My Morning Duty

November 1-9 I have morning duty on Nutmeg Street so will not be in my room...come see me there if you need me ... will be there from 7:20-7:40.

New York Times Blog...Holocaust related

Read/See Photojournalist story about the Holocaust.

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/the-ghetto-the-nazis-and-one-small-boy/

Rough Drafts

Just completed Block 1 Drafts...for those submitted at turnitin.com AND a rubric was given to me in class by Wednesday before lunch.

Make some changes and submit and updated draft to the Peer Review Assignment ... Peer Reviews for the groups I established in class start Wednesday 11-3 and conclude the 11th at 2 PM.

Block 3 completed Saturday 4:13 PM

BLOCK 4 ... almost done...all will be done before I leave school today.


By Wednesday at 7:30 AM submit draft to revision
By 11-11 at 2 PM THREE Peer Mark reviews must be completed...peer groups I assigned

Friday 10-29-10

Today was the vocabulary TEST on 8-14. In My Hands reading WS Part 1 was turned in today.

After the quiz, students were told to read the New York Times Upfront Magazine (September 20, 2010)

1. Page 6-7 Who Gets to be an American?

2. Page 8-11 Islam: Not in My Backyard

3. Page 14-15 Going Private

NEXT WEEK:
Monday and Tuesday Block Days...Monday Mass and 2-4-6, Tuesday Homeroom and 1-3-5.

Wednesday a SIA quiz on last 2 chapters.
Thursday a IMH quiz on Part 1.
Friday Vocabulary quiz 15/16

Starting WEDNESDAY-the 11th...3 peer reviews of the paper contest...I set your peer review groups. Turn in your rubric AFTER you complete the three...no grade assigned w/o a rubric being turned in to me.

Reminder about Writing Lab...

It is available every Wednesday and Thursday morning 6:45-7:40 in the Mendel Computer Pod with Coach Johnston.

Turnitin.com ... thesis proposals

4:52 PM commented on Block 1
5:06 PM Block 3
5:11 PM Block 4

Block Days this week

I will be in class for blocks 1 and 4 ... not block 3.

Notes for ALL:
1. Turn in DRAFT rubrics to me NO LATER than the break between blocks 2 and 4 tomorrow. I must leave the minute block 4 concludes to make it to my workshop. Papers must be uploaded to turnitin.com by Midnight Wed...but Thesis proposals must be OK'D also...
2. Friday 10-29 TEST on 8-14 (Multiple Choice)
3. Wednesday 11-3 Quiz SIA Part 2
4. Thursday 11-4Quiz In My Hands Part 1

Monday 11-1-10 is a Block Schedule (Wednesday Schedule TIE DAY with mass...blocks 2-4-6)
Tuesday 11-2-10 is a Block Schedule (Thursday schedule...Homeroom and blocks 1-3-5)

Block Day this Week:
Blocks 1 and 4 I'll be there:
Vocabulary Review
SIA discussion ... characters and quotes
If done early...time to read OR or In My Hands

Block 3...a sub will be there...be on your best behavior, stay on task...
1. Vocabulary Review
2. Create the charts with the partners assigned in class today...textual evidence
3. Read Outside Reading or In My Hands

Last Week of October

Today I passed back papers and we discussed upcoming assignments.

This Week:
Vocabulary corrections for lessons 11 and 12 due Tuesday
Vocabulary TEST Friday (8-14) Multiple Choice Format

Thesis must be approved before draft submitted...but draft due NO LATER THAN Wednesday at midnight...on Turnitin.com. Bring rubric by the classroom by Wednesday. Block 4 can just slide under door Wednesday if it is not brought in on Tuesday.

Friday In My Hands Part 1 ... read and Study Guide

UPCOMING:
Outside Reading Paper due 11-8-10
Paper Peer Reviews ... 3 between 11-3 and 11-11 (groups assigned today)

Turnitin.com ... thesis proposals

Block 1 ... just completed looking through thesis proposals 5:50 PM. Also commented on 3 drafts that were submitted. Those students can work on revisions to have a more developed draft to submit for peer review.

Block 3 ... thesis comments made...comments on 2 drafts submitted. Those students can work on revisions to have a more developed draft to submit for peer review. 6:19 PM

Block 4...same as above...except no drafts submitted so none perused. 6:32 PM

Turnitin.com ... thesis proposals

Just commented on proposals from all blocks...Sunday 9:04. Concerned not 100% approved. Drafts due NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT...WEDNESDAY...late papers NOT accepted.

Turnitin.com ... thesis proposals

Just commented on new additions for each block...8:34 pm

Friday 10-22-10

7:46 PM ... commented on all new turnitin.com thesis posts
will check again tomorrow after 2 PM ...will email and post on blog after I check.

Friday 10-22-10

The first week of the second quarter comes to a close. Today is the Vocabulary Quiz on lessons 11 and 12 as well as the SIA quiz for SIA Part 2.

Thesis proposals were due by Midnight Wednesday. I posted on earlier blog posts that I finished looking at them. ALL are not DRAFT ready...Keep looking at turnitin.com...keep revising...I'll send the class an email each day as I finish going through your thesis proposals...once you get the OK...it's time to start on the DRAFT.

Another resource to help you with your papers...Bill OF Rights Institute (http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/teach/freeresources/constitutionday/) go to the link Life without the Bill of Rights.

Also go here (http://interactive.billofrightsinstitute.org/bri-flash-template.html) and check out the quotes and Madison's Notes are Missing Activity.

Draft due...uploaded to turnitin.com no later than Wednesday 10-27-10 at MIDNIGHT.

Friday 10-29-10 Vocabulary TEST on lessons 8-14...Multiple Choice Format.

Friday 10-29-10 In My Hands Part 1 due...Details on Monday October 4th Blog Post (Link to website page for quick reference https://sites.google.com/site/english2macvay/Home/survival-in-auschwitz/in-my-hands-memories-of-a-holocaust-rescuer)

BONUS trivia...Respond by Sunday at NOON (send to my yahoo account)
In what year were M & M's invented? Who invented them? How did the idea come to the inventors?

Turnitin.com ... thesis proposals

Just completed comments on BLOCK 1 5:02 PM

BLOCK 3 completed 5:18 pm

Revise and Resubmit if not told ok...work on DRAFT

I will check again for revisions and comment no later than tomorrow evening. Will post on the blog and email through turnitin.com.

Thesis on Turnitin.com

5:30 AM Thursday...all BLOCK 4 discussions have been commented on as of this blog post. Check over yours...if I did not mark OK...on to DRAFT...then you need to revise and resubmit to obtain credit for this portion of the assignment.

Remember rough drafts due by Wednesday next week...midnight.

Blocks 1 and 3 ... I'll post when I finish yours today...

Reminders...

Thesis Proposal sent to turnitin.com discussion by MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. If you sent one already...it's 1:45 ... all have been commented on and need to be revised and resubmitted.

remember formula...
name the civic value you believe is ESSENTIAL to being an American
Address the value through a FOUNDING DOCUMENT, FIGURE IN HISTORY and YOUR LIFE.

Friday Vocabulary Quiz 11-12 (Multiple Choice and Sentences)
Friday SIA final Part Due, SIA Quiz.

Additional Resources for Paper #2

The Library of Congress is another place you can search for information about Founding Documents or Americans in History that embody the ESSENTIAL VALUE to being American that is the topic of your paper.

http://www.loc.gov/index.html
(American Memory is a GOOD place to go)

Blog Bonus...send your response to my yahoo account by MIDNIGHT tonight...10-20-10...
October 20, 1803 the Senate ratified the ____ by a vote of 24-7. The agreement, which provided for the purchase of the western half of the Mississippi River basin from France at a price of _______ , or approximately four cents per acre, doubled the size of the country and paved the way for westward expansion beyond the Mississippi.

Another location to find Founding Documents...

National Archives ... Washington, DC

http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/

Blog Bonus...emailed by MIDNIGHT 10-19-10 to my yahoo account.
During WHICH session of Congress and in WHAT year was the Act to Establish the National Archives and Records Administration?

Monday 10-18-10

Today we brainstormed for the Being American Essay Contest. We made a list of civic values we thought were essential to being American...students took notes during our brainstorming session. We looked that the assignment directions and the website for clarification about the assignment...I answered questions from what you read about the essay over the weekend.

Thesis proposal submitted to turnitin.com discussion by Midnight Wednesday...keep checking back...for a REAL discussion.

Blocks 1 and 3 I passed back papers that I corrected.All papers will be returned by Monday. As per syllabus...1 paper each semester can be rewritten...due the last day of class...not finals...the last class meeting.

Tomorrow:
Everyone will bet the vocabulary quizzes back and corrections will be made in class. Will introduce vocabulary lessons 11 and 12 and we'll talk SIA.

Bonus Trivia: In what YEAR was Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? Due emailed to my yahoo account by midnight 10-18-10

Upcoming Assignments

The Holocaust Web Assignment that you worked on in the library on BLOCK DAY is due Monday at the start of class.

Monday I will discuss the next paper topic...The Being An American Essay Contest.
The information can be found on the class website under Papers page...2010 Writing Contest.READ the instructions this weekend...come to class with any questions you may have.

Thesis discussion Due Mon-Wed...anytime before Midnight Wednesday
Rough draft the following week...no later than Wed. midnight

Paper can be found attached HERE: https://sites.google.com/site/english2macvay/Home/semester-1-papers

Next week...

Monday...Vocabulary Lessons 11 and 12 introduced, paper details and SIA discussion...
Tuesday...vocabulary quizzes returned and SIA Discussion
Block Day...Vocabulary review, SIA
Friday...Vocabulary quiz 11-12 and SIA assignment due/quiz

Block Day

We will meet in the library.

Vocabulary Quiz 8/9 corrections are due as well as SIA part 1 read/study guide questions. (Quiz Friday)

In the library we will work on a GROUP project. The project is located on the Holocaust Studies Page on the class website. (https://sites.google.com/site/english2macvay/Home/survival-in-auschwitz/holucaust-studies) BOTH students must contribute equally to the group activity to earn the possibility of full credit on the assignment. Working together to complete a task is an important skill ... share responsibility.

The first project we will look into is attached at the bottom of the Holocaust Studies page. It is called Holocaust Web Activity. This MUST be completed in class...both you and your partner need to use your time wisely.

The second project...look over it on your own time...we will have time in class to work on it...it is called BooksBurnedBooksBanned - read the directions ... ask me if you have any questions. This is an UPCOMING assignment...no due date is set as of yet.

If you complete the Holocaust Web Activity:
Study for Vocabulary ans SIA quiz Friday

The First Quarter ends this coming week...

Time flies!

Today we took LAST WEEK's vocabulary quiz and the multiple choice section of the Literature Quiz.

Next Week:
Monday:
Final draft of paper is due...uploaded to turnitin.com before class time and rubric/rough draft brought to class.
Literature quiz Short Answers

Tuesday/Thursday...BLOCK Days this week...
Meet in the library
Turn in Vocabulary quiz corrections and SIA part 1

WEDNESDAY - PSAT testing/college fair

Friday: Vocabulary Quiz (10) and SIA part 1 quiz

In My Hands Reading Assignments

The reading guide is located on the In My Hands page on the class website. Here are the due dates so that you can plan out your reading of the class books as well as your outside reading book.

There will be a quiz on each DUE date. Type your responses to the questions. Include page #'s.

Part 1 Due Friday 10-29-10
Part 2 Due Block Day 11-10 or 11-11
Part 3 Due Monday 11-15-10

HOLOCAUST UNIT TEST 11-19-10

The Next Book will be Brave New World...First reading Due date will be Monday 11-22-10

Survival In Auschwitz Reading Assignments

The Study Guide for Survival In Auschwitz, SIA, is located on the Survival in Auschwitz Page on the class website.

Please type your answers ... include page #'s ... Assignments are due NO LATER THAN the following dates: (FYI...there will be a reading quiz on the Due Date)

Chapters 1-9 Tuesday 10-12-10
Chapters 10-15 Block Day 10-20 or 10-21
Chapters 16-17 Friday 10-22-10

FYI: We'll read In My Hands next...the reading dates will be published...the first part will be due Friday 10-29-10.

Paper Revision Tips

Things to consider as you make final revisions:
1. Header with your last name and page number
2. Works Cites in ABC order (properly indented)
3. Do not use "I" or contractions
4. Do not have propositions at end of sentences or end paragraphs with a citation.
5. Highlight your thesis and make sure your paper logically follows and reinforces
your thesis
6. Your Title needs to match content of paper, not assignment name.

If I asked you to resubmit a draft...I created a REVISION 2 assignment - deposit it there before 4 pm on Thursday 10-7-10. Papers there AFTER that time will not be looked at prior to the final draft.

Feel free to submit final drafts early. They are due Monday 10-11-10. Bring your rubric and rough draft that you already turned in and I gave back to you to class on Monday 10-11-10. Upload your paper to turnitin.com Paper 1 Final Assignment.

When will I be in class to assist you?
Tuesday and Thursday 2-3 PM
Wednesday-Friday 7-7:30 AM

October 1st.

Today was nothing like any of us planned. Those who came to class we held "tutoring time". I met with students about their paper drafts and Outside Reading Book Choices.

A few notes about upcoming assignments:

Saturday 10-2-10 at NOON. Paper revision assignment turned in on turnitin.com

Monday 10-4-10 Tell me your OR Title if you have not yet. Was extended till today...no more exceptions after Monday. I MUST know so you have time to get the book and read it!!!!

Thursday 10-7-10 First Survival In Auschwitz Assignment...Will post schedule of assignments in a separate blog post tomorrow.

Friday 10-8-10
Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 8 and 9 (This week's lessons...was to be today) SAME FORMAT AS PLANNED
Literature Quiz...First Scheduled Quiz for literature. Covers stories from out Lit Book.

Monday 10-11-10 Paper #1 Final Draft Due
Upload to turnitin.com
bring rubric and rough draft to class.

Tuesday 10-12-10 Correct Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 8/9. MEET IN LIBRARY.

Block Day (10/13 and 10/14) Survival in Auschwitz (SIA) Assignment

Friday 10-15-10 Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 10/11.