WRITING EXAM

Begins in class Monday 4-3-17 and conclude at Easter Break. The articles need to be active read in class, a rough draft completed in class, edited in class, and a final copy made in class.

If you finish early...read Frankenstein or the Required Outside Reading as both must be concluded by the end of Easter Break.

If you will be absent - sports - St. Vincent de Paul - illness - vacation ... Make arrangements to attend one of the EXTENDED TIME SESSIONS. This needs to be done by break

EXTENDED TIME SESSIONS FOR THE STUDENTS PROVIDED EXTRA TIME:
Monday 4-3-17 6:45 to 7:30 and LUNCH
Tuesday 4-4-17 6:45 to 7:30
Wednesday 4-5-17 6:45 to 7:30
Thursday 4-6-17 6:45 to 7:30
Friday 4-7-17 6:45 to 7:30
Monday 4-10-17 7:00-7:30 and LUNCH
Tuesday 4-11-17 7:00-7:30

Block Days 3-29 and 3-30

We will complete the rest of the Writer's Choice from Monday ... Clear Pronoun Reference

We will discuss Upfront Article " A Painful Legacy" ... Thesis and Support in preparation for the Writing Exam

We will spend a few moments looking at our Multiple Inteligences Report

We will complete poetry packet Vocabulary and Analysis of Poems:
Sonnets
Alliteration
Assonance
Slant rhyme
Internal Rhyme
Stanzas

POEM DUE FRIDAY

Tuesday 3-28-17

MI papers returned...activity with them BLOCK DAY

Discussed Thesis and Supporting details for Upfront Articles - Smoke Signals and Brave New World
HOMEWORK: New Upfront Magazine...Annotate for Thesis/Support article pages 6-7 (January Issue...A Painful Legacy http://upfront.scholastic.com/issues/01_30_17/ )

Discussed SONNET

RESUMES CONTINUE to be turned in/returned till perfect!

Monday 3-27

I announced the dates for finals...IN CLASS Tuesday 3-30 and Wed 3-21. Exam review material will be posted by Easter. Students with planners were highly encouraged to write this change down in their planners!

We completed and corrected WC page 646-647 EX 16-17-18 1-5 (took longer than expected...will do the rest on block day)

Frankenstein Part 1 turned in

Homework:
Upfront Articles for tomorrow
IN CLASS tomorrow...Sonnets and Upfront

Friday 3-24 ... Preview of Next Week

Today a new Upfront Magazine was passed out. We read the article on page 2 about turkeys and the ETHICAL ZOO debate on page 22 and 23 to prepare for the Writing Exam. We discussed evidence used to support argument and approach (ethos/pathos/logos)

Homework due Tuesday - active Read Smoke Signals and Brave New World for Tuesday - focus on Thesis and Support ... what you need to find in Writing Exam articles

We began to discuss Sonnets in blocks 1-3-4-6.

REMINDER: Frankenstein Assignment #1 due Monday 3-27 and Poem #2 due Friday 3-31

BLOCK DAYS ... 3-22 and 3-23

REMINDER LATE START THURSDAY 3-23

Block Days will begin with a continued conversation about the role of masculinity and manhood in the play Macbeth.  Blocks 4-5-6 were told to think about 1 additional idea not discussed in class ... that will be shared block day.

We will discuss THESIS and SUPPORT FOR THESIS in Upfront Article "Trump's Travel Ban"

We will begin our Sonnet Conversation...to be continued FRIDAY.

Macbeth Essay test will be the second half of class.

NOTE: Macbeth Test will not be part of Quarter 3 grades

NOTE: Writing Exam begins the week of April 3...IN CLASS

Tuesday 3-21-17

Today we will start the class discussing THESIS and SUPPORT from the article in Upfront, Trump's Travel Ban (MOVED TO BLOCK DAY)

Resume revisions will be turned in (IF APPLICABLE)

We will discuss role of MASCULINITY and MANHOOD in MACBETH ... each person come up with one more idea to share at start of block day

Multiple Choice MACBETH TESTS will be taken

After Test: READ REQUIRED OUTSIDE READING OR FRANKENSTEIN OR work on Grammar Flip or Resume Revisions

Monday 3-20-17

Today in class Multiple Intelligence Surveys were turned in

Resumes that needed to be fixed were returned to be brought back (changes stapled to BACK of original) by date/time listed on cover

Writers Choice pages 663-664 EX 5 and 6 ODDS were completed and corrected

Distracted Driving article from Upfront - Thesis and support discussed

HOMEWORK:
Trump Travel Ban ... read Upfront Article and annotate thesis and support

REMINDER: Tie Day Tuesday
Macbeth Multiple Choice tests Tuesday...essay block day

Friday 3-10 and Monday 3-13

Friday I was away.

WITH THE SUB:
Vocabulary Quiz 14-15

AFTER QUIZ:
WC 756 EX 22
Active Read North Korea UPFRONT ARTICLE...note Thesis and details to support thesis

MONDAY:
Meet in library ... Naviance training...resume due at end of class or Tuesday. Rubric linked to CANVAS assignment.

FRIDAY 3-17 ... Happy St. Patrick's Day

Today we have MASS after Block 1

Resumes + Rubric will be turned in at the start of class

We will start Distracted Driving - Upfront Article...reading for THESIS STATEMENT

Elizabethan Sonnets  - by Shakespeare will be our focus on MONDAY

REMINDER:

• Multiple Intelligences from Naviance is due on MONDAY
• Macbeth Test Tuesday
• LAST GRAMMAR FLIP due WEDNESDAY

BLOCK DAYS 3-15 and 3-16

All classes will complete and correct WC 762-764 EX 26 and 27 and 775 EX 5

More papers will be returned block day and Friday

TRAGIC HERO Archetype will be discussed and then applied to MACBETH

We will begin Sonnets Block Day or Friday...depends on time

Tuesday 3-14-17

We started class by marking in our planners the upcoming assignments that are currently posted on CANVAS

MOST papers were passed back...the remainder will be returned BLOCK DAYS

DO WHAT YOU ARE was turned in

We corrected WC 756 EX 22 from Friday's homework and discussed Upfront North Korea article

Block Days 3-8 and 3-9

Block Days begin with a discussion/adding to our resume worksheets. They will be collected and returned on Monday.

We will then complete and correct Vocabulary Book Lessons 14 and 15 EVENS...Completing the Sentences.

We will continue our Macbeth CONFLICT DISCUSSION

Blocks 4 and 6 will watch the video that Blocks 1-3-5 watched with the sub last week

Tuesday 3-7-17

Today we will complete and correct WC page 755-756 EX 22 1-5 then VOCAB 15 Synonyms & Antonyms

Block 1 will discuss UPFRONT ARTICLE - " The Fight Over Fracking" ... Thesis and Support

Blocks 3-4-5-6 will have for homework - reading article and annotating thesis and support

ALL classes will discuss CONFLICT in MACBETH (purple WS)

Monday 3-6-17

The Poem will be collected and:

• WC from Friday - HW - corrected
• Vocabulary Lesson 14 Synonyms and Antonyms will be completed and corrected
• Papers passed back (if applicable)
• Upfront - read/discuss
• MACBETH discussion resumes tomorrow...getting us all on the same page by the end of block day

BLOCK 1: HOMEWORK/NOT FINISHED IN CLASS
Complete "The Fight Over Fracking" ... note thesis and author's support for thesis...we have three paragraphs left to read...

Friday 3-3-17

Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 12-13

After the quiz:
WC Exercise 20 Page 753 and EX 521 Page 754 ... homework due Monday

REMINDER: Poem Due Monday

Block Days...Differentiated Assignments

I will not be in class Thursday 3-2 and Friday 3-3 ... the blocks will be at a different pace and be caught back up by block day next week.

Wednesday 3-1 Blocks 4-6:
Vocabulary Lesson 13 completing the sentences - ALL
Continue Discussing FATE vs FREE WILL
Macbeth Video (Block 4 and 6 will watch Monday)
Conflict Chart will be started...COMPLETE for MONDAY DISCUSSION (Block 4 and 6 had 10 minutes to start)

Thursday 3-2 BLOCKS 1-3-5:
Vocabulary Lesson 13 completing the sentences - ALL
Individually Complete TRAGIC HERO  and CONFLICT WS ... Keep for discussion on MONDAY
Macbeth Video

REMINDER: POEM DUE MONDAY

Tuesday 2-28 ... sorry for the delay

Tuesday we completed and corrected a WS (exercise 4 evens)  related to WC page 752 (Punctuation of dialogue)

Each block discussed Macbeth chart...FATE vs FREE WILL ... will be continued