Ozymandias Day 1

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Examining dialogue

Reading: Read your independent reading book.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Ozymandias poem
1. Break down the prompt
2. Read the poem
3. Identify sections and shifts
4. Annotate the poem together

Homework:

1. Finish Annotating Ozymandias Poem

Timed Writing #2 reflection

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Examining dialogue

Reading: Read "The Boarded Window"

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Return Thomas Hardy timed writing.
2. Color code your essay and give yourself a grade.
3. Come up with three writing goals.
   
   
   

Homework:

1. ??

Timed Writing #2 assessment

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Examining dialogue

Reading: Read "The Boarded Window"

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Finish "Boarded Window" posters
2. Discuss the short story as a class.

Homework:

1. ??

Timed writing #2

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Write a prose analysis timed essay

Reading: None

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Timed writing #2. If you were absent, please see me to schedule an alternate date to write the essay.

Homework:

1. Annotate "The Boarded Window"
2. Word Journal D

The Boarded Window Day 2

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Examining dialogue

Reading: Read "The Boarded Window"

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Divide the "The Boarded Window"
1. Divide the text into sections
2. Create a poster with your group
1. Create some sort of path or journey visual metaphor
2. Chart the path of the plot
3. Twist the path every time a shift happens in the text
4. Write a paragraph about how the control of the POV by the narrator influences the reader's understanding of the plot and creates a surprise ending.

Homework:

1. ??

The Boarded Window Day 1

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Examining dialogue

Reading: Read "The Boarded Window"

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Divide the "The Boarded Window"
1. Divide the text into sections
2. Create a poster with your group
1. Create some sort of path or journey visual metaphor
2. Chart the path of the plot
3. Twist the path every time a shift happens in the text
4. Write a paragraph about how the control of the POV by the narrator influences the reader's understanding of the plot and creates a surprise ending.
2. Nuance Academy

Homework:

1. Word Journal

"The Aged Mother"

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Examining dialogue

Reading: Read for ten minutes

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Nuance Academy
2. Annotate the "The Aged Mother"
1. Divide the text into sections
2. Annotate quickly
3. English Journal #3 "The Aged Mother"
1. We will write the beginning of the paragraph together.

Homework:

1. Finish this paragraph for homework.

Walter Mitty Day 1

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Examining dialogue

Reading: Read for ten minutes

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" discussion
1. Annotate the short story
2. Find three universal ideas present in the text
3. Make them into a question which will become the focus of the group's discussion
4. Past AP test topics
2. Give yourself a grade on your essay. You should have a rubric grade and a percentage grade.
1. Here is the link for the percentage grade.

Homework:

1. English Journal #2 Walter Mitty
1. Write one body paragraph about the short story

"The Sniper" Day 2

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Prose fiction rubric

Reading: Read for ten minutes

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. "The Sniper" discussion
1. Find three universal ideas present in the text
2. Make them into a question which will become the focus of the group's discussion
3. Past AP test topics
2. English Journal #1, "The Sniper" body paragraph
3. Write it right B
4. Word Journal B

Homework:

1. Write it right B
2. Word Journal B

"The Sniper" Day 1

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Annotating a short story 

Reading: Read choice books for ten minutes

Agenda:

1. Read "The Sniper"
1. Divide the text into sections
2. Annotate on the left and right sides
3. Come back tomorrow with the short story fully annotated

Homework:

1. Finish annotating "The Sniper"

Guest Teacher Day

Big Idea: 

Learning Target: 

Reading: Read silently for ten minutes

Agenda:

1. Finish writing your essay and submit it to turnitin.com
1. This rewrite will be your first writing grade.

Homework:

1. None

"Cherry Bomb" essay intro and body paragraphs

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Prose fiction rubric

Reading: none

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. "Cherry Bomb" essay
1. Writing introductions and body paragraphs.
2. Rewrite essay and turn it in on GC 

Homework:

1. None

"Cherry Bomb" essay outline

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Prose fiction rubric

Reading: none

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Nuance Academy
2. Word Study Journal A
3. Join Remind and AP Classroom
4. "Cherry Bomb" essay outline (GC) 

Homework:

1. Nuance academy sentences
2. Word Journal A

Breaking Down and Annotating

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Prose fiction rubric

Reading: none

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Breaking down the Prose Fiction prompt (GC)
2. How to annotate short stories
1. Based on the annotation document, go through and annotate "Cherry Bomb" on the left and right hand sides.

Homework:

1. Turn in summer work. Next Monday is for 80% credit

Prose Fiction calibration

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Prose fiction rubric

Reading: none

Agenda:

1. Prose fiction essay calibration
1. Discuss the prose fiction rubric
2. Score sample essays from yesterday's timed writing
2. Turnitin.com
1. enrollment key: brubaker4
2. classid: 30718039

Homework:

1. Turn in summer work. Today is for full credit. Next Monday is for 80% credit

Prose Fiction Timed Writing #1

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Learning Target: Prose fiction timed writing

Reading: none

Agenda:

1. "Cherry Bomb" timed writing
2. Turnitin.com
1. enrollment key: brubaker4
2. classid: 30718039

Homework:

1. Turn in summer work. Today is for full credit. Next Monday is for 80% credit

Moving forward

Big Idea: Complex characters

Learning Target: TBD

Reading: none

Agenda:

1. Complex character activity
2. Great first lines (GC)

Homework:

1. Complex character due on Monday

Welcome Back!

Big Idea: What is this class going to be like?

Agenda:

1. You will be assigned a seat and participate in an icebreaker.
2. We will go over the summer work.
• Due Monday for full credit.
• Due 8/16 for 80% credit.
3. Started complex character activity.

Here are the slides for the first day of school.