English 9 10/26 - 10/30

Monday 10/26 - Begin 2nd Quarter

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: Give yourself a grade for the first nine weeks and justify it in three different ways.
2. Business: Grade Cards come out Friday
3. Student Workshop
    a. Final grade print outs distributed - Assign: Signed and returned tomorrow.
    b. Turn in:  "Marigolds" Worksheet - Periods 1 and 2.
    c. Turn in: Character Analysis Materials: (separately) Graphic Organizer, Perfect Paragraph Organizer, Final Copy
4. Writer's Workshop 
    a. Assign: Kick in the RIR Writing.
    b. What to cover: Responsibility, Integrity, Respect.
    c. Review Perfect Paragraph - Topic Sentence, Three Majors, at least One Minor per Major, Clincher.
    d. Use the process - FC due tomorrow.
5. HW: 1) Grade sheets signed by parent; 2) Finish Kick in the RIR writing.

Tuesday 10/27

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business
    a. Grade Cards come out Friday
    b. Turn in signed grade print outs.
    c. Turn in Kick in the RIR perfect paragraphs.
3. Writer's Workshop (Laptops 4 & 8)
    a. Receive Rooftop Lab Rubric.
    b. Go to eCampus - open file and view comments.
    c. Do online journal: Rooftop Lab Lessons Learned.
4. Thinker's Workshop: What is Analysis?
    a. Meet The Wheel - just like your G.O. from the Character Analysis.
    b. It's a thinking skill - not just a reading skill!
    c. Analysis Introduction Activity
        1) Review the assignment.
        2) Begin with Analysis Wheel Graphic Organizer - due tomorrow.
5. HW: Finish Analysis Wheel Graphic Organizer.

Wednesday 10/28

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business
    a. Grade Cards come out Friday
    b. Turn in late signed grade print outs.
    c. Turn in late Kick in the RIR perfect paragraphs.
3. Thinker's Workshop: What is Analysis?
    a. Use graphic organizer to prepare your speech or paragraph.
        1) Find out how many speeches we will have.
        2) Check graphic organizers and conference as needed.
    b. Begin speeches last 10-15 minutes as students are ready.
    c. Turn in all materials when done.
4. HW: Any Analysis Intro work as needed.

Thursday 10/29 (Laptop Carts 9 & 10)

 

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business
    a. Grade Cards come out Friday.
    b. Turn in late signed grade print outs.
    c. Turn in late Kick in the RIR perfect paragraphs.
3. Thinker's Workshop: What is Analysis?
    Finish Analysis Intro Activity - Turn in all materials when done.
4. Reader Workshop: Choice Reading!
    Go to eCampus and complete the Choice Reading Selections Activity and Journal.
5.HW: none

 

Friday 10/30 (Periods Shortened for Blue Team Celebration)

 

1. Journal/Bell-Ringer: none
2. Business
    a. Grade Cards come out today.
    b. Turn in late signed grade print outs.
    c. Turn in late Kick in the RIR perfect paragraphs.
3. Reader Workshop: Choice Reading
    a. Get book.
    b. Begin reading - SSR.
4. HW: Read 20 pages into your book by Monday.