Wednesday, April 6, 2016

English 9--4/11/2016

Jump Off
--Pick up the Unit #7 vocabulary quiz from the front table.  Make sure to carefully read all of the directions.  Complete the quiz quietly and independently. Good luck!
--When you finish with the assessment, place your work underneath your desk and do the following: 
  • make the necessary revisions to your thesis statement based on my suggestions
  • engage in free reading until everyone is finished.
*AS YOU WORK, I WILL COME AROUND AND HAND BACK YOUR THESIS STATEMENTS WRITTEN ON INDEX CARDS AT THE END OF LAST CLASS BLOCK.*

S. the C.
--Reminder: It is important for you to stay caught up with regard to all of your coursework.  It would behoove you to check the blog and SchoolTool often.  Additionally, if you have an "NG" for a Marking Period, following up with me ASAP is in your best interest.
--trade and grade vocabulary quizzes--scored assessments returned to test-takers for self-reflection purposes--scored assessments collected
--agenda/HW

Transition
--Take out your copy of the "End-of-Unit Essay--Procedures List #2" document and any related materials.

Writing Workshop -- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet End-of-Unit Essay
--IF YOU ARE "AHEAD OF THE GAME" IN THE WRITING PROCESS, SEE ME DURING THIS TIME!
--Block 2 and Block 3: purposeful oral reading of the fifth step
--modeling/Q & A
--quiet and independent work time
--All Blocks: purposeful oral reading of the sixth step
--modeling/Q & A
--quiet and independent work time
--brief share-out via a drawing of cards
--purposeful oral reading of the seventh step
--modeling/Q & A
--quiet and independent work time
--brief share-out via a drawing of cards
--Transition--pick up a copy of the "End-of-Unit Essay--Procedures List #3" document from the front table
--purposeful oral reading of the eighth step
--modeling/Q & A
--purposeful oral reading of the ninth step
--modeling/Q & A
--Transition--pick up copies of the "A Paragraph's a Paragraph's a Paragraph!" document from the front table
--quiet and independent work time

Brain Break -- Heads Up 7 Up (time permitting)

HW (Class Preparation)
--Try to find some time to read your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
Writing
--Continue progressing through your essay-writing process in whatever manner you see fit.  (It would be in your best interest to outline all of your body paragraphs.)  The final version of your essay (your absolute best effort) is tentatively due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, 4/19.
Miscellaneous
--As always, whatever we do not finish in class today, you can expect to finish next class!