This Week and Next Week- December 10-14 and December 17-21
HOMEWORK--
-Please see homework checklist students were given on Friday (attached to e-mail)
In Class:
Monday- Daily Language; work day in computer lab for persuasive editorial and small group writers' workshop for theme writing
Tuesday- Daily Language; book talk and collaborative annotation- work on literature webs in class
Wednesday- Daily Language; work day in computer lab for persuasive editorial and small group writers' workshop for theme writing
Thursday- Daily Language; music and persuasion; read "The Pied Piper"
Friday- Daily Language review; centers
NEXT WEEK-- December 17-21
Monday- Daily Language; peer edit for persuasive editorial
Tuesday- Daily Language; introduction to debate; prepare for debate
Wednesday- Daily Language; prepare for debate
Thursday- Daily Language; debate
Friday- Daily Language review; debate
HOMEWORK--
-Please see homework checklist students were given on Friday (attached to e-mail)
In Class:
Monday- Daily Language; work day in computer lab for persuasive editorial and small group writers' workshop for theme writing
Tuesday- Daily Language; book talk and collaborative annotation- work on literature webs in class
Wednesday- Daily Language; work day in computer lab for persuasive editorial and small group writers' workshop for theme writing
Thursday- Daily Language; music and persuasion; read "The Pied Piper"
Friday- Daily Language review; centers
NEXT WEEK-- December 17-21
Monday- Daily Language; peer edit for persuasive editorial
Tuesday- Daily Language; introduction to debate; prepare for debate
Wednesday- Daily Language; prepare for debate
Thursday- Daily Language; debate
Friday- Daily Language review; debate
Quick Look of Recent Assignments
Last Week- December 3-7
HOMEWORK--
-Independent reading and assignments (discussion thread, 7 questions, literature web)
-Practice citing sources (assigned Thursday-due Friday)
-Electronic Notes for persuasive editorial (assigned Friday- due next Friday)
In Class:
Monday- Daily Language; persuasive editorial explanation and examples
Tuesday- Daily Language; background on civil rights; persuasive speaking and social justice
Wednesday- Daily Language; writing a good thesis
Thursday- Daily Language; MLA format for citing sources
Friday- Daily Language review; research -work day in computer lab
Two Weeks Ago - November 26-29
HOMEWORK--
-Independent reading and assignments (discussion thread, 7 questions, literature web due Monday)
-3 paragraphs- Vocabulary of Gettysburg Address [rough draft due in class Tuesday; final draft due Friday, November 30]]
-Blackout poem- [assigned Friday- due November 30]
In Class:
Monday- Daily Language; collaborative annotation; work day (1-literature web, 2- 7 questions for novel, 3-vocabulary essay)
Tuesday- Daily Language; peer edit of rough draft of essay
Wednesday- Daily Language; define censorship, evaluating an issue, characteristics of an issue
Thursday- Daily Language; consider 2 points of view on an issue (use standards of reasoning); assign research project
Friday- Daily Language review; language centers
Last Week- December 3-7
HOMEWORK--
-Independent reading and assignments (discussion thread, 7 questions, literature web)
-Practice citing sources (assigned Thursday-due Friday)
-Electronic Notes for persuasive editorial (assigned Friday- due next Friday)
In Class:
Monday- Daily Language; persuasive editorial explanation and examples
Tuesday- Daily Language; background on civil rights; persuasive speaking and social justice
Wednesday- Daily Language; writing a good thesis
Thursday- Daily Language; MLA format for citing sources
Friday- Daily Language review; research -work day in computer lab
Two Weeks Ago - November 26-29
HOMEWORK--
-Independent reading and assignments (discussion thread, 7 questions, literature web due Monday)
-3 paragraphs- Vocabulary of Gettysburg Address [rough draft due in class Tuesday; final draft due Friday, November 30]]
-Blackout poem- [assigned Friday- due November 30]
In Class:
Monday- Daily Language; collaborative annotation; work day (1-literature web, 2- 7 questions for novel, 3-vocabulary essay)
Tuesday- Daily Language; peer edit of rough draft of essay
Wednesday- Daily Language; define censorship, evaluating an issue, characteristics of an issue
Thursday- Daily Language; consider 2 points of view on an issue (use standards of reasoning); assign research project
Friday- Daily Language review; language centers
