English 10 Honors--2/5/2014

Jump Off
--Turn in the 5-sentence summary that you wrote for the short story that you read by placing the summary in the black basket on the front table.
--Pick up your Unit #5 vocabulary quiz from the front table.  Take a look at your performance, note words not yet mastered, etc.  Mr. Martin will be around to re-collect your quizzes momentarily.

S. the C.--Mr. Martin shares list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio--Would anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during Mr. Martin's office hours (posted up on the front board)?
--The due date for submission is Friday, February 14th <3 (approximately 1.5 weeks from today).
--agenda/HW

Transition
--Pick up a copy of the "Analysis of Purposeful Literary Techniques" sheet from the front table.  Purposefully read through the directions at the top of the page.  You might want to consider annotating--many of you could use the practice! :)

Discussion Preparation -- "The Open Boat"
--Mr. Martin shares a model for "The Necklace"
--select your technique and element and have at it (state your claim, gather your evidence, and create your meaning)!
*Mr. Martin checks and (randomly) returns HW for use later in class*

Transition
--Pick a number from the front table to determine your seed.  Mr. Martin will give you a summary and write the title of the story about which you will be reading in the appropriate area on the tournament bracket projected on the front board.

Activity -- Short Story Madness
Directions:
--For each game, two students "playing" read summaries.

--All students in class then vote for a winner via heads down/hands up vote.
--Winner advances to the next round.
--Proceed in this manner until two finalists are determined.

HW
--The due date for submitting a revised Intertextuality Unit--Culminating Essay Assignment for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Friday, February 14th <3 (approximately 1.5 weeks from today)--YOU MUST schedule a meeting with Mr. Martin 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.
--If necessary, add more detail to your "Analysis of Purposeful Literary Techniques" sheet so that we can have a high-quality discussion on Friday.

English 9--2/4/2014

Jump Off
--Pick up the "Monomyth Writing Assignment--Style Tip #2" sheet from the front table.  Purposefully survey the sheet by doing the following: define any of the bolded terms on the sheet using prior knowledge/the examples provided (figurative language, simile, epic simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole).  (MR. MARTIN MODELS IF NECESSARY.)
--The following individuals did not re-quiz for grammar rules by the deadline of Friday before midterm week and will therefore be referred for central detention early tomorrow morning (unless arrangements are made to "take care of business" after school today).  Mr. Martin wants to help you succeed!:

• Mike (WUBAIS)
• Antwon Jenkins (WUBAIS)
• Princess Bell
• Incinerated Squirrel
• Loki
• Mighty Taco
• Cuddles
• Moosie
• Irving Zisman

*Mr. Martin returns "Common Error: Missing or misplaced possessive apostrophe QUIZ"--reflect upon your performance and remember that you must properly use a possessive apostrophe at least once in your Monomyth Writing Assignment*

S. the C.
--The Artist Formerly Known as Ramillia Kyza still needs to revise and meet with Mr. Martin for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio (s/he has been and will continue to be referred for central detention)
--agenda/HW

Writing Workshop -- Monomyth Writing Assignment
Monomyth Writing Assignment--Style Tip #2 (Figurative Language)
--purposefully read the sheet together and complete the task at hand--be prepared to share out!
--share out
--re-read "Grading Criteria" section of Monomyth Writing Assignment sheet together
--set the parameters for typing block (environment, goals, etc.)
--Transition--pick up a computer from the cart and log in
--independent work block

HW
--The final draft of your Monomyth Writing Assignment is due at the beginning of class both physically and electronically at the beginning of class on Thursday, February 6th (next class).  Make sure to submit work worthy of your pride!

English 9--1/24/2014

Jump Off

--Pick up a copy of the "Common Error: Missing or misplaced possessive apostrophe QUIZ" sheet from the front table.  Purposefully read the directions (consider annotating!) and carefully complete the task at hand.  Good luck!
--Reminder: If you received a score lower than 70% on either the compound sentence assessment or the complex sentence assessment (or on both), you must take a re-quiz (or re-quizzes) before the end of the day today. See Mr. Martin ASAP if you haven't taken care of business yet.
*While students work, Mr. Martin returns scored "Graphic Organizer (RL.1, RL.2, W.1, and W.4)" pages from last class.*

S. the C.
--The Artist Formerly Known as Ramillia Kyza still needs to revise and meet with Mr. Martin for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio (s/he has been and will continue to be referred for central detention)
--Reminder: 

Absences/Make-up Work:  For each class day that you are absent, you will have two days (not class days) counting the day you return to school to complete and submit missed assignments, unless you have made special arrangements with me.  Please check the “Absent?  Look here!” bin and the online blog—both will contain materials and information from the week.  Failure to complete such assignments within the two day window will result in a “0”.  If you are absent from this class because of other school activities (lessons, field trips, etc.), you are still responsible for any missed material and/or assignments during that time.  You will find more information in your assignment planner regarding school attendance policies.  I cannot stress enough that it is your responsibility!  Please, please, please follow these procedures and attempt to see a classmate if you are absent.  Do not expect me to remind you!

• Long-term assignments (essays, presentations, projects, etc.) will be graded ten (10) points (or 10%) lower per day late, not per class day late.  If you do not have a writing assignment completed on time, you will be required to come in for homeroom detention with me the following day to get assistance and work on completing the assignment.  I expect you to continue coming in during homeroom until the assignment is completed.  Failure to stay for homeroom(s) will result in a central detention.  If after five days you still have not submitted a late long-term assignment, you will receive a “0” (though teachers in the English department have agreed to occasionally use our discretion here). 
• If you miss a test or quiz for any reason, it is your responsibility to make an appointment with me to make up the work using the “MISSED TEST OR QUIZ APPOINTMENT FORM”.  When you make an appointment, I will confirm the appointment by scheduling you on my calendar, and I will also give you a reminder note.  Like any other appointment, if you miss it, you miss your opportunity—in this case, you forfeit the right of make up.  You have five days (not class days) from the day that you return from being absent to make up a missed test or quiz.  Please do not wait until three or four days after you return to make an appointment, as that will leave you only a few appointment options!
• Homework is to be completed and turned in on time (more often than not, at the BEGINNING of class), or you will take a “0” and come in the following day for homeroom detention.  As with long-term assignments, failure to stay for homeroom will result in a central detention.  The purpose of homework is to practice what we’ve done or prepare for what we will do that day.  It negates the purpose if you are doing it after we’ve gone over it.  Make sure that your homework is entirely completed, as partial completion=incomplete and will also result in a “0” and homeroom detention.  As always, if you have trouble on an assignment, you should let me know before class (preferably long before class!) so that I can assist you in any way possible. 

--agenda/HW

Transition
--pick up a copy of the "Graphic Organizer--Skills Assessment Rubric" and your Cumulative Writing Portfolio from Mr. Martin at the front table

Writing Workshop #1 -- Odyssey Unit--Graphic Organizer (RL.1, RL.2, W.1, and W.4)
--after reading the top half of the rubric page aloud, Mr. Martin models use of the rubric with a student sample
--independent work time
--Transition

• when finished, submit your "Graphic Organizer--Skills Assessment Rubric" and your Cumulative Writing Portfolio
• analyze the excerpts located on PowerPoint as per the directions

--discuss analysis completed during the last transition--How does a writer establish a meaningful theme statement?
--analyze/discuss exemplary organizer completed by a student last class:

• pros
• grows

--independent work time--make one substantial improvement to your work
--FYI: The writing section of your midterm is theme-related (quite similar to the on-demand task completed last class that we just processed through!).

Transition -- pick up the "Monomyth Writing Assignment Style Tip #1--Hyphenated Modifier" sheet from the front table

Writing Workshop #2 -- Monomyth Writing Assignment Style Tip #1--Hyphenated Modifier
--purposefully read the sheet and complete the task at hand--be prepared to share out!
--share out

Closure
--look through your Monomyth Writing Assignment draft--can you purposefully add a hyphenated modifier?  Give it a go!

HW
--Keep working on improving your Monomyth Writing Assignment (e.g., consider whether or not to use a/keep your hyphenated modifier).  Continue bringing any materials that you have pertaining to the Monomyth Writing Assignment to class. We will be "workshopping" in class between now and the due date of the assignment, which is Friday, February 7th (two weeks from today).
--The English 9 Midterm Examination will take place on Monday, January 27th from 8:45 to 10:15. In order to finish preparing, review your theme notes, as the writing section of your midterm exam is theme-related (quite similar to the on-demand task completed last class!).

English 10 Honors--1/23/2014

Jump Off
--Pick up a copy of the "QUIZ—Common Error: Unnecessary shift in pronoun" sheet from the front table.  Purposefully read the directions (consider annotating!) and carefully complete the task at hand.  Good luck!

Transition/Looking Ahead
--quiz in/highlighter up
--pick up the "Unifying Theme Statement Assessment (RL.1, RL.2, and W.1)" sheet from the front table--set the sheet on the floor next to your desk
--take out your annotated copy of "The Open Boat"--highlight any annotations that you have pertaining to theme

S. the C.
--Mr. Martin shares list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio--Would anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during Mr. Martin's office hours (posted up on the front board)?
--The due date for submission is Friday, February 14th <3 (just over three weeks from today).
--FYI: Mastery of our last two conventions errors should help your performance on the English 10 Honors Midterm Examination.
--agenda/HW

Assessment -- Crafting, Supporting, and Explaining a Unifying Theme Statement
--continue highlighting any annotations that you have pertaining to theme
--share out
--brainstorm methods for determining the emergence of themes for literature
--look (again!) at an exemplar for the homework due several classes ago
--spend the remaining class time carefully completing the task at hand 

--THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL COUNT AS AN EXAM GRADE IN YOUR QUARTER 2 AVERAGE
*WHILE YOU WORK, MR. MARTIN WILL BRING YOU A SHORT STORY FOR YOUR HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT*

Closure -- Ticket-Out-the-Door
--before you leave today, pick up the following items from the desk by the door:

• a copy of the "Independent Purposeful Reading/Summary Assignment" halfsheet
• a copy of the "Short Story Analysis Sheet"

HW

--The due date for submitting a revised Intertextuality Unit--Culminating Essay Assignment for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Friday, February 14th <3 (just over three weeks from today)--YOU MUST schedule a meeting with Mr. Martin 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.
--The English 10 Honors Midterm Examination will take place on Monday, January 27th from 8:45 to 10:15 in the small cafeteria--see you then!  In order to finish preparing, go through the two ACT passages that we have done together and work with "Grammar Hammer Extras" materials (SEE MR. MARTIN). Mastery of our last two conventions errors will likely help your performance.   Also, you might want to consider looking online for SAT prep materials pertaining to literary analysis.
--Purposefully read the short story given to you by Mr. Martin and complete the "Short Story Analysis Sheet".  Then, write a 5-sentence summary (NO LONGER!) of the story.  (SEE HALFSHEET FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS.)
--Look back through your annotations for "The Open Boat" sometime between now and our next class.  We will engage in a whole-class discussion about this story.

English 9--1/22/2014

Jump Off
--Morgan C./Addyson G./Alli C.: Please grab the grammar hammer from the front of the room and give it a drop. Then, make sure that everyone has a copy of the sheet entitled "Common Error: Missing or misplaced possessive apostrophe".
--Reminder: If you received a score lower than 70% on either the compound sentence assessment or the complex sentence assessment (or on both), you must take a re-quiz (or re-quizzes) before the end of the day this Friday. See Mr. Martin ASAP for supplemental materials meant to help deepen your understanding.
--The following student needs to see Mr. Martin at the end of class today:

• Oranges

S. the C.

--The Artist Formerly Known as Ramillia Kyza still needs to revise and meet with Mr. Martin for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio (s/he has been and will continue to be referred for central detention)
--agenda/HW
--purposefully read through the top half of the first page of the grammar hammer sheet together--Mr. Martin models/shares notes

Grammar Hammer Instruction -- Missing or Misplaced Possessive Apostrophe
--independently complete the PRACTICE
*MR. MARTIN RETURNS "ODYSSEY UNIT EXAM" PACKETS*
--go over the PRACTICE together
--For HW, prepare for an assessment about the possessive apostrophe--HOW?!

Assessment/Self-Reflection -- Odyssey Unit--Books Ten and Twelve Close Reading Multiple Choice (Unit Exam)

--go through the last section of your unit exam--star (*) two questions that you got correct for which you could successfully explain your logic (MR. MARTIN MODELS)

--go over the last twelve multiple choice questions via sharing logical conclusions (exam questions projected on the SmartBoard)

Transition

--When finished, turn in your assessment packets by placing them in the black basket on the front table.

--Pick up a copy of the "Graphic Organizer (RL.1, RL.2, W.1, and W.4)" page from the front table.  You have the rest of class to carefully complete the task at hand.  THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL COUNT AS A WRITING GRADE IN YOUR QUARTER 2 AVERAGE.

*BRIEFLY DISCUSS SOME TIPS FOR SUCCESS*

Closure -- Ticket-Out-the-Door

--Submit your on-demand writing task by placing your work in the black basket on the front table.

HW
--Prepare for an assessment about the possessive apostrophe, which will take place at the beginning of next class.
--Continue bringing any materials that you have pertaining to the Monomyth Writing Assignment to class. We will be "workshopping" in class between now and the due date of the assignment, which is Friday, February 7th (sixteen days from today)--WRITE THIS DATE DOWN; YOU'VE BEEN GRANTED ANOTHER EXTENSION (YOU'RE SO LUCKY!!!), AS MR. MARTIN DOES NOT WANT TO RUSH SUBMISSION OF THE ASSIGNMENT.  IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAT THE ASSIGNMENT IS DONE WELL.
--The English 9 Midterm Examination will take place on Monday, January 27th from 8:45 to 10:15. In order to continue preparing, review your theme notes, as the writing section of your midterm exam is theme-related (quite similar to the on-demand task completed in class today).

English 10 Honors--1/21/2014

Jump Off
--If you used your HW Coupon last class, submit your short story and the self-assessment sheet.  Staple the two items together and place your work in the black basket on the front table.
--Pick up a copy of the "Common Error: Unnecessary Shift in Pronoun" document from the front table.  Purposefully read through the first page and mindfully complete PRACTICE 6.  When you finish, put your head down on your desk.

Grammar Hammer Instruction -- Common Error: Unnecessary Shift in Pronoun
*Mr. Martin returns "Unnecessary Shift in Tense Assessment"*
--volunteers write PRACTICE 6 "answers" on SmartBoard/go over
--purposefully read through the second and third page and mindfully complete PRACTICE
--volunteers write PRACTICE 7 "answers" on SmartBoard/go over
--A quiz about unnecessary shifts in pronoun (number and person consistency) will occur next class, and mastery of our last two errors will help your performance on the English 10 Honors Midterm Examination.

S. the C.
--Mr. Martin shares list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio--Would anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during Mr. Martin's office hours (posted up on the front board)?
--The due date for submission is Friday, February 14th <3 (approximately 3.5 weeks from today).
--agenda/HW

Transition/"Assessment"
Block 2
--Pick up a copy of the "Short Story Unit--Learning Standards (Reading Literature)" from the front table.
--Take out your copy of the reading passage and multiple choice questions (a segment of the Critical Reading Section of the SAT) from last class.  Finish purposefully reading the passage and completing the multiple choice questions to the best of your ability.  Then, attempt to determine which of the Reading Literature standards each of the questions most closely assesses.
Block 4
--Pick up a copy of both the reading passage and multiple choice questions (a segment of the Critical Reading Section of the SAT) and the "Short Story Unit--Learning Standards (Reading Literature)" sheet from the front table.  Purposefully (How do you define your purpose in this circumstance?) read the passage and complete the multiple choice questions to the best of your ability.  Then, if time permits, attempt to determine which of the Reading Literature standards each of the questions most closely assesses.

Looking Ahead -- English 10 Honors Midterm Examination 2014 (Critical Reading of Literature) 
--go through SAT "exam" question-by-question (projected on SmartBoard)--discuss purposeful reading, logic, and levels of correctness and link each question to the standards
--FYI: A section of your midterm examination will be very similar to this portion of the SAT!
--Closure

• Set a SMART Goal for preparing for the midterm--What might a SMART Goal pertaining to this directive look like?

Transition 
--Pick up a copy of the Naturalism notes, the "Short Story Analysis Sheet", and "The Open Boat" from the front table.
*Mr. Martin returns "Unifying Theme Statement Practice--'Social Class'"*

HW Time -- “The Open Boat” Initial Reading

--look at an exemplar for the homework due two classes ago and reflect upon your own work
--discuss--improve your work!?
--purposefully read “The Open Boat” (use “Short Story Analysis Sheet”)--align your annotations with the Reading Literature standards based on our work earlier in class

HW

--A quiz about unnecessary shifts in pronoun (number and person consistency) will occur next class, and mastery of our last two errors will help your performance on the English 10 Honors Midterm Examination.
--The due date for submitting a revised Intertextuality Unit--Culminating Essay Assignment for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Friday, February 14th <3 (approximately 3.5 weeks from today)--YOU MUST schedule a meeting with Mr. Martin 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.
--The English 10 Honors Midterm Examination will take place on Monday, January 27th from 8:45 to 10:15. In order to continue preparing, go through the two ACT passages that we have done together and work with "Grammar Hammer Extras" materials (SEE MR. MARTIN).  Also, you might want to consider looking online for SAT prep materials!
--Finish purposefully reading “The Open Boat” prior to the beginning of next class.  Make sure to focus in on theme:

• What are some themes that emerge in "The Open Boat"?
• When and how do these themes emerge?
• What literary techniques does Crane use to develop some of the emergent themes, and how does he use effectively these techniques?
• What does Crane want readers to think about these themes/what insights into the human experience is he presenting (theme statement vs. mere theme)?
• How often do we really stop to think about the ideas about the human experience conveyed to us in literature, from story-to-story, etc.? 

Be prepared for an assessment similar to your last homework assignment and/or a discussion about the reading next class.

English 9--1/17/2014

Jump Off (Self-Reflection and Assessment) (25 mins.)
--Pick up your 7 Habits Unit Exam from Mr. Martin.  When finished taking the vocabulary assessment, circle the question numbers written on the front board, which correspond with the Reading Literature standards written in parentheses. 
--Pick up your compound and complex sentence assessments from Mr. Martin.  If you received a score lower than 70% on either of the two assessments (or on both), you must take a re-quiz (or re-quizzes) before the end of the day next Friday.  See Mr. Martin ASAP for supplemental materials meant to help deepen your understanding.
--Pick up the Unit #5 vocabulary assessment from the front table. Complete the quiz quietly and independently.  Make sure to purposefully read all of the directions.  Good luck!
--The following students need to see Mr. Martin at the end of class today:

• Princess Bell
• Miley Stewart
• Oranges

S. the C. (5 mins.)

--The Artist Formerly Known as Ramillia Kyza still needs to revise and meet with Mr. Martin for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio (s/he has been and will continue to be referred for central detention)

--agenda/HW

Transition (5 mins.)

--Turn in your Unit #5 vocabulary assessment by placing it in the black basket on the front table.

--Pick up an index card from the front table.
--Pick up your "Odyssey Unit--Book Nine (pages 904-913) Close Reading Multiple Choice (Unit Exam)" scored assessment from Mr. Martin.

--Take out your homework and turn to the back page.  Then, write either a strong piece of textual evidence or your theme statement up on the front board in the appropriate area.

Notetaking/Application Activity -- Themes, Theme Statements, and Strong and Thorough Textual Evidence (20-25 mins.)

--Mr. Martin labels items on the board (A, B, C... and 1, 2, 3...)

--on your index card, logically match 'em up (if a piece of evidence matches a theme statement, write the combination on your index card--MR. MARTIN MODELS

--share out via a drawing of cards--if your name comes up, do the following: explain the relationship that exists between the piece or pieces of evidence and the theme statement that you have selected (MR. MARTIN PROMPTS/HELPS OUT WHERE APPROPRIATE)

--We just tied back!!!

--Closure--link this work to the midterm exam writing task and the upcoming on-demand in-class writing task--make sure to prepare!

Assessment -- Odyssey Unit--Books Ten and Twelve Close Reading Multiple Choice (Unit Exam)
--go over the last four multiple choice questions via Mr. Martin's notes (projected on the SmartBoard)
--take the assessment--good luck!
--When finished, turn in your assessments (Book Nine and Books Ten and Twelve) by placing the documents in the black basket on the front table.

Closure (time permitting) -- Self-Assessment

--Take your "Learning Standards--Unit Items and Progress Self-Assessment" and "Learning Standards" documents out. Mindfully add items to the "Learning Standards--Unit Items and Progress Self-Assessment" document based upon today's class.

HW
--Continue bringing any materials that you have pertaining to the Monomyth Writing Assignment to class. We will be "workshopping" in class between now and the due date of the assignment, which is Friday, January 24th (seven days from today).
--The English 9 Midterm Examination will take place on Monday, January 27th from 8:45 to 10:15. In order to continue preparing, go through your 7 Habits Unit Exam and unit materials in order to determine the correct answers for the standards-based questions that you got incorrect.  Are you noticing any improvement in certain skill areas (e.g., "I am now more confident about determining emergent themes and viable theme statements based on our work the past two classes.  If the 7 Habits Unit Exam was today, I would definitely get question #13 correct!").  Also, review your theme notes, as the writing section of your midterm exam is theme-related, and an on-demand in-class writing task pertaining to theme is likely forthcoming!

English 10 Honors--1/16/2014

Jump Off
--Submit your short story and the self-assessment sheet.  Staple the two items together and place your work in the black basket on the front table.
--Take out your homework--would you like to go over any of the items

Transition/Assessment -- Unnecessary Shift in Tense
--Pick up a copy of the assessment from the front table. Purposefully read the directions (consider annotating!) and carefully complete the task at hand.
*ASSESSMENTS COLLECTED*

S. the C.
--Mr. Martin shares list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio--Would anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during Mr. Martin's office hours (posted up on the front board)?
--The due date for submission is Friday, February 14th <3 (approximately one month from today).
--agenda/HW

Transition
--Pick up a copy of the "List of ACT English Test Assessed Items" sheet.  Read the directions and complete the task at hand.

Looking Ahead #1 -- English 10 Honors Midterm Exam 2014 (Writing Skills/Conventions)
--discuss the sheet--agree upon fair-to-be-assessed items/raise awareness of midterm contents and how to prepare

Transition
--Pick up a copy of both the reading passage and multiple choice questions (a segment of the Critical Reading Section of the SAT) and the "Short Story Unit--Learning Standards (Reading Literature)" sheet from the front table.  Purposefully (How do you define your purpose in this circumstance?) read the passage and complete the multiple choice questions to the best of your ability.  Then, if time permits, attempt to determine which of the Reading Literature standards each of the questions most closely assesses.

Looking Ahead #2 -- English 10 Honors Midterm Exam 2014 (Critical Reading of Literature)
--go through SAT "exam" question-by-question (projected on PowerPoint)--discuss purposeful reading, logic, and levels of correctness and link each question to the standards
--FYI: A section of your midterm examination will be very similar to this portion of the SAT!

Closure (time permitting)
--Set a SMART Goal for preparing for the midterm--What might a SMART Goal pertaining to this directive look like?

Miscellaneous (time permitting)
--look at an exemplar for the homework due last class and reflect upon your own work
--discuss

HW

--The due date for submitting a revised Intertextuality Unit--Culminating Essay Assignment for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Friday, February 14th <3 (approximately one month from today)--YOU MUST schedule a meeting with Mr. Martin 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.
--The English 10 Honors Midterm Examination will take place on Monday, January 27th from 8:45 to 10:15. In order to begin preparing, go through the two ACT passages that we have done together and work with "Grammar Hammer Extras" materials (SEE MR. MARTIN).  Also, you might want to consider looking online for SAT prep materials!

English 9--1/15/2014

Jump Off (2 mins.)
--Pick up a highlighter and take out your BINGO board.  As soon as attendance is taken care of, the first review game will begin!  If you don't remember what constitutes a win, take a look at the sample boards posted up on the whiteboard.
--The following students need to see Mr. Martin at the end of class today:

Carlos

Princess Bell

Miley Stewart

Oranges

Review -- Vocabulary Unit #5 BINGO (20 mins.)

--share information about “board validation” (at desk, share words and basic definitions--NO SAMPLE SENTENCES TODAY)

--play three games--+1 bonus to winners

--For HW, finish preparing for the Unit #5 vocabulary assessment, which will take place at the beginning of next class.  Good luck!

S. the C. (5 mins.)

--The Artist Formerly Known as Ramillia Kyza still needs to revise and meet with Mr. Martin for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio (s/he has been and will continue to be referred for central detention)
--agenda/HW

Looking Ahead -- "Monomyth Writing Assignment" Q & A (20 mins.)
--discuss annotation quality again (for reading literature, for reading an assignment sheet, for whatever!)
--look back through all of your annotations for the "Monomyth Writing Assignment" sheet--highlight what you consider to be your three best annotations--be ready to share out!

--draw cards--one-third of the students share one annotation for discussion--Mr. Martin answers questions, explains, elaborates, etc.
--wrap-up--Do you need anything else from Mr. Martin in order to be set up for success on this writing assignment?

Notetaking/Application Activity -- Themes, Theme Statements, and Strong and Thorough Textual Evidence (25 mins.)
--view "The Best Nest" on YouTube (based on a children's book by P.D. Eastman)--this story will be referred back to when we go through theme notes during the next part of class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f6TsHA0kTM

--Transition--pick up the "Odyssey Unit--Theme Notes (RL.2)" page from the front table
--read through the top half of the notes page, referring back to "The Best Nest" as a base of examples--annotate!
--independent work--Odyssey emergent themes brainstorming
--share out
--directions on back of page read/clarified (if necessary)

Closure/HW
--mindfully complete the back of the theme notes page (gather strong and thorough textual evidence from and develop a theme statement for Odyssey)--when you finish, Mr. Martin will take a look!

HW

--Finish preparing for the Unit #5 vocabulary assessment, which will take place at the beginning of next class.  Make sure that you truly know the words, as you will be asked on the quiz to write your own sentences for a few of the words using enough context to clearly show that you have incorporated the chosen words into your own vocabulary.  Good luck!
--Continue bringing any materials that you have pertaining to the Monomyth Writing Assignment to class. We will be "workshopping" in class between now and the due date of the assignment, which is Friday, January 24th (nine days from today)--WRITE THIS DATE DOWN; YOU'VE BEEN GRANTED ANOTHER EXTENSION, AS MR. MARTIN FORGOT ABOUT THE HOLIDAY! :)
--Continue updating your annotations based on today's theme work and studying your annotations for "Book Ten: The Grace of the Witch" and "Book Twelve: Sea Perils and Defeat," as a multiple choice assessment will occur next class (AGAIN, YOU'VE BEEN GRANTED AN EXTENSION!). These ongoing multiple choice assessments will be scored, and your overall grade will be reported as your Odyssey Unit Exam grade.

--The English 9 Midterm Examination will take place on Monday, January 27th from 8:45 to 10:15. In order to continue preparing, FINISH and review your theme notes from today's class, as the writing section of your midterm exam is theme-related.  Also, an on-demand in-class writing task pertaining to theme is likely forthcoming!

English 10 Honors--1/14/2014

Jump Off
--Turn in your homework ("Unifying Theme Statement Practice--'Social Class'" sheet [explicated poem, unifying theme statement, strong textual evidence supporting theme statement, and tie backs via explanation]) by placing it in the black basket on the front table.
--Pick up a copy of the document titled "Passage 2" from the front table.  Complete the test quietly and independently.  As you complete the test, make a list (perhaps in the margin?) of what you need to know in order to complete each "question."  (For example, for #16, you need to have an awareness of proper wording/sentence structure.)  Good luck!
*MR. MARTIN ASSESSES HW AND RETURNS HW WHILE STUDENTS WORK*

S. the C.
--Mr. Martin shares list of students needing to revise for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio--Would anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during Mr. Martin's office hours (posted up on the front board)?
--The due date for submission is Friday, February 14th <3 (one month from today).
--agenda/HW
--go over the J.O. (portion of an ACT English Test) question-by-question--arrive at an answer for each, create list of "need to knows", analyze the list of "need to knows" (what is really/mostly tested?), and determine a score
--FYI: A section of your midterm examination will be very similar to this portion of the ACT!
--brainstorm a list of should-be-mastered writing skills and conventions items (e.g., the possessive apostrophe) that might be included on the midterm examination
--rationale for next portion of the agenda

Transition
--After a ceremonial dropping of the grammar hammer, pick up a copy of the "Unnecessary shift in tense" document from the front table.  We will purposefully read through the top third of the first page of this grammar hammer document together.

Instruction -- Unnecessary Shift in Tense
--mindfully complete the PRACTICE
--go over the PRACTICE
--A quiz about this error will take place next class.

Transition
--Form an alphabetical by first name circle out of the desks.

Story #2 -- “The Necklace”
--when in the circle today, bear in mind the following Reading Literature standards, the bolded of which link directly to your "Short Story Writing Assignment":

English 10 students:

• RL.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
• RL.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details.
• RL.3: Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
• RL.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
• RL.5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
• Recognize specific literary techniques (e.g., figurative language, irony, symbolism, etc.) used by authors, and, via strong and thorough textual evidence, can show how authors use these techniques to develop their texts.

--engage in discussion via a modified version of the protocol (one contribution minimum/three contributions maximum today--third contributions cannot be shared until all have contributed once :) [BLOCK 1--carryover from last class])--contributions assessed via the "Discussion Contribution Rating Scale"):

• notes written on the "Short Story Analysis Sheet" (especially thoughts/questions formulated during purposeful reading of the story)
• miscellaneous (Essential Questions/Standards/"Short Story Writing Assignment" Preparation):
• What is a short story?
• Maupassant's command over short story as a genre
• How does purposefully reading a short story enhance our understanding of the human experience?
• What are some themes that emerge in "The Necklace"?
• When and how do these themes emerge?
• What literary techniques does Maupassant use to develop some of the emergent themes, and how does he use effectively these techniques?
• What does Maupassant want readers to think about these themes/what insights into the human experience is he presenting (theme statement vs. mere theme)?
• How often do we really stop to think about the ideas about the human experience conveyed to us in literature, from story-to-story, etc.? 
• Edwin Arlington Robinson's "Richard Cory" (use homework)

Transition -- re-row desks/pick up the "Short Story Writing Assignment--Self-Assessment" sheet from the front table

HW Time
--work on short story (writing and/or self-assessment)

HW

--The due date for submitting a revised Intertextuality Unit--Culminating Essay Assignment for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Friday, February 14th <3 (one month from today)--YOU MUST schedule a meeting with Mr. Martin 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.
--A quiz about unnecessary shifts in tense will take place next class.
--Bring your copy of "The Necklace" again next class. We're still not quite done with the story yet!
--Finish your short story. The final draft of the assignment is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, January 16th (next class!).  Also, finish your self-assessment sheet so that you can submit the sheet along with your story.  This writing assignment will not be included within the Cumulative Writing Portfolio, but the writing piece will account for a substantial portion of your Quarter 3 average.  Also, please be aware that at least one peer will be critically reading your work!
--The English 10 Honors Midterm Examination will take place on Monday, January 27th from 8:45 to 10:15.  In order to begin preparing, go through the two ACT passages that we have done together and work with "Grammar Hammer Extras" materials (SEE MR. MARTIN).

English 9--1/13/2014

Jump Off
--Pick up the Monomyth Writing Assignment sheet from the front table.
--Pick up a BINGO board from the front table and open your vocabulary book to page 62.
--The following students need to see Mr. Martin at the end of class today:

• Mike--ALL SET!
• Carlos
• Crazy Phil--ALL SET!
• Hannah Montana--ALL SET!
• Princess Bell
• Miley Stewart
• The Artist Formerly Known as Ramillia Kyza--ALL SET!
• Oranges
• Pikachu--ALL SET!
• The Legit Dave Strider--ALL SET!

S. the C.
--The Artist Formerly Known as Ramillia Kyza still needs to revise and meet with Mr. Martin for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio (s/he has been and will continue to be referred for central detention)
--Reminder: The culminating assignment of the Odyssey Unit is writing a personal narrative in which you apply the monomyth pattern to your own life/personal journey.  At this point, you should have some of the first draft of your narrative written.  For HW, purposefully read and annotate the "Monomyth Writing Assignment" sheet as you continue working on the assignment.  We will discuss your annotations next class in order to break down the assignment.
--agenda/HW

Looking Ahead -- Vocabulary Unit #5

--go over pronunciations for the Unit #5 word list (pages 62-64) together
While doing so, students should be:
a.) writing words in the boxes on BINGO board for use in class on Wednesday
b.) putting a star next to "foreign" words (those that will definitely need to be studied).
--For HW, begin preparing for the Unit #5 vocabulary quiz, which will take place this Friday, January 17th.  As you are doing so, add one "helper word" for each box on your BINGO board for use in class on Wednesday.

Transition 
--Pick up a highlighter from the front table.
--Take out both your homework ("Book Twelve: Sea Perils and Defeat" annotations) and your "Book Ten: The Grace of the Witch" annotations.

Instruction/Discussion -- "Book Ten: The Grace of the Witch" and "Book Twelve: Sea Perils and Defeat"
--look back through all of your annotations for the past two sections of reading--highlight what you consider to be your three best annotations (What makes an annotation good?)--be ready to share out!

--draw cards--all students (Block 1)/two-thirds of students (Blocks 2 and 4) share one annotation, which Mr. Martin writes up on the front board
--Transition--form a circle by height
--engage in discussion via a modified version of the protocol (one contribution minimum/three contributions maximum today--third contributions cannot be shared until all have contributed once :))--contributions assessed via the "Discussion Contribution Rating Scale"):

• discuss annotations by linking them to each of the Reading Literature unit standards (projected on the SmartBoard)--determine quality of annotations--Mr. Martin encourages a "deeper dig" via prompting, follow-up questions, etc. as per the standards

Transition -- re-row desks/pick up an index card from the front table

Closure -- Self-Assessment
--Pick one of the standards that we worked on today within which you feel that your skills are effective or highly effective.  On your index card, explain to Mr. Martin using convincing evidence how you are demonstrating effectiveness--MR. MARTIN MODELS WITH A TEACHING EXAMPLE (if necessary).

Notetaking/Looking Ahead (time permitting) -- "The Best Nest"
--open your notebook and date the page--label this section of your notes The Gist of "The Best Nest"
--view "The Best Nest" on YouTube (based on a children's book by P.D. Eastman)--jot down notes encompassing the gist of the story, which we will then use next class in our work with theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f6TsHA0kTM

HW

--Purposefully read and annotate the "Monomyth Writing Assignment" sheet as you continue working on the assignment.  We will discuss your annotations next class in order to break down the assignment.
--Continue bringing any materials that you have pertaining to the Monomyth Writing Assignment to class.  We will be "workshopping" in class between now and the due date of the assignment, which is Thursday, January 23rd (ten days from today)--WRITE THIS DATE DOWN; YOU'VE BEEN GRANTED AN EXTENSION! :)

--Begin preparing for the Unit #5 vocabulary quiz, which will take place this Friday, January 17th.  As you are doing so, add one "helper word" for each box on your BINGO board for use in class on Wednesday.  Make sure that you truly know the words by Friday, as you will be asked on the quiz to write your own sentences for a few of the words using enough context to clearly show that you have incorporated the chosen words into your own vocabulary.
--Finish updating your annotations based on today's work and studying your annotations for "Book Ten: The Grace of the Witch" and "Book Twelve: Sea Perils and Defeat," as a multiple choice assessment will occur next class (AGAIN, YOU'VE BEEN GRANTED AN EXTENSION!).  These ongoing multiple choice assessments will be scored, and your overall grade will be reported as your Odyssey Unit Exam grade.
--The English 9 Midterm Examination will take place on Monday, January 27th from 8:45 to 10:15.  In order to begin preparing, go through your 7 Habits Unit Exam (SEE MR. MARTIN) and unit materials in order to determine the correct answers for the standards-based questions that you got incorrect.