Wrath.
Monday, October 31, 2016
Sunday, October 23, 2016
October 24-28
Welcome to the last week of October (pretty much) and the end of first quarter. This week, we'll write our second argument outline and continue with The Grapes of Wrath.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Read and act out Grapes of Wrath, the end of Chapter 20. Read and analyze present-day Black Lives Matter articles and its website - think about/write about the prompt: Is Black Lives Matter doing more good or more harm? Think/Pair/Share Discussion with partners to fill out a worksheet. Outline your own response to the prompt.
Due: Finish Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 20 and 21.
Homework: Finish Black Lives Matter outlines for Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY: Play previews: 1st Period: 9:50-10:20, 2nd Period: 11:25-11:55. Journal warm-up, practice vocabulary. Review and collect BLM outlines.
Due: Black Lives Matter outlines
Homework: Please read the first 10 pages of Grapes, Chapter 22 where the Joads get to Weedpatch.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz. Vote for class actors for Grapes. Summary of rest of Chapter 22. Special Halloween-themed activity!
Due: Grapes, first 10 pages of Chapter 22.
Homework: Please read Chapter 23 and 24 of The Grapes of Wrath.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Read and act out Grapes of Wrath, the end of Chapter 20. Read and analyze present-day Black Lives Matter articles and its website - think about/write about the prompt: Is Black Lives Matter doing more good or more harm? Think/Pair/Share Discussion with partners to fill out a worksheet. Outline your own response to the prompt.
Due: Finish Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 20 and 21.
Homework: Finish Black Lives Matter outlines for Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY: Play previews: 1st Period: 9:50-10:20, 2nd Period: 11:25-11:55. Journal warm-up, practice vocabulary. Review and collect BLM outlines.
Due: Black Lives Matter outlines
Homework: Please read the first 10 pages of Grapes, Chapter 22 where the Joads get to Weedpatch.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz. Vote for class actors for Grapes. Summary of rest of Chapter 22. Special Halloween-themed activity!
Due: Grapes, first 10 pages of Chapter 22.
Homework: Please read Chapter 23 and 24 of The Grapes of Wrath.
Monday, October 17, 2016
October 17-21
I hope everyone had a restful and relaxing weekend! It's college week this week, and we're fortunate enough to have a high-quality College Center sponsoring a variety of events, including paying for all juniors to take the PSAT on Wednesday.
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Independent reading activity/check-in. Narrative grades and samples. Introduction to argument: notes - basic guidelines and types of evidence/examples. Read Colin Kaepernick articles in support of and in opposition to his anthem protest and analyze their effectiveness. Discuss and vote. If time: hyperbole notes and activity.
Due: Read your independent reading book(s). Create a quiet space where you're alone, awake and comfortable and read at least 30-50 pages, depending on the length of your particular book choice. We'll check in and talk about your progress.
Homework: Grapes reading through Chapter 20 up to the scene where Jim Casy interacts with the police officer (page 357 in library edition).
(WEDNESDAY - PSAT begins at 7:45 a.m. for all juniors. No English class today, though.)
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz. (Period 2, finish Kaepernick articles, vote.) Read portion of The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 20 out loud that include the police as they are depicted in the book. Hyperbole definition and group activity. Actor nomination forms for Grapes of Wrath.
Due: Grapes reading through Chapter 20 up to the scene where Jim Casy interacts with the police officer (page 357 in library edition).
Homework: Please finish Grapes of Wrath Chapter 20 and 21 and have your "Actor nomination form" ready for Monday.
Read and research "Black Lives Matter" and "All Lives Matter": we will debate and discuss these issues (and write our next argument outlines) next week. (No need to bring in articles, just read a variety over the weekend.)
Continue reading your independent reading book. Is there a theme/message developing?
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Independent reading activity/check-in. Narrative grades and samples. Introduction to argument: notes - basic guidelines and types of evidence/examples. Read Colin Kaepernick articles in support of and in opposition to his anthem protest and analyze their effectiveness. Discuss and vote. If time: hyperbole notes and activity.
Due: Read your independent reading book(s). Create a quiet space where you're alone, awake and comfortable and read at least 30-50 pages, depending on the length of your particular book choice. We'll check in and talk about your progress.
Homework: Grapes reading through Chapter 20 up to the scene where Jim Casy interacts with the police officer (page 357 in library edition).
(WEDNESDAY - PSAT begins at 7:45 a.m. for all juniors. No English class today, though.)
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz. (Period 2, finish Kaepernick articles, vote.) Read portion of The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 20 out loud that include the police as they are depicted in the book. Hyperbole definition and group activity. Actor nomination forms for Grapes of Wrath.
Due: Grapes reading through Chapter 20 up to the scene where Jim Casy interacts with the police officer (page 357 in library edition).
Homework: Please finish Grapes of Wrath Chapter 20 and 21 and have your "Actor nomination form" ready for Monday.
Read and research "Black Lives Matter" and "All Lives Matter": we will debate and discuss these issues (and write our next argument outlines) next week. (No need to bring in articles, just read a variety over the weekend.)
Continue reading your independent reading book. Is there a theme/message developing?
Saturday, October 8, 2016
October 10-14
It's mid-October already! This week, we'll practice rhetorical analysis and begin to practice outlining as part of the process of building a well-crafted and convincing essay.
MONDAY: Hearing testing for all 11th graders - 15 minutes. Journal warm-up. Notes: Universal outline. Go over SOAPS articles, opinions. Four corner debate about government-provided healthcare with an emphasis on evidence and examples.
Due:
1. Please read and analyze two articles with opposing views about government-sponsored health care.
2. Do a complete SOAPS analysis on each article and bring to class on Monday ready to discuss and debate.
3. Which is the better argument?
4. Which one do you personally agree with? (Those are not necessarily the same.)
Homework: Read the rest of Grapes, Chapter 18 (pages 199-314).
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Finish rebuttals from four corner healthcare discussion. begin writing an argument outline for the healthcare option you think is best using evidence, examples and a counterargument.
Due: Read the rest of Grapes, Chapter 18 (pages 199-314).
Homework: Finish healthcare outlines for Friday. Study for quiz.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. quiz, bubble in the PSAT forms. Review outlines. Narrative essay grade info.
Due: Healthcare outlines.
Homework: Take some time this weekend to read and enjoy your independent reading book(s). Create a quiet space where you're alone, awake and comfortable and read at least 30-50 pages, depending on the length of your particular book choice. On Tuesday we'll check in and talk about your progress.
MONDAY: Hearing testing for all 11th graders - 15 minutes. Journal warm-up. Notes: Universal outline. Go over SOAPS articles, opinions. Four corner debate about government-provided healthcare with an emphasis on evidence and examples.
Due:
1. Please read and analyze two articles with opposing views about government-sponsored health care.
2. Do a complete SOAPS analysis on each article and bring to class on Monday ready to discuss and debate.
3. Which is the better argument?
4. Which one do you personally agree with? (Those are not necessarily the same.)
Homework: Read the rest of Grapes, Chapter 18 (pages 199-314).
WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Finish rebuttals from four corner healthcare discussion. begin writing an argument outline for the healthcare option you think is best using evidence, examples and a counterargument.
Due: Read the rest of Grapes, Chapter 18 (pages 199-314).
Homework: Finish healthcare outlines for Friday. Study for quiz.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. quiz, bubble in the PSAT forms. Review outlines. Narrative essay grade info.
Due: Healthcare outlines.
Homework: Take some time this weekend to read and enjoy your independent reading book(s). Create a quiet space where you're alone, awake and comfortable and read at least 30-50 pages, depending on the length of your particular book choice. On Tuesday we'll check in and talk about your progress.
Monday, October 3, 2016
October 3-7
It's October and we're already in our sixth week of school! Please
make sure you've made up any older quizzes you missed because I'll be
passing back work from September (except last week's quiz).
Here's what's planned for the week:
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Review rhetorical analysis terms learned so far; share tone words from homework. View clips from first presidential debate and analyze the rhetorical devices used by each candidate (logos, pathos, ethos, connotation, diction, tone, etc.) Read Chapter 14 in class and analyze. Summarize Chapters 15-17.
Due: Read another 20-30 pages of your independent reading book and think about the tone that the author or authors use. Come into class ready to share three different, original words that describe the tone of the book or books so far.
Upload narratives to Turnitin.com (under the 1st or 2nd period class code on the right hand sidebar of this site) by Monday night at 10:00 p.m.
Homework: Read 15 pages of Chapter 18 of The Grapes of Wrath: the Joads are almost to California.
Study for quiz.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering vocab, Grapes reading. Notes: Irony. Irony videos. Presidential debate clips - one more segment, analyze rhetorical devices, tone as a class. Continue with Chapter 18 of Grapes in class.
Due: Read the first 15 pages of Chapter 18 of The Grapes of Wrath: the Joads are almost to California.
Homework:
1. Please read and analyze two articles with opposing views about government-sponsored health care.
2. Do a complete SOAPS analysis on each article and bring to class on Monday ready to discuss and debate.
3. Which is the better argument?
4. Which one do you personally agree with? (Those are not necessarily the same.)
Here's what's planned for the week:
TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Review rhetorical analysis terms learned so far; share tone words from homework. View clips from first presidential debate and analyze the rhetorical devices used by each candidate (logos, pathos, ethos, connotation, diction, tone, etc.) Read Chapter 14 in class and analyze. Summarize Chapters 15-17.
Due: Read another 20-30 pages of your independent reading book and think about the tone that the author or authors use. Come into class ready to share three different, original words that describe the tone of the book or books so far.
Upload narratives to Turnitin.com (under the 1st or 2nd period class code on the right hand sidebar of this site) by Monday night at 10:00 p.m.
Homework: Read 15 pages of Chapter 18 of The Grapes of Wrath: the Joads are almost to California.
Study for quiz.
THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering vocab, Grapes reading. Notes: Irony. Irony videos. Presidential debate clips - one more segment, analyze rhetorical devices, tone as a class. Continue with Chapter 18 of Grapes in class.
Due: Read the first 15 pages of Chapter 18 of The Grapes of Wrath: the Joads are almost to California.
Homework:
1. Please read and analyze two articles with opposing views about government-sponsored health care.
2. Do a complete SOAPS analysis on each article and bring to class on Monday ready to discuss and debate.
3. Which is the better argument?
4. Which one do you personally agree with? (Those are not necessarily the same.)
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Uploading Narratives
Just a quick note:
The place to upload narratives and other papers for the class is at:
Class Codes:
1st period - 13367577
2nd period - 13367597
Password (all lower case):
soaps
This is separate from your Independent Reading Group class ID. Turnitin.com won't allow me to link Discussion Boards between classes, so they are separate. After adding the Class ID above, you will have two separate classes listed in your Turnitin.com account for English 3 Honors.
Please e-mail me with any questions about that.
The place to upload narratives and other papers for the class is at:
Class Codes:
1st period - 13367577
2nd period - 13367597
Password (all lower case):
soaps
This is separate from your Independent Reading Group class ID. Turnitin.com won't allow me to link Discussion Boards between classes, so they are separate. After adding the Class ID above, you will have two separate classes listed in your Turnitin.com account for English 3 Honors.
Please e-mail me with any questions about that.
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