At the end of this week, it will already be February!
I'm looking forward to getting back into the Argument Unit and beginning to write and practice in this style. I really believe that being able to craft a good argument based on evidence and examples relevant to an audience will help you beyond English class, no matter what you eventually choose to do. And, of course it will help those that are writing the ACT essay.
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Read Huckleberry Finn, Chapter the Last (page 292 until the end of the book). Review of Argument Unit basics - types of evidence and examples.
Due: Read Huckleberry Finn though the end of Chapter 29.
Bring a copy of the second semester independent reading book (La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. for the American Man category). If you have any problems obtaining a copy of the book, send me an e-mail or let me know. I have some spare copies of the books I can lend.
Read the first page of the second semester independent reading book.
Homework: Please complete the "Huck Finn for and Against" assignment 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/Tuesday)
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering Vocab #14, grammar, and Huckleberry Finn reading through Chapter 29 and Chapter the Last. Intro to Gender unit: ideal man/woman exercise, read "Being a Man," Group activity: building an argument with evidence and examples.
Due: "Huckleberry Finn For and Against "assignment.
Homework: Read "Why Johnny Won't Read," page 6 of the Gender Unit packet.
Complete the questions on the half sheet, (not the questions in the actual packet).
Please read 15 pages from your independent reading book.
Monday, January 29, 2018
Monday, January 22, 2018
January 22-26
It's second semester! I'm working on grading Part II of all of the finals and am going as quickly as I can while still giving them all a good read.
Second semester brings the argument unit with students writing arguments and synthesis papers, a gender and a science and nature unit, The Great Gatsby, acting out A Raisin in the Sun, and the final narrative unit where students will write a good draft of their college essay or a research paper exploring a specific job title. It's hard to believe there's about four and a half months until you're all seniors!
Here's what's on the agenda for the short week ahead:
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over the answers to Part I of the final. Reading from Huckleberry Finn. Go to the College and Career Center for a walk-through of Naviance and some general information about the ACT and SAT exams.
Due: Please attempt to log into Naviance. If you can't get in and/or don't have a working account, please e-mail me at mogilefskya@pvpusd.net with your name and preferred e-mail address. (I sent you an e-mail this weekend with this request.)
Homework: Please read Huckleberry Finn through the end of Chapter 26 (page 180 in the library version).
Please get a copy of the second independent reading book and bring to class next week.
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Receive vocabulary list for next week's quiz, (no quiz this week). Pass out Part II of the final. Read and act out Huckleberry Finn. Huckleberry Finn group activity.
Due: Huckleberry Finn, through the end of Chapter 26.
Homework: Huckleberry Finn, through the end of Chapter 29 for next class.
Please bring a copy of the next independent reading book to the next class, and read the description on the cover and the first page.
FRIDAY: No school for students - teacher/staff training day.
Second semester brings the argument unit with students writing arguments and synthesis papers, a gender and a science and nature unit, The Great Gatsby, acting out A Raisin in the Sun, and the final narrative unit where students will write a good draft of their college essay or a research paper exploring a specific job title. It's hard to believe there's about four and a half months until you're all seniors!
Here's what's on the agenda for the short week ahead:
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over the answers to Part I of the final. Reading from Huckleberry Finn. Go to the College and Career Center for a walk-through of Naviance and some general information about the ACT and SAT exams.
Due: Please attempt to log into Naviance. If you can't get in and/or don't have a working account, please e-mail me at mogilefskya@pvpusd.net with your name and preferred e-mail address. (I sent you an e-mail this weekend with this request.)
Homework: Please read Huckleberry Finn through the end of Chapter 26 (page 180 in the library version).
Please get a copy of the second independent reading book and bring to class next week.
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Receive vocabulary list for next week's quiz, (no quiz this week). Pass out Part II of the final. Read and act out Huckleberry Finn. Huckleberry Finn group activity.
Due: Huckleberry Finn, through the end of Chapter 26.
Homework: Huckleberry Finn, through the end of Chapter 29 for next class.
Please bring a copy of the next independent reading book to the next class, and read the description on the cover and the first page.
FRIDAY: No school for students - teacher/staff training day.
Friday, January 12, 2018
Finals Week!
The final for Honors will include the following parts:
Part I. Contains 50 multiple choice questions covering the information in the study guide
Part II. Students will view sets of outlines, and will choose the most effective, logical argument outline out of 4 options.
Part III. Students will write a 2-3 paragraph response to a prompt about their independent reading book...OPEN BOOK. Feel free to bring your copy. No electronic versions allowed, just paper copies.
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.
Homework: Please bring pencils and your independent reading book, as well as materials to study or a book to read in case you finish early.
WEDNESDAY:
8:00- 9:55 - First period final
10:05 - 12:00 - Second period final
THURSDAY:
8:00- 9:55 - Fourth period final
10:05 - 12:00 - Third period final
FRIDAY:
8:00- 9:55 - Fifth period final
10:05 - 12:00 - Sixth period 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!
Part I. Contains 50 multiple choice questions covering the information in the study guide
Part II. Students will view sets of outlines, and will choose the most effective, logical argument outline out of 4 options.
Part III. Students will write a 2-3 paragraph response to a prompt about their independent reading book...OPEN BOOK. Feel free to bring your copy. No electronic versions allowed, just paper copies.
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.
Homework: Please bring pencils and your independent reading book, as well as materials to study or a book to read in case you finish early.
WEDNESDAY:
8:00- 9:55 - First period final
10:05 - 12:00 - Second period final
THURSDAY:
8:00- 9:55 - Fourth period final
10:05 - 12:00 - Third period final
FRIDAY:
8:00- 9:55 - Fifth period final
10:05 - 12:00 - Sixth period 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!
Sunday, January 7, 2018
January 8-12
It's our only full week in January, and the week before finals. Please bring your study guides with you to class and note that the last day to turn in any make-up work is Friday, January 12. Here's what's on the agenda:
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech - context, SOAPS. Listen/watch speech and perform rhetorical analysis on speech. Small groups: outline response to rhetorical analysis prompt (just like what will be on the final). Compare outlines as a whole class.
Due: Huckleberry Finn through the end of Chapter 20.
Homework: Please read Huckleberry Finn Chapters 21-22.
Read through the study guide and fill out the SOAPS and outline sections.
WEDNESDAY: Current events day - Journal warm-up.
Due: n/a
Homework: (same as Monday) Please read Huckleberry Finn Chapters 21-22.
Read through the study guide and fill out the SOAPS and outline sections.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering vocabulary list #13, grammar, and Huckleberry Finn reading. Contest/activity: fill in rhetorical analysis terms on the Study Guide. Play Vocab Story Rounds with full Study Guide list.
Due: Huckleberry Finn Chapters 21-22.
Read through the study guide and fill out the SOAPS and outline sections.
Homework: Go through the Study Guide and fill in the Grammar rules and any empty sections.
Here is a link to the Study Guide with all of the rhetorical analysis definitions filled in. I would suggest you re-copy them into the handout from class.
Review your independent reading book (the first book of your category) and have it ready to bring to class for the final next week.
MONDAY: Journal warm-up. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech - context, SOAPS. Listen/watch speech and perform rhetorical analysis on speech. Small groups: outline response to rhetorical analysis prompt (just like what will be on the final). Compare outlines as a whole class.
Due: Huckleberry Finn through the end of Chapter 20.
Homework: Please read Huckleberry Finn Chapters 21-22.
Read through the study guide and fill out the SOAPS and outline sections.
WEDNESDAY: Current events day - Journal warm-up.
Due: n/a
Homework: (same as Monday) Please read Huckleberry Finn Chapters 21-22.
Read through the study guide and fill out the SOAPS and outline sections.
FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering vocabulary list #13, grammar, and Huckleberry Finn reading. Contest/activity: fill in rhetorical analysis terms on the Study Guide. Play Vocab Story Rounds with full Study Guide list.
Due: Huckleberry Finn Chapters 21-22.
Read through the study guide and fill out the SOAPS and outline sections.
Homework: Go through the Study Guide and fill in the Grammar rules and any empty sections.
Here is a link to the Study Guide with all of the rhetorical analysis definitions filled in. I would suggest you re-copy them into the handout from class.
Review your independent reading book (the first book of your category) and have it ready to bring to class for the final next week.
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