1stMarking period2017-2018

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Mon 8/14 / Tues 8/15 / Wed 8/16 / Thurs 8/17 A / Fri 8/18 B
Professional Learning/ Work Day / Professional Learning/ Work Day / Professional Learning/ Work Day / CBS World in 90 Seconds
The news andbias here
Twenty questions and KWL
Read Arthur Miller "Why I Wrote The Crucible" here
Rhetorical triangle here
Mon8/21 A / Tues 8/22 B / Wed 8/23 A / Thurs 8/24 B / Fri 8/25 A
Scoring of the AP rhetorical analysis essay
Begin vocabulary #1 worksheets and here
Rhetorical analysis of Finch here
Finish Finch essay for homework. Example here / Voluntary teacher/peer evaluation
Highlight assertions, evidence, and analysis on your own paper. Mine here (turns out I could have used more analysis! :-) )
Choose a speech from The Crucible here (Be sure to do SOAPS before trying to analyze) prompt here
Go over making vocab flashcards / CBS: World in 90 seconds
Vocabulary quiz 1
Not so voluntary peer evaluation for essay :2 (in groups)
Have a partner highlight for assertion, evidence, commentary
Assign "rhetoricalprecis" instructions, example and rubric
Mon 8/28 B / Tues 8/29 A / Wed 8/30 B / Thurs 8/31 A / Fri 9/1 B
Vocabulary quiz #1
Rhetorical writing breakdown and how to write the timed essay here / CBS: World in 90 seconds
The Crucible test/ MWDS due
What makes a good essay?here
Chavez passage for homework (Do everything EXCEPT write the essay. )
Mon 9/4 / Tues 9/5 A / Wed 9/6 B / Thurs 9/7 A / Fri 9/8 B
Labor Day
Holiday / CBS: World in 90 seconds
Harkness google slides explanation
Chavez Harkness. / CBS: World in 90 seconds
Look at good Chavez essays (how'd we do in Harkness?)
Whatmakes a good essay discussion/posters
Go over analysis rubric here
Mon 9/11 A / Tues 9/12 B / Wed 9/13 A / Thurs 9/14 B / Fri 9/15 A
Rhetorical analysis timed writing (60 minutes)
EVALUATE YOURSELF
Do vocabulary #2 words here and worksheet here / Work on vocabulary #2 words here and worksheets here
Computer Lab Day for rhetoricalpreciswork
/ Vocabulary #2 quiz
Intro to AP multiple choice (15 minutes)
Charting the multiplechoice. Look at what you got wrong and why tracking sheet directions and tracking sheet
HOMEWORK: (Due September 27/28 for 1/2 test grade) Be sure to finish Nature of Man Passage using pink sheet here and terms/words to know here
Mon 9/18 B / Tues 9/19 A / Wed 9/20 B / Thurs 9/21 A / Fri 9/22 B
Precischeck: daily grade 10 articles and list of articles (no need for annotation. I just need to see them.)
Return and discuss essays (highlighting, correcting, etc.)
Continue "Most People Appear Fascinated" corrections / Why Grammar Matters PDF (grammar test) : no panicking :-) It's just diagnostic!
Punctuation/ Dear John Letter/ the basics
Nature of Man Timed Test
Continue most people appear fascinated corrections
Mon 9/25 A / Tues 9/26 B / Wed 9/27 A / Thurs 9/28 B / Fri 9/29 A
PSAT and writing;Parallel structure
Checking for rhetoricalprecis(5 columns annotated, 2preciscompleted. Handwritten in ink or typed)
Nature of Man corrections / Rhetoricalprecisproject due
PSAT and writing; misplacedand dangling modifiers
Nature of man corrections / Punctuation, introduction to argument, work on vocab
Mon 10/2 B / Tues 10/3 A / Wed 10/4B / Thurs 10/5A / Fri 10/6
Modifiers, Argument do's and don'ts. working, vocab quiz / Workday PSAT
/ Professional Learning
Mon 10/9 / Tues 10/10 B / Wed 10/11A / Thurs 10/12 B / Fri 10/13 A
Columbus Day
Holiday / PSAT!!! / (movie: The Crucible)...Also, my birthday!!!!! / Final argument... get ready for in class writing next time.
Assign pink sheet #2 "To Speak Disrespectfully of Love" passage here and terms and vocabulary here