TUESDAY
The Glass Castle baseline essay
WEDNESDAY
SSR
Journal Entry #4
Get books: 1984
HW Read Chapter 1 for Friday and complete 3-level questions
THURSDAY
cont' discussing symbols and motifs
Orwell Biography
-Cornell Notes
-3Qs and discuss
HW Look up key terms relating to 1984: communisim, socialism, Marxism, dystopia, Orwellian, Big Brother, Stalinism
FRIDAY
Descartes Quotation Quickwrite
'Thumbprint" poem
-explication in pairs
Discuss key terms
Discuss Chapter 1
HW See reading schedule, print it out and use it as a bookmark.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Weekly Agenda 8/27-8/31
MONDAY
Create portfolios
Discuss Kindred
Create portfolios
Discuss Kindred
- title and implication
- questions of genre
- 3-level questions discussion and review text
- characterization: dynamic, static, foil
Greater discussion about figurative language
HW Due Wednesday, compare The Glass Castle to Kindred
TUESDAY
Continue discussion about figurative language; find examples of the following terms in Kindred:
- characterization
- irony
- metaphor
- simile
- imagery
- personification/pathetic fallacy
- digression
- conflict/parallel conflicts
- symbol
- motif
- theme
- s/m/t chart
Practice Glossary Entry
WEDNESDAY
Review homework
Article relating to The Glass Castle
-close reading
-practice reading journal format #1
HW The Glass Castle-Write a glossary entry for a literary term of your choice.
THURSDAY
Check glossary entries.
Journal Entry #2: in a thoughtful paragraph, explore time travel as a metaphor; as it relates to slavery, and how it makes the narrative unique and the message more persuasive.
Journal Entry #2: in a thoughtful paragraph, explore time travel as a metaphor; as it relates to slavery, and how it makes the narrative unique and the message more persuasive.
-alienation
In class literary terms quiz, partner work.
HW Finish literary terms quiz for tomorrow
FRIDAY
Journal Entry #3: Read Octavia Butler interview and write a short essay (4 paragraphs). See prompt.
-swap and peer response
-"How well did their response negotiate the prompt?"
-"What did they well; what needs improvement?"
Structure
-format/grammar/mechanics
-evidence and argument
-vocabulary and sentence structure
HW Timed Writing Tuesday
In class literary terms quiz, partner work.
HW Finish literary terms quiz for tomorrow
FRIDAY
Journal Entry #3: Read Octavia Butler interview and write a short essay (4 paragraphs). See prompt.
-swap and peer response
-"How well did their response negotiate the prompt?"
-"What did they well; what needs improvement?"
Structure
-format/grammar/mechanics
-evidence and argument
-vocabulary and sentence structure
HW Timed Writing Tuesday
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Weekly Agenda 8/22-8/24
Welcome to the 2012/2013 School Year!
Wednesday
-Welcome
The Glass Castle
-3-levels Questions
HW HW Create User for turnitin.com (ID# 5390843, PASS: Stevens);
Email msstevens@gmail.com with user email and password
Sign up with email on homework blog
The Art of Close Reading
-annotation
-questioning
-clarifying
-collect & connect
Terms: contrast, dichotomy, juxtaposition
The Glass Castle excerpt
HW complete dichotomy worksheet
Friday
Review homework
Practice Reading Journal entry
-The Glass Castle excerpt
Portfolios
-student info.
-course outline
-general
HW Bring Kindred
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