English 9--5/31/2019 & 6/3/2019

Jump Off
--Please obtain your Chromebook from the cart.  Then, log yourself in to the workstation.
--Are we still "good" with the compact below?  If not, please be ready to share some suggestions after I finish taking attendance.


COMPACT FOR WORK TIME

• Talking should be very limited.
• When talking must occur, get your peer's attention first and stay on task.  You may not get up and walk around the classroom.
• I will use the consequence system that we have in place for lack of compliance.
• Listening to music via headphones, earbuds, etc. is acceptable.

S. the C.
--Reminder: It is important for you to stay caught up with regard to all of your coursework.  It is in your best interest to check the blog and Schooltool often.  Additionally, if you have an "INC" for a Marking Period, following up with me ASAP would be wise!
--Log in to ThinkCERCA.  Then, take a peek at your written response feedback and score for our last Article of the Week experience. 

• What are your PROS?
• What are your GROWS?
• How can you use this information to help you do your absolute best on your essay due next class?

--turn and talk
--whole-class share-out
--agenda/HW

Transition
--Please pick up a copy of the grading sheet from the front table.  Then, take out anything that you need to move forward in the writing process (e.g., procedures lists, the Parsons texts, additional notes, paragraph templates, etc.).

Writing Workshop #2 -- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet End-of-Unit Essay (Drafting)

--work block

• meetings as per the order established on the whiteboard

--oral reading of grading sheet/Q & A
--writing a catchy title (#1-5)

• http://writing.umn.edu/sws/assets/pdf/quicktips/titles.pdf

--work block (cont.)

• meetings as per the order established on the whiteboard

--If you get to your conclusion today, ...

• http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/conclusions/

HW (Class Preparation/Writing)

--Your absolute best effort with regard to the End-of-Unit Essay must be in place by the end of class NEXT TIME (Tuesday, 6/4 [BDF] or Wednesday, 6/5 [ACE]).  Don't settle for anything less than your best!  Please also keep in mind our classroom policy for meeting due dates of long term assignments.  Please make sure that you...

• re-read the assignment sheet
• Did you do everything that you were supposed to do (e.g., attempt to hook the reader at the beginning, include at least three drama/poetry terms, etc.)? 
• read the front of the grading sheet, "grading" yourself and making changes as necessary (e.g., make sure that your margins are 1", doublecheck your header, etc.)
• purposefully read through the back of the grading sheet as per the following question: What are the differences between each of the scores (a "3", a "4", etc.)
• What changes can you make to your essay to move it from GOOD to GREAT?
• RE-READ your work in order to demonstrate control over the conventions of standard written English (e.g., edit/revise for commas with introductory elements, possessive apostrophe usage, FANBOYS errors, etc.)
• have someone with skills superior to your own read your work and offer you suggestions.

--We will have another class day of computer access NEXT TIME.  You can expect to FINISH typing your essay.  Please prepare accordingly. 

HW (Class Preparation)

--Read at least 10 pages of your (dystopian?) free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!  This final marking period, I will randomly check for books and include your level of preparation in my reporting via Schooltool.
Miscellaneous
*I AM AVAILABLE AFTER SCHOOL PRETTY MUCH DAILY FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ONE-ON-ONE (ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE STRUGGLING--BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND TAKE INITIATIVE!).*
--BDF class: Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em! :)

English 10--5/31/2019

Jump Off
--Please pick up a copy of the "English 10--End-of-Course Assignment 2019" sheet from the front table.  I would like to re-read this document as well as scroll through the blog together before discussing the nature of the remainder of the school year with you.

S. the C.
--Reminder: It is important for you to stay caught up with regard to all of your coursework.  It is in your best interest to check the blog and Schooltool often.  Additionally, if you have an "INC" for a Marking Period, following up with me ASAP would be wise!
--oral reading of assignment sheet
--a walk down memory lane...
--looking ahead

• What would you like from me (other than TIME)?

--agenda/HW

Flex Block
--Reminder: Here is the compact ("gameplan") under which we are working so that your productivity is maximized:  

Compact for Independent Work Time

• A quiet environment will be established and maintained.  You have agreed to "police" yourselves to assure that this happens.
• Music will play lightly in the background.  If you prefer, you can listen to your own music via a device and earbuds/headphones.
• You are expected to set and aim to achieve a goal for today's work block.

--quiet and independent work time as per our compact--you can...

• work on your research paper
• work on your End-of-Course Assignment
• complete and turn in the grammar hammer credit recovery assessment
• engage in free reading.

Ticket-Out-the-Door -- Essays Shared via Email

• FYI: I will continue scoring research papers this weekend!

HW (Class Preparation)
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book (memoir still?!) between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!  During the final marking period, I intend to randomly check for books and include your level of preparation in my reporting via Schooltool.
Writing
--Continue thinking about the End-of-Course Assignment question and begin (continue?!) working on the assignment itself!  Your writing piece is due on our last academic day of class (two weeks from today!).

• What is your "why?"?

Miscellaneous

*I AM AVAILABLE AFTER SCHOOL PRETTY MUCH DAILY FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ONE-ON-ONE (ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE STRUGGLING--BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND TAKE INITIATIVE!).*
--Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em! :)

English 10 Honors--5/31/2019

Jump Off
--Please pick up the following from the front of the classroom:

• a copy of Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist
• a copy of the "The Alchemist Novella Unit--Paulo Coelho's 'Four Obstacles' Philosophy" sheet

Purposeful Reading/Discussion/Looking Ahead -- Paulo Coelho's "Four Obstacles" Philosophy and Novella Teaser
--oral reading/completion of assigned task (question and one obstacle)
--turn and talk
--purposeful oral reading of the "PROLOGUE" to The Alchemist via the graphic novel version

• Why might Coelho have begun the novella with this twisted retelling of the ancient myth of Narcissus?
• What connections do you see between Coelho's "'Four Obstacles' Philosophy" and the "PROLOGUE"?

--turn and talk

S. the C.

--Reminder: It is important for you to stay caught up with regard to all of your coursework.  It is in your best interest to check the blog and Schooltool often.  Additionally, if you have an "INC" for a Marking Period, following up with Mr. Martin ASAP would be wise!
--contextualizing today's work with Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist

• If you decide to read the novella, please sign out your copy on the sheet on the front table at the end of class today.  Otherwise, please just leave your copy of the text on the front table.

--Reminder: The third question that must be addressed as part of your writing piece:

• What is your "why?", and how is it related to your observations about/understanding of human nature? 

--agenda/HW

Transition
--If you have already contributed to the symposium but have not yet hung up your picture, please do so now.  The tape should be located on the desk by the classroom door.

--Please re-form the alphabetized-by-title-of-memoir circle out of the desks.  We will continue the symposium by picking back up with Gianna R.'s contribution (Garrard Conley's Boy Erased).

Circle Discussion -- Human Nature in Memoirs Symposium
--Reminder: the symposium protocol:

• I will begin the symposium by passing the ball to my left, and that person will first share his or her summary before passing the ball to the left.
• If the next person wants to ask a follow-up question so as to gain clarity regarding the memoir, he or she will do so.  The ball will continue moving left in this manner until it arrives back at the person who started. 
• The person sharing will finish his or her contribution (quote, interpretation, personal anecdote, visual, connection to another visual on the wall, and extension of thinking).
• The ball will get passed left again.  If the next person wants to comment upon, respond to, etc. the contribution that just occurred, he or she will do so.  Additionally, if a person has a planned contribution that is closely related to the current conversation, he or she might ask to share about his or her memoir to keep the conversation moving forward. 
• The ball will continue moving left in this manner until three-four more students have discussed their memoirs.

--Transition

• re-column the desks and pick up the "Appreciating Others" halfsheet from the front table

--Closure -- Appreciating Others

• complete the task at hand and place your completed halfsheet in the black basket on the front table

Transition

--Please pick up each of the following from the front table:

• a copy of the "Models of Argument" sheet  
• If you are looking to stray away from the Classical Approach to argumentation in your End-of-Course Assignment, you might find that this document helps!
• copies of the "A Paragraph's a Paragraph's a Paragraph! (CER)" template (if you think that you would benefit from using them as you finish outlining)
• copies of the "Basic Counterargument Paragraph Template" (if you think that you would benefit from using them as you finish outlining)
• the "Mini-Presentation Information" halfsheet

--Do I need your Works Cited page with source annotations?  If so, I will be touching base with you later in class.

Writing Workshop -- End-of-Course Assignment (Loose Ends/Outlining and Drafting)

--address End-of-Course Assignment "loose ends":

• summary of the "Models of Argument" sheet
• "putting it together" via templates (The Classical Model of Argument)
• How do I conclude my essay?!
• Strongly consider a call to action
• http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/conclusions/
• Reminders: The Works Cited page
• add new sources
• delete unused sources
• delete annotations
• check in with Mrs. Donohue about her feedback
• insert your final Works Cited page as the last page of your essay
• oral reading of "Mini-Presentation Information" halfsheet
• Q & A

--a few controlling quotations for today's work block (if you are still in the process of gathering evidence):

• "At this point [of gathering evidence], you want to include anything, anything, that might be useful, and you also want to avoid the temptation to arrive at definite conclusions about your topic. Remember that one of the qualities that makes for a good interpretation is that it avoids the obvious. You want to develop complex ideas, and the best way to do that is to keep your ideas flexible until you've considered the evidence carefully. A good gauge of complexity is whether you feel you understand more about your topic than you did when you began (and even just reaching a higher state of confusion is a good indicator that you're treating your topic in a complex way)."
• "A thesis is the result of a lengthy thinking process. Formulating a thesis is not the first thing you do after reading an essay assignment. Before you develop an argument on any topic, you have to collect and organize evidence, look for possible relationships between known facts (such as surprising contrasts or similarities), and think about the significance of these relationships. Once you do this thinking, you will probably have a 'working thesis,' a basic or main idea, an argument that you think you can support with evidence but that may need adjustment along the way."

--Reminder: Here is our compact:

COMPACT FOR WORK TIME

• Talking should be limited.
• When talking must occur, get your peer's attention first and stay on task.
• I will use the consequence system that we have in place for lack of compliance.
• Listening to music at a low volume via headphones/earbuds is permitted.

--work block
--meetings as per the order established on the front board

HW (Class Preparation)

--FYI: We will continue (finish?) the symposium next class block.
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book (memoir still?!) between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!  During the final marking period, I intend to randomly check for books and include your level of preparation in my reporting via Schooltool.

HW (Class Preparation)/Writing

--Continue outlining, drafting, and refining your End-of-Course Assignment, which is due on our last academic day of class (two weeks from today!).  Mini-presentations will take place in class as well.  Prepare accordingly.

Miscellaneous

*I AM AVAILABLE AFTER SCHOOL PRETTY MUCH DAILY FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ONE-ON-ONE (ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE STRUGGLING--BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND TAKE INITIATIVE!).*

--The final novel assessment for Lord of the Flies is CANCELLED.  I hope, however, that each of you considered significant passages while reading and decide to use Golding's work in your End-of-Course Assignment!
--The NYS Regents Examination in English Language Arts will take place on Wednesday, 6/19 during the 7:40 AM-10:40 AM time slot.  Continue preparing for a successful performance--I believe in all of you!
--Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em! :)

English 9--5/30/2019 (ACE)

Jump Off
--Please take out anything that you need to move forward in the writing process (e.g., procedures lists, the Parsons texts, additional notes, paragraph templates, etc.).
--Momentarily, we will vote with regard to the following question:

• Would you rather do read-aloud during the first 15-25 minutes of today's class block or the last 15-25 minutes of today's class block?

S. the C.

--Reminder: It is important for you to stay caught up with regard to all of your coursework.  It is in your best interest to check the blog and Schooltool often.  Additionally, if you have an "INC" for a Marking Period, following up with me ASAP would be wise!

--agenda/HW

• You should leave class today...
• further along in The Adoration of Jenna Fox
• with a Google Doc properly formatted in MLA.
• Doublecheck the "MLA Format" directions sheet and make sure that your document aligns.
• with at least your introduction and first body paragraph of your essay typed into your document.
• with any of your nagging questions answered (e.g., What exactly is the 'so what?!' supposed to be?).
• I am available for 3-5-minute long one-on-one meetings at the front table today--simply write your name on the list on the whiteboard to schedule a meeting. 

Transition
--Please pick up a copy of the "MLA Format" directions sheet for Google Docs (or both!) from the front table.
--What do you think about this agreement for today's work block?  If you have any suggestions, please be ready to share them after I finish taking attendance.

COMPACT FOR WORK TIME

• Talking should be very limited.
• When talking must occur, get your peer's attention first and stay on task.  You may not get up and walk around the classroom.
• I will use the consequence system that we have in place for lack of compliance.
• Listening to music via headphones, earbuds, etc. is acceptable.

Writing Workshop -- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet End-of-Unit Essay (Drafting)
--work block

• Wave me over if you are struggling with the instructions for setting up your essay in MLA format.

--meetings as per the order established on the whiteboard in the lab

Read-Aloud Time -- Mary E. Pearson's The Adoration of Jenna Fox (15-25 mins.)

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--Complete the FINAL 45 minutes of Membean training this school year in three different days before 11:59 PM TONIGHT (Thursday, 5/30) (see the "Membean Routine" document).
HW (Class Preparation/Writing)
--Continue progressing through your essay-writing process in whatever manner you see fit.  It would be in your best interest to type at least one more body paragraph.  The final version of your essay (your absolute best effort) is tentatively due at the END of class on Monday, 6/3.  Don't settle for anything less than your best!  Please also keep in mind our classroom policy for meeting due dates of long-term assignments.  (What is the policy again?!)

--We will have another class day of computer access NEXT TIME.  You can expect to receive the rubric for the assignment and continue typing your essay.  Please prepare accordingly. 

HW (Class Preparation)

--Read at least 10 pages of your (dystopian?) free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!  This final marking period, I will randomly check for books and include your level of preparation in my reporting via Schooltool.
Miscellaneous
*I AM AVAILABLE AFTER SCHOOL PRETTY MUCH DAILY FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ONE-ON-ONE (ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE STRUGGLING--BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND TAKE INITIATIVE!).*
--Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em! :)

English 9--5/29/2019 (BDF)

Jump Off
--Please pick up each of the following from the front table:

• a copy of Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron"
• the halfsheet titled "'Harrison Bergeron' Purposeful Reading/Discussion Notes"

S. the C.
--Reminder: It is important for you to stay caught up with regard to all of your coursework.  It is in your best interest to check the blog and Schooltool often.  Additionally, if you have an "INC" for a Marking Period, following up with me ASAP would be wise!

--agenda/HW

• You should leave class today with...
• Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" purposefully read and (somewhat?) understood.
• a Google Doc properly formatted in MLA.
• Doublecheck the "MLA Format" directions sheet and make sure that your document aligns.
• at least your introduction and first body paragraph of your essay typed into your document.
• any of your nagging questions answered (e.g., What exactly is the 'so what?!' supposed to be?).
• I am available for 3-5-minute long one-on-one meetings at the front table today--simply write your name on the list on the whiteboard to schedule a meeting. 

Oral Reading/Discussion/Discussion Preparation --Dystopia Unit: Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron"
--purposeful oral reading
--turn and talk
--whole-class share-out

Transition
--Please pick up a copy of the "MLA Format" directions sheet for Google Docs (or both!) from the front table.
--What do you think about this agreement for today's work block?  If you have any suggestions, please be ready to share them after I finish taking attendance.

COMPACT FOR WORK TIME

• Talking should be very limited.
• When talking must occur, get your peer's attention first and stay on task.
• I will use the consequence system that we have in place for lack of compliance.
• Listening to music via headphones is acceptable.

Writing Workshop -- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet End-of-Unit Essay (Drafting)
--work block

• Wave me over if you are struggling with the instructions for setting up your essay in MLA format.

--meetings as per the order established on the whiteboard in the lab

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--Complete the FINAL 45 minutes of Membean training this school year in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 5/30 (see the "Membean Routine" document).
HW (Class Preparation/Writing)
--Continue progressing through your essay-writing process in whatever manner you see fit.  It would be in your best interest to type at least one more body paragraph.  The final version of your essay (your absolute best effort) is tentatively due at the END of class on Friday, 5/31.  Don't settle for anything less than your best!  Please also keep in mind our classroom policy for meeting due dates of long-term assignments.  (What is the policy again?!)

--We will have another class day of computer access NEXT TIME.  You can expect to receive the rubric for the assignment and continue typing your essay.  Please prepare accordingly. 

HW (Class Preparation)

--Read at least 10 pages of your (dystopian?) free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!  This final marking period, I will randomly check for books and include your level of preparation in my reporting via Schooltool.
Miscellaneous
*I AM AVAILABLE AFTER SCHOOL PRETTY MUCH DAILY FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ONE-ON-ONE (ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE STRUGGLING--BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND TAKE INITIATIVE!).*

English 10--5/29/2019

Jump Off

--Please pick up each of the following from the front table:

• your last grammar hammer assessment
• the "The Grammar Hammer Review--RE-READING Strategies" halfsheet

--Please grab your Chromebook from the cart in the back of the classroom, log yourself in, and access your research paper.  Then, take a look through grammar hammer assessment.  

• How did you do?
• What are your "PROS"?
• What are your "GROWS"?

S. the C.

--Reminder: It is important for you to stay caught up with regard to all of your coursework.  It is in your best interest to check the blog and Schooltool often.  Additionally, if you have an "INC" for a Marking Period, following up with me ASAP would be wise!
--agenda/HW

Writing Workshop -- Research Unit: Writing an Academic Argument
--moving your essay from good to GREAT by...

• Control of Conventions
• continuing to find/fix some of the common conventions errors that have been identified
• missing or misplaced possessive apostrophe
• missing comma after an introductory element/transition
• missing comma in a compound sentence (before a FANBOYS)/unnecessary comma with a FANBOYS
• missing comma in a complex sentence (WUBAIS at the beginning)/unnecessary comma in a complex sentence (WUBAIS in the middle)
• WE WILL CONCURRENTLY REVIEW/APPLY OUR REVIEW, AND AT THE END OF THIS BLOCK OF TIME, AN ASSESSMENT WILL OCCUR.

Transition
--Please pick up a copy of the halfsheet titled "The Grammar Hammer--Review Assessment".

Assessment -- The Grammar Hammer--Review
--complete the assessment quietly and independently
--When you finish, ...

• please both the halfsheet and your last grammar hammer assessment in the black basket on the front table
• take out all of your materials for your research-based academic argument (annotated sources, notes, outlining template[s], counterargument materials, etc.) if you have not done so already.

Writing Workshop (cont.) -- Research Unit: Writing an Academic Argument
--Reminder: Here is the compact ("gameplan") under which we are working so that your productivity is maximized:  

Research Unit--Compact for Independent Work Time

• A quiet environment will be established and maintained.  You have agreed to "police" yourselves to assure that this happens.
• Music will play lightly in the background.  If you prefer, you can listen to your own music via a device and earbuds/headphones.
• You are expected to set and aim to achieve a goal for today's work block.

--quiet and independent work time as per our compact
--consider visiting the following link in order to write and/or revise your conclusion:

• https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/conclusions/

Ticket-Out-the-Door -- Essays Shared via Email

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--Complete the FINAL 45 minutes of Membean training this school year in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 5/30 (see the "Membean Routine" document).

HW (Class Preparation)
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book (memoir still?!) between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!  During the final marking period, I intend to randomly check for books and include your level of preparation in my reporting via Schooltool.
Writing
--Please access your academic argument Google Doc between now and next class and attend to any feedback provided so that you can continue moving your essay from good to GREAT!
--Continue thinking about the End-of-Course Assignment question: 

• What is your "why?"?

Miscellaneous

*I AM AVAILABLE AFTER SCHOOL PRETTY MUCH DAILY FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ONE-ON-ONE (ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE STRUGGLING--BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND TAKE INITIATIVE!).*

English 10 Honors--5/29/2019

Jump Off
--Reminder: Here is the compact for our time in the library today:

COMPACT FOR WORK TIME

• Computers will be assigned via a drawing of cards.
• Talking should be limited.
• When talking must occur, get your peer's attention first and stay on task.
• I will use the consequence system that we have in place for lack of compliance.
• Listening to music at a low volume via headphones/earbuds is permitted.

S. the C.
--Reminder: It is important for you to stay caught up with regard to all of your coursework.  It is in your best interest to check the blog and Schooltool often.  Additionally, if you have an "INC" for a Marking Period, following up with me ASAP would be wise!
--Reminder: The third question that must be addressed as part of your writing piece:

• What is your "why?", and how is it related to your observations about/understanding of human nature? 

--agenda/HW

Transition

--journey on over to the library

LIBRARY

Checklist:

• finish finding sources (if necessary) and consider printing your sources so that you have access to them in the future for evidence gathering, interpretation, synthesis, and outlining
• finish creating your Works Cited page (five sources minimum [as per assignment sheet])
• type and include your annotations for two nonfiction sources as part of your Works Cited page (see "Nonfiction Source Annotations" sheet from last class block)
• print two copies of your Works Cited page (one for me and one for Mrs. Donohue)
• YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE COPIES ARE DUE BY THE END OF THE CLASS BLOCK IN THE BLACK BASKET.
• gather, interpret, and synthesize your evidence
• TIP: Put proper parenthetical references next to each of your pieces of evidence.
• begin outlining
• TIP: Strongly consider using the Classical Approach to organize your ideas into a cohesive argument.
• TIP: Strongly consider using the "A Paragraph's a Paragraphs' a Paragraph! (CER)" template when planning each of your evidence-based claim paragraphs!  (TEMPLATES AND CORRESPONDING NOTES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY.)

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--Complete the FINAL 45 minutes of Membean training this school year in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 5/30) (see the "Membean Routine" document).

HW (Class Preparation)
--FYI: We will continue the symposium next class block.

--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book (memoir still?!) between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!  During the final marking period, I intend to randomly check for books and include your level of preparation in my reporting via Schooltool.
--Review your materials pertaining to Lord of the Flies in preparation for analysis/discussion/a final assessment NEXT WEEK.
HW (Class Preparation)/Writing

--Continue moving forward with regard to the End-of-Course Assignment, which is due in approximately 2.5 weeks!

• If still necessary, ...
• finish finding sources.
• finish creating your Works Cited page (five sources minimum [as per assignment sheet]).
• more purposefully read your nonfiction sources.
• Gather, interpret, and synthesize your evidence.
• A document from The Writing Center at UNC Chapel Hill exists titled "Evidence".  Please visit the following link as the document included therein is extremely helpful: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/evidence/
• Don't forget that paraphrasing and summarizing is expected!
• Begin/continue outlining.
• If you finish outlining, begin drafting.

Miscellaneous

*I AM AVAILABLE AFTER SCHOOL PRETTY MUCH DAILY FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ONE-ON-ONE (ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE STRUGGLING--BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND TAKE INITIATIVE!).*

English 9--5/23/2019 (BDF) & 5/28/2019 (ACE)

Jump Off
--Please take out anything that you need to move forward in the writing process (e.g., procedures lists, the Parsons texts, additional notes, paragraph templates, etc.).
--Momentarily, we will vote with regard to the following question:

• Would you rather do read-aloud during the first 15-25 minutes of today's class block or the last 15-25 minutes of today's class block?

S. the C.
--Reminder: It is important for you to stay caught up with regard to all of your coursework.  It is in your best interest to check the blog and Schooltool often.  Additionally, if you have an "INC" for a Marking Period, following up with me ASAP would be wise.
--agenda/HW

• You should leave class today with...
• a sound understanding of a what a hook is
• a sound understanding of what a bridge is
• an even stronger understanding of what an essay claim (thesis statement) is
• the ability to craft a hook and bridge (and, therefore, an introduction when combined with your essay claim [thesis statement]!) for your essay
• a potential hook written for your essay
• several body paragraphs fully outlined.

Transition
--Please pick up a copy of the "Writing--Crafting Introductions" sheet from the front table.

Writing Workshop -- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet End-of-Unit Essay (Beginning to Write/Continuing to Outline)

--purposeful oral reading of the first page of the "Writing--Crafting Introductions" sheet
--hook, bridge, thesis statement Q & A
--purposeful oral reading of sample introductions
--share-out as per purposeful reading directions
--Transition

• Please take out a clean sheet of lined paper--label the page "My Hook--Here Goes!".

--two-three more introductions from sample essays from the past shared (if necessary)
--quick-write a potential hook for your essay (8 minutes)

• Do we need to review how quick writes work first?

--quiet and independent work time

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1whgVMXdYLlZjPefT9GlGY5-eejKgjjBoGyNE3Z9h59I/edit?usp=sharing

Read-Aloud Time (15-25 mins.)

• 4 BDF: Ayn Rand's Anthem
• 2 ACE: Mary E. Pearson's The Adoration of Jenna Fox
• 3 ACE: Mary E. Pearson's The Adoration of Jenna Fox

HW (Practice/Take-Home Assessment)
--BDF class: Complete 45 minutes of Membean training in three different days before 11:59 PM TONIGHT (Thursday, 5/23) (see the "Membean Routine" document).
--Complete the FINAL 45 minutes of Membean training this school year in three different days before 11:59 PM on Thursday, 5/30) (see the "Membean Routine" document).
HW (Class Preparation/Writing)
--Continue progressing through your essay-writing process in whatever manner you see fit.  It would be in your best interest to...

• finish outlining the rest of your body paragraphs
• reread your hook written during today's class block and make any necessary changes in order to improve this hook.  Then, craft a bridge for your essay that logically links this hook to your thesis statement.
• write a second hook using an entirely different method on the same page as your hook written in class today.  Is this one stronger than your first effort?

The final version of your essay (your absolute best effort) is tentatively due at the beginning of class on Friday, 5/31 (BDF) or Monday, 6/3 (ACE).

--A potentially helpful link if you are dissatisfied with your hook(s):

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnq17dyxyu4 (writing hooks)
• Be wary of the first example in this video ("Inverted Pyramid"), though, as I DO NOT want to read any boring world statements!

--We will have a multiple-class-day sequence of computer access beginning in class NEXT TIME.  You can expect to receive the rubric for the assignment, learn about MLA format, and begin typing your essay.  Please prepare accordingly. 

HW (Class Preparation)

--Read at least 10 pages of your (dystopian?) free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!  This final marking period, I will randomly check for books and include your level of preparation in my reporting via Schooltool.
Miscellaneous
*I AM AVAILABLE AFTER SCHOOL PRETTY MUCH DAILY FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ONE-ON-ONE (ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE STRUGGLING--BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND TAKE INITIATIVE!).*
--BDF class: Enjoy the long weekend--you truly only get so many of 'em! :)