Monday: 2/28
IC: You will begin class by completing the Lessons Seven and Eight Vocabulary test. Then you'll work with a peer to complete a comprehension activity for Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. We'll focus on the satirical nature of the text to increase understanding of specific elements as they relate to the meaning of the text as a whole.
Materials: Bring your completed extra credit vocabulary work, class notes, and copy of Slaughterhouse-Five.
Tuesday: 3/1 - Happy birthday, Zach!
IC: We'll begin class with a reading quiz over chapters six through eight of Slaughterhouse-Five. We'll discuss the reading selection and continue the comprehension activity from yesterday. We will end class with a parts of speech review and assessment.
Materials: Bring your class notes and copy of Slaughterhouse-Five.
Wednesday: 3/2
IC: I will distribute a critical essay about Kurt Vonnegut's writings. You will have the class period to work on reading and annotating the article. Your annotations will be assessed using the Assessment Rubric for Annotations.
Materials: Bring your class notes and copy of Slaughterhouse-Five.
Thursday: 3/3
IC: You'll begin class by completing a reading quiz over chapters nine and ten of Slaughterhouse-Five. Then you'll have additional time to complete your annotations, which are due tomorrow.
Materials: Bring your class notes, copy of Slaughterhouse-Five, and annotations.
HW: Complete annotations for class tomorrow.
Friday: 3/4
IC: We will begin by going over your parts of speech pre-tests. Then we'll discuss the end of Slaughterhouse-Five, and then you will continue working on your annotations.
Materials: Bring your class notes, annotations, and copy of Slaughterhouse-Five.
27 February 2011
21 February 2011
Weekly Schedule 2/22 - 2/25
Tuesday: 2/22 - Happy birthday, Shane!
IC: You will turn in your completed satirical genre poem with the workshop sheet and draft stapled neatly underneath. Then you'll complete a reading quiz over chapters two through four of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. We'll discuss the reading selection, addressing characterization and the development of key concepts. We'll focus on the passage that describes the war movie Billy watches backwards as a starting place for your Writer's Notebook Entry #8. Then you'll work together to complete a Lesson Seven Vocabulary Review Exercise, and we'll go over an introduction to Lesson Eight Vocabulary (test on Monday, 2/28).
Materials: Bring your completed satirical genre poem, copy of Slaughterhouse-Five, class notes, and vocabulary book to class.
HW: Complete Writer's Notebook Entry #8.
Wednesday: 2/23 - Change of plans: you'll have a substitute teacher in today.
IC: You will receive a copy of Kurt Vonnegut's "Fates Worse Than Death." You will have the class period to read and annotate the speech. Your annotations are due in class tomorrow.
Materials: Bring your class notes.
HW: Complete annotations of Kurt Vonnegut's speech for class tomorrow.
Thursday: 2/24
IC: We will review the elements of the rhetorical situation, using a PIGSAC chart as a guide. We'll read and discuss Vonnegut's speech, identifying elements of the rhetorical situation. Then we'll review the concept of rhetorical strategies, and you'll work together to identify Vonnegut's use of rhetorical strategies in the speech.
Materials: Bring your class notes and completed annotations of "Fates Worse Than Death."
Friday: 2/25
IC: You'll begin by completing a brief reading quiz over chapter five of Slaughterhouse-Five. We'll discuss the reading selection. You'll work together to complete a Lesson Eight Vocabulary Review Exercise. We'll return our discussion to the concept of rhetorical analysis, this time focusing on the author's use of rhetorical strategies in order to achieve a specific purpose. We'll generate a list of the techniques that Vonnegut employs in his speech, and you'll make connections to his purpose. We'll discuss the structure of a written rhetorical analysis (much like a literary analysis), and we'll work together as a class to begin composing a rhetorical analysis of Vonnegut's speech.
Materials: Bring your class notes, copy of Slaughterhouse-Five, vocabulary book, copy of "Fates Worse Than Death," and class notes.
IC: You will turn in your completed satirical genre poem with the workshop sheet and draft stapled neatly underneath. Then you'll complete a reading quiz over chapters two through four of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. We'll discuss the reading selection, addressing characterization and the development of key concepts. We'll focus on the passage that describes the war movie Billy watches backwards as a starting place for your Writer's Notebook Entry #8. Then you'll work together to complete a Lesson Seven Vocabulary Review Exercise, and we'll go over an introduction to Lesson Eight Vocabulary (test on Monday, 2/28).
Materials: Bring your completed satirical genre poem, copy of Slaughterhouse-Five, class notes, and vocabulary book to class.
HW: Complete Writer's Notebook Entry #8.
Wednesday: 2/23 - Change of plans: you'll have a substitute teacher in today.
IC: You will receive a copy of Kurt Vonnegut's "Fates Worse Than Death." You will have the class period to read and annotate the speech. Your annotations are due in class tomorrow.
Materials: Bring your class notes.
HW: Complete annotations of Kurt Vonnegut's speech for class tomorrow.
Thursday: 2/24
IC: We will review the elements of the rhetorical situation, using a PIGSAC chart as a guide. We'll read and discuss Vonnegut's speech, identifying elements of the rhetorical situation. Then we'll review the concept of rhetorical strategies, and you'll work together to identify Vonnegut's use of rhetorical strategies in the speech.
Materials: Bring your class notes and completed annotations of "Fates Worse Than Death."
Friday: 2/25
IC: You'll begin by completing a brief reading quiz over chapter five of Slaughterhouse-Five. We'll discuss the reading selection. You'll work together to complete a Lesson Eight Vocabulary Review Exercise. We'll return our discussion to the concept of rhetorical analysis, this time focusing on the author's use of rhetorical strategies in order to achieve a specific purpose. We'll generate a list of the techniques that Vonnegut employs in his speech, and you'll make connections to his purpose. We'll discuss the structure of a written rhetorical analysis (much like a literary analysis), and we'll work together as a class to begin composing a rhetorical analysis of Vonnegut's speech.
Materials: Bring your class notes, copy of Slaughterhouse-Five, vocabulary book, copy of "Fates Worse Than Death," and class notes.
14 February 2011
Slaughterhouse-Five Reading Schedule
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Reading Schedule: Be sure to read the following selections by the dates listed below. Remember to expect a brief reading quiz over each selection on the date listed. **Since this is an ongoing assignment, you are responsible for keeping up with the reading schedule regardless of absences. This means that even if you are absent on a day before reading is due, you are still responsible for the reading quiz on the day you return. Be prepared so that you can learn as much as possible in class each day.
Thursday, 2/17 - Ch. 1
Tuesday, 2/22 - Ch. 2-4
Thursday, 2/24 - Ch. 5
Tuesday, 3/1 - Ch. 6-8
Thursday, 3/3 - Ch. 9-10
13 February 2011
Weekly Schedule 2/14 - 2/18
Monday: 2/14
IC: You will turn in your "Encounters with the River and Shore" papers with rough drafts, workshop sheets, and sentence audits neatly stapled underneath. You will also turn in your copies of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I will distribute your graded annotations and you will have a few minutes to confer with your groups from Friday to refresh your reporter's memory about what to share with the class. Then the reporter from each group will present to the class. We will discuss your responses and the end of the text. **Students who were not here to participate on Friday will have a note sheet to fill out based on the presentations in order to earn participation points for this activity.
Materials: Bring your completed paper, class notes, and copy of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Tuesday: 2/15
IC: You will begin class by completing a Lesson Six Vocabulary Review Exercise in preparation for your vocabulary test tomorrow. I will check out copies of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, and we'll go over the reading schedule. You will take some notes on the historical context of the novel, the key concepts presented in the text, literary techniques you'll encounter as you read, and some background information on the author. **We will venture to the Integration Lab for class registration for a ten to fifteen minute period during class, so be sure to bring your registration sheet to class today! Huzzah, you're almost SENIORS!
Materials: Bring your class notes, vocabulary book and registration sheet for next year's classes.
Homework: Complete Writer's Notebook Entry #7.
Wednesday: 2/16
IC: You will complete the Lesson Five and Six Vocabulary test and turn in any extra credit vocabulary work you have completed. Then we'll take a look at two satirical poems, Ad and Recipe. We'll read and discuss the poems, focusing on rhetorical elements. Then you'll begin composition on a satirical ad or recipe poem of your own.
Homework: Your completed, typed satirical poem is due for Writer's Workshop on Friday, 2/18.
Materials: Bring your class notes and vocabulary work.
Thursday: 2/17
IC: You will begin class with a reading quiz over chapter one of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. We'll discuss the beginning of the text, including important concepts and characterization. **Be sure to make a distinction between the narrator and main character as you prepare for the first reading quiz. We'll end class with an introduction to Lesson Seven Vocabulary (test on Friday, 2/25).
Homework: Your completed, typed satirical poem is due for Writer's Workshop on Friday, 2/18.
Materials: Bring your copy of Slaughterhouse-Five, class notes, and vocabulary book.
Friday: 2/18
IC: You will complete a Writer's Workshop on your satirical poem. After you've completed the Writer's Workshop, we'll take a look at a poem that explores the purposes of science-fiction. We'll read and discuss, making connections to the text of Slaughterhouse-Five.
Homework: Your polished satirical poem (with draft and Writer's Workshop sheet stapled neatly underneath) is due on Monday, 2/28.
Materials: Bring your completed, typed satirical poem to workshop, class notes, and copy of Slaughterhouse-Five.
IC: You will turn in your "Encounters with the River and Shore" papers with rough drafts, workshop sheets, and sentence audits neatly stapled underneath. You will also turn in your copies of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I will distribute your graded annotations and you will have a few minutes to confer with your groups from Friday to refresh your reporter's memory about what to share with the class. Then the reporter from each group will present to the class. We will discuss your responses and the end of the text. **Students who were not here to participate on Friday will have a note sheet to fill out based on the presentations in order to earn participation points for this activity.
Materials: Bring your completed paper, class notes, and copy of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Tuesday: 2/15
IC: You will begin class by completing a Lesson Six Vocabulary Review Exercise in preparation for your vocabulary test tomorrow. I will check out copies of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, and we'll go over the reading schedule. You will take some notes on the historical context of the novel, the key concepts presented in the text, literary techniques you'll encounter as you read, and some background information on the author. **We will venture to the Integration Lab for class registration for a ten to fifteen minute period during class, so be sure to bring your registration sheet to class today! Huzzah, you're almost SENIORS!
Materials: Bring your class notes, vocabulary book and registration sheet for next year's classes.
Homework: Complete Writer's Notebook Entry #7.
Wednesday: 2/16
IC: You will complete the Lesson Five and Six Vocabulary test and turn in any extra credit vocabulary work you have completed. Then we'll take a look at two satirical poems, Ad and Recipe. We'll read and discuss the poems, focusing on rhetorical elements. Then you'll begin composition on a satirical ad or recipe poem of your own.
Homework: Your completed, typed satirical poem is due for Writer's Workshop on Friday, 2/18.
Materials: Bring your class notes and vocabulary work.
Thursday: 2/17
IC: You will begin class with a reading quiz over chapter one of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. We'll discuss the beginning of the text, including important concepts and characterization. **Be sure to make a distinction between the narrator and main character as you prepare for the first reading quiz. We'll end class with an introduction to Lesson Seven Vocabulary (test on Friday, 2/25).
Homework: Your completed, typed satirical poem is due for Writer's Workshop on Friday, 2/18.
Materials: Bring your copy of Slaughterhouse-Five, class notes, and vocabulary book.
Friday: 2/18
IC: You will complete a Writer's Workshop on your satirical poem. After you've completed the Writer's Workshop, we'll take a look at a poem that explores the purposes of science-fiction. We'll read and discuss, making connections to the text of Slaughterhouse-Five.
Homework: Your polished satirical poem (with draft and Writer's Workshop sheet stapled neatly underneath) is due on Monday, 2/28.
Materials: Bring your completed, typed satirical poem to workshop, class notes, and copy of Slaughterhouse-Five.
06 February 2011
Weekly Schedule 2/7 - 2/11
Monday: 2/7
IC: You will begin class by completing a Lesson Five Vocabulary review exercise. Then you will engage in a Writer's Workshop with your peer group in order to give and receive feedback on the introductory paragraphs and thesis statements you've written for the paper that is due Friday. After you complete the Writer's Workshop for the introductory paragraph, you will engage in a self-assessment of the sentence fluency in your introductory paragraph.
HW:
Materials: Bring your vocabulary book, class notes, and completed, TYPED introductory paragraph to workshop with your peers.
Tuesday: 2/8 - SNOW DAY!
Wednesday: 2/9 - Happy birthday, Madisyn!
IC: We will revisit the concept of annotation, and go over your Assessment Rubric for Annotations. I will distribute copies of an essay by Charles H. Nilon that deals with the controversial ending of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn called "Freeing the Free Negro." We will discuss the end of the text and your reactions to it, then you'll have time to read and annotate the essay to prepare for class discussion on Friday, 2/11.
HW:
Materials: Bring your class notes and copy of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Thursday: 2/10 - Happy birthday, Edward!
IC: You will begin class with a Writer's Workshop with your peer group in order to give and receive feedback on the body paragraph(s) you've written for the paper that's due Monday. After you complete the Writer's Workshop for the body paragraph, you will complete the back side of the sentence fluency worksheet to assess your use of sentences. **Remember that you are expected to make use of Workshop feedback to edit, revise, and polish your paper before submitting it on Monday. Any additional time may be spent addressing writing issues in relation to your papers, or completing the annotation of "Freeing the Free Negro" for class tomorrow.
HW:
Materials: Bring your completed, TYPED body paragraph for Writer's Workshop, all writing in progress for your paper, your sentence fluency and Writer's Workshop sheets, class notes, and copy of "Freeing the Free Negro."
Friday: 2/11
IC: You will work in an assigned group to answer a series of key questions about the ideas presented in the essay "Freeing the Free Negro." You will then report your findings back to the larger group and we'll discuss as a class. You will receive a participation grade for your role in the structured group work. After we are finished with discussion, you will turn in your annotations. Finally, I will introduce Lesson Six Vocabulary. (Vocabulary test on Wednesday, 2/16.)
HW:
IC: You will begin class by completing a Lesson Five Vocabulary review exercise. Then you will engage in a Writer's Workshop with your peer group in order to give and receive feedback on the introductory paragraphs and thesis statements you've written for the paper that is due Friday. After you complete the Writer's Workshop for the introductory paragraph, you will engage in a self-assessment of the sentence fluency in your introductory paragraph.
HW:
- You must bring a completed, TYPED body paragraph to class to workshop with peers on Wednesday, 2/9.
- Your completed paper is due on Friday, 2/11. **You are expected to submit the polished copy with all drafts and workshop sheets stapled neatly underneath, as well as to submit an electronic copy to turnitin.com before midnight on Friday, 2/11.
Materials: Bring your vocabulary book, class notes, and completed, TYPED introductory paragraph to workshop with your peers.
Tuesday: 2/8 - SNOW DAY!
Wednesday: 2/9 - Happy birthday, Madisyn!
IC: We will revisit the concept of annotation, and go over your Assessment Rubric for Annotations. I will distribute copies of an essay by Charles H. Nilon that deals with the controversial ending of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn called "Freeing the Free Negro." We will discuss the end of the text and your reactions to it, then you'll have time to read and annotate the essay to prepare for class discussion on Friday, 2/11.
HW:
- You must bring a completed, TYPED body paragraph to class to workshop with peers on Thursday, 2/10.
- Read and annotate "Freeing the Free Negro" for class on Friday, 2/11.
- Your completed paper is due on Monday, 2/14. **You are expected to submit the polished copy with all drafts and workshop sheets stapled neatly underneath, as well as to submit an electronic copy to turnitin.com before midnight on Monday, 2/14.
Materials: Bring your class notes and copy of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Thursday: 2/10 - Happy birthday, Edward!
IC: You will begin class with a Writer's Workshop with your peer group in order to give and receive feedback on the body paragraph(s) you've written for the paper that's due Monday. After you complete the Writer's Workshop for the body paragraph, you will complete the back side of the sentence fluency worksheet to assess your use of sentences. **Remember that you are expected to make use of Workshop feedback to edit, revise, and polish your paper before submitting it on Monday. Any additional time may be spent addressing writing issues in relation to your papers, or completing the annotation of "Freeing the Free Negro" for class tomorrow.
HW:
- Read and annotate "Freeing the Free Negro" for class on Friday, 2/11.
- Your completed paper is due on Monday, 2/14. **You are expected to submit the polished copy with all drafts and workshop sheets stapled neatly underneath, as well as to submit an electronic copy to turnitin.com before midnight on Monday, 2/14.
Materials: Bring your completed, TYPED body paragraph for Writer's Workshop, all writing in progress for your paper, your sentence fluency and Writer's Workshop sheets, class notes, and copy of "Freeing the Free Negro."
Friday: 2/11
IC: You will work in an assigned group to answer a series of key questions about the ideas presented in the essay "Freeing the Free Negro." You will then report your findings back to the larger group and we'll discuss as a class. You will receive a participation grade for your role in the structured group work. After we are finished with discussion, you will turn in your annotations. Finally, I will introduce Lesson Six Vocabulary. (Vocabulary test on Wednesday, 2/16.)
HW:
- Your completed paper is due on Monday, 2/14. **You are expected to submit the polished copy with all drafts and workshop sheets stapled neatly underneath, as well as to submit an electronic copy to turnitin.com before midnight on Monday, 2/14.
- Complete Writer's Notebook Entry #6.
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