Jump Off
--Take out your copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" (unless you left the story with me last class, in which case I'll return it to you!). I will be around to return your copies of the "Romeo and Juliet Unit--'The Cask of Amontillado"--Purposeful/Close Reading Assessment Questions" document.
S. the C.
--list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio shared:
- Would anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during my office hours (posted on the front board) or during Hooked on Books today?
- The due date for submission is Friday, 1/15 (3.5 weeks from today!)
--agenda/HW
Assessment (cont.) -- Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"--Purposeful/Close Reading Assessment Questions
--quiet and independent work time
DEAR -- Free Reading Books (time permitting)
--students without books will read Upfront newsmagazine
Transition
--Select responses and submit your assessment as directed. Up at the front table, pick up the document titled "Romeo and Juliet Unit--Pre-reading Prompts/Questions," read the directions, and get started! With whatever class time remains, we will engage in discussion as per this document.
Discussion -- Romeo and Juliet Unit--Pre-reading Prompts/Questions
--finish responding as directed
--Transition--form a circle out of the desks (time permitting)
--discuss responses
HW (Class Preparation)
--When you catch a spare moment, read your free reading book over Winter Break. Your book must be finished by mid-March. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
HW (Take-Home Assessment)
--The due date for submitting a revised "'St. Lucy's...' End-of-Mini-Unit Assessment/Writing Assignment" for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Friday, 1/15 (3.5 weeks from today!). Your improved writing piece must be typed in proper MLA format and highlighted as per the Cumulative Writing Portfolio protocol. Remember that YOU MUST schedule a meeting with me to go over your revisions; simply handing in the revisions is unacceptable as per the protocol. When time permits, meetings can/will occur during class time.
Miscellaneous
--Enjoy Winter Break--what a gift!
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Block 2 (1/2 block)
HOOKED ON BOOKS
Jump Off
--Take out your copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" (unless you left the story with me last class, in which case I'll return it to you!). I will be around to return your copies of the "Romeo and Juliet Unit--'The Cask of Amontillado"--Purposeful/Close Reading Assessment Questions" document.
S. the C.
--list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio shared:
- Would anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during my office hours (posted on the front board) or during Hooked on Books today?
- The due date for submission is Friday, 1/15 (3.5 weeks from today!)
--agenda/HW
Assessment (cont.) -- Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"--Purposeful/Close Reading Assessment Questions
--quiet and independent work time
DEAR -- Free Reading Books (time permitting)
--students without books will read Upfront newsmagazine
Transition
--Select responses and submit your assessment as directed. Up at the front table, pick up the document titled "Romeo and Juliet Unit--Pre-reading Prompts/Questions," read the directions, and get started! With whatever class time remains, we will engage in discussion as per this document.
Discussion -- Romeo and Juliet Unit--Pre-reading Prompts/Questions
--finish responding as directed
--Transition--form a circle out of the desks (time permitting)
--discuss responses
HW (Class Preparation)
--When you catch a spare moment, read your free reading book over Winter Break. Your book must be finished by mid-March. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
HW (Take-Home Assessment)
--The due date for submitting a revised "'St. Lucy's...' End-of-Mini-Unit Assessment/Writing Assignment" for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Friday, 1/15 (3.5 weeks from today!). Your improved writing piece must be typed in proper MLA format and highlighted as per the Cumulative Writing Portfolio protocol. Remember that YOU MUST schedule a meeting with me to go over your revisions; simply handing in the revisions is unacceptable as per the protocol. When time permits, meetings can/will occur during class time.
Miscellaneous
--Enjoy Winter Break--what a gift!
On the backburner:
- MLA format instruction
- Highlighting modeling for Cumulative Writing Portfolio revisions
- A Paragraph's a Paragraph's a Paragraph instruction (if necessary)
- Break down model paragraph together (if necessary)
