Calendar
Week Eleven: Jun 10-June 13/ Finals Week
Monday 6/10
Tuesday 6/11
Wednesday 6/12
Thursday 6/13
Friday 6/14: NO CLASS
Week 12-Finals Week
Monday FINAL from 2:30-3:30--Hand back all course work
- hand back Rough Drafts and talk about issues
- review what goes in the Final Portfolio
Tuesday 6/11
- How to take an in-class essay
Wednesday 6/12
- In-class essay
- You need your own paper to write on.
- You can have 3 pages of notes and any written work from the quarter (you might want to reference these for "specific details").
- Make sure that you bring all documents for your Final Portfolio tomorrow-it's due at the end of class
Thursday 6/13
- In-class essay
- Final Portfolio Due
Friday 6/14: NO CLASS
Week 12-Finals Week
Monday FINAL from 2:30-3:30--Hand back all course work
Week Ten: June 3-7
Monday 6/3
Tuesday 6/4
Wednesday 6/5
Thursday 6/6
Friday 6/7
- In Class: Collect Friday papers from last week; hand out HG Prompt and Outline; brainstorming; HG journal entries due tomorrow
- HW:Complete brainstorming for Hunger Games paper--have solid idea and thesis by tomorrow
- HW: Study for Final Exam on Friday: parts of speech, subject and verbs, run-ons, fragments, topic sentences, plan of development, specific details, attention grabber, 4 stages of writing process, commonly misspelled words, commas (4 rules), FANBOYS, apostrophes, semi-colons, Punctuation Pattern Sheet, words you shouldn't use in academic work/wordiness, summary, main conflicts in literature, how to write an essay
- Due: Friday paper rewritten with sentence patterns
Tuesday 6/4
- In Class: Collect HG journal entries; work on theses in class; review for test; hand out Final Portfolio Prompt
- HW: study for final exam
- HW: Outline due tomorrow
- Due: Brainstorming and thesis
- Due: Hunger Games Journal Entries
Wednesday 6/5
- In Class: Hand back Favorite Character Paragraph; go over outlines in class; discuss test changes;
- HW: work on rough draft
- HW: study for test
- Due: Outline and plan of development
Thursday 6/6
- In Class: work on Rough Draft in class;
- HW: work on rough draft
- HW: study for test
- Due: nothing
Friday 6/7
- In Class: Bring all notes for Final Exam!!
- HW: work on revision paragraph for Final Portfolio
- Due: Two Rough Drafts of Hunger Games Paper due
Week Nine: May 27-31
Monday 5/27
Tuesday 5/28
Wednesday 5/29
Thursday 5/30
Friday 5/30
- NO CLASS--MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday 5/28
- In Class: Review Comma and Apostrophe Test; discuss conflict in the Hunger Games
- HW: read chapters 19 & 20 in HG
- HW: complete a HG Journal Entry for one chapter
- Check your grade!!!
- Friday Paper Assignment: Choose one character in The Hunger Games who stands out to you. In one paragraph, explain why they stand out to you. Your topic sentence should name a character and why they stand out to you. You should include a plan of development that lists two or three aspects of your chosen character that you will discuss.This guide to the Explanation Paragraph should help you.
- Due:
Wednesday 5/29
- In Class: Introduce the Essay; discuss conflict in the Hunger Games, start focusing on a couple conflicts, and start gathering quotes
- HW: read chapters 21 & 22 in HG
- HW: complete a HG Journal Entry for one chapter
- Due: HG Journal Entry
Thursday 5/30
- In Class: Gathering quotes; integrating quotes into writing.
- HW: read chapters 23 & 24 in HG
- HW: complete a HG Journal Entry for one chapter
- HW: finish little handout from class
- Due: HG Journal Entry
Friday 5/30
- In Class: Go over handout in class; Sentence Pattern Sheet
- HW: Finish Hunger Games
- HW: complete HG Journal Entries for two chapters
- HW: rewrite Friday Paper Assignment making sure all of your sentences fall into one of the patterns described on the Punctuation Pattern Sheet.
- Due: Friday Paper Assignment, but you didn't hand it in! You'll hand it in Monday after making the above corrections.
Week Eight: May 20-24
Monday 5/20
Tuesday 5/21
Wednesday 5/22
Thursday 5/23
Friday 5/24
- In Class: Apostrophes; Hunger Games Discussion; talk briefly about summary; hand back Midterm Portfolios
- HW: read Chapter 6
- HW: no HG entry for Chapter 6
- Thursday/Friday Paper Assignment: In one paragraph, summarize chapters1-6 of The Hunger Games. Use this webpage as a guide. Although you don't need an attention grabber for this paragraph, you do need a topic sentence. Be sure to pay attention to what organization method you will be using and preview it in a plan of development. This paper is due Thursday!
- Due: Journals
Tuesday 5/21
- In Class: practice quiz commas and apostrophes; Hunger Games reading; hand back journals
- HW: read chapter 8 & 9; NO HG entry for chapters 8 & 9
- HW: study for Comma & Apostrophe Test
- Due:
Wednesday 5/22
- In Class: Commonly misspelled words; Hunger Games discussion
- HW: read Chapter 10
- HW: HG entry for Chapter 10
- HW: study for Comma & Apostrophe Test
- Due:
Thursday 5/23
- In Class: Comma & Apostrophe Quiz, read in class
- HW: finish Part II "The Games" (Chapters 11-18) by Monday
- HW: choose four chapters to complete HG entries on.
- Due: Thursday/Friday Paper
Friday 5/24
- In Class: No Class--Faculty Day
- HW: see Thursday for homework over the long weekend
- Due:
Week Seven: May 13-17
Monday 5/13
Tuesday 5/14
Wednesday 5/15
Thursday 5/16
Friday 5/17
- In Class: Commas: Lists and Coordinating Adjectives
- HW: Review comma rules 1 and 2 and complete exercise; print off for class tomorrow
- HW: finish Chapter 1 of Hunger Games if you haven't already
- Friday Paper Assignment: no paragraph
- Due: nothing
Tuesday 5/14
- In Class: Commas: ; hand back Mid Term Exam; discuss Wednesday; talk about Hunger Games entries
- HW: Review comma rules 3 and 4 and complete exercises; print off to turn in on Wednesday
- HW: HG Entry Chapter 1: see Documents and Assignment for the material each HG Entry should cover.
- Due: Comma exercises
Wednesday 5/15
- In Class: Teach the guest teacher all about commas! Tell him what you like/don't like about Hunger Games so far.
- HW: Review Commas
- Due: Comma exercises
Thursday 5/16
- In Class: No Class--Reading Day
- HW: read chapters 2 & 3 (turn in Monday)
- HW: HG Entries on chapters 2 & 3
- Due:
Friday 5/17
- In Class: No Class--Reading Day
- HW: read chapters 4 & 5 (turn in Monday)
- HW: HG Entries on chapters 4 & 5
- HW: Make sure journals are up to date--they're due on Monday!
- Due: nothing
Week Six: May 6-10
Monday 5/6
Tuesday 5/7
Wednesday 5/8
Thursday 5/9
Friday 5/10
- In Class: Go over some paragraph issues; talk about revision sheet; Hand Out Practice Test covering: parts of speech, subject and verbs, run-ons, fragments, topic sentences, plan of development, specific details, attention grabber, 4 stages of writing process
- HW: Finish Practice Test
- HW: Work on Revisions for Midterm Portfolio (2 revised paragraphs due tomorrow!)
- Friday Paper Assignment: No Friday Paper Assignment this week. Work on revisions!
- Due:
Tuesday 5/7
- In Class: Go over Review Test; Mini-Peer Review
- HW: Work on Revisions for Midterm Portfolio
- HW: Study for Midterm Exam
- Due: 2 Revised Paragraphs with accompanying Revision Sheets
Wednesday 5/8
- In Class: work on Revision Paragraphs; finish going over test
- HW: Work on Revisions for Midterm Portfolio
- HW: Study for Midterm Exam
- Due:
Thursday 5/9
- In Class: No class, but I encourage you to use the classroom and class time to help each other with last minute edits to your revised paragraphs for your Midterm Portfolio, and to study for your Midterm Exam.
- HW: Study
- Due: Midterm Portfolio due in box outside of my office door by 3PM. Make sure you have a Midterm Portfolio Cover Sheet, completed Revision Sheets, and a manilla folder!
Friday 5/10
- In Class: Midterm Exam.
- HW: Read Chapter One of The Hunger Games
- Due: Hand in Midterm Exam at end of class
Week Five: April 29-May3
Monday 4/29
Tuesday 4/30
Wednesday 5/1
Thursday 5/2
Friday 5/3
- In Class: Discuss "Television: Destroying Childhood"; Revision (hand out Revision Sheet)
- Journal Entry #11: How is the way you see television similar or different from the way Bachtel sees it?
- HW: Fill out Focus/Addresses Prompt part of Revision Sheet for two Friday Paragraphs.
- Friday Paper Assignment: This week you can write about whatever you want to! If you're struggling, try using one of the journal entries as a starting point.
- Due: have "Television: Destroying Childhood" read and annotated
Tuesday 4/30
- In Class: Plan of Development and emphatic/chronological organization; transition link
- Journal Entry #12: (Practice specifics!!!!) If I could be doing anything right now, I'd be....
- HW: Fill out Development part of Revision Sheet for same two Friday Paragraphs.
- HW: read hand out Paragraph Coherence
- Due: Focus/Addresses Prompt part of Revision Sheet for two Friday Paragraphs.
Wednesday 5/1
- In Class: work on Subject and Verbs; Fragments; Run-on
- HW: Fill out Organization part of Revision Sheet for same two Friday Paragraphs.
- Due: Development part of Revision Sheet for same two Friday Paragraphs.
Thursday 5/2
- In Class: Editing, work on Subject and Verbs
- Journal Entry # 13: We will come up with topics in class. Using those topics, practice using conjunctions to join two complete sentences.
- HW: Fill out Mechanics and Sentence Level part of Revision Sheet for same two Friday Paragraphs
- Due: Organization part of Revision Sheet for same two Friday Paragraphs.
Friday 5/3
- In Class: Introduce Portfolio; What to study for Midterm Exam
- HW: start revising paragraphs.--two revised paragraphs due Tuesday 5/7
- Due: Hand in Friday Paper and Outline
Week Four: April 22-26
Monday 4/22
Tuesday 4/23
Wednesday 4/24
Thursday 4/25
Friday 4/26
- In Class: Watch "Why You Need to Fail." Discuss "Living like Weasels"; Introduce Writing Process
- HW: read Writing Process handout
- Friday Paper Assignment (we will work on this together throughout the week): Dillard's experience with the weasel affected her strongly, prompting her to explore her thoughts on how she lives. For this assignment, I'd like you to reflect on similar experiences that have prompted you to think differently about how you, and others, live. Choose one, briefly explain it, then address how it has prompted you to think differently about how you, and others, live.
- Due: Questions on "Living like Weasels"
Tuesday 4/23
- In Class: Prewriting Stage: Reading the prompt and Brainstorming
- Journal Entry #9: In 2 minutes, write down thirty words about the subject we decide upon in class.
- HW: Brainstroming for Friday Paper; study for parts of speech test
- Due:
Wednesday 4/24
- In Class: Prewriting Stage: Outlining
- Journal Entry #10: Describe your favorite place to go when you're stressed out.
- HW: study for Parts of Speech Test
- Due: Brainstorming for Friday Paper;
Thursday 4/25
- In Class: Drafting Stage: Rough Draft
- HW: Friday Paper with outline due tomorrow
- Due: Outline for Friday Paper
Friday 4/26
- In Class: Parts of Speech Test; Review Day;
- HW: reading on television handed out in class
- Due: Hand in Friday Paper and Outline
Week Three: April 15-19
Monday 4/15
Tuesday 4/16
Wednesday 4/17
Thursday 4/18
Friday 4/19
- In Class: Parts of Speech Quiz; Introduce Subject and Verb--the basic sentence on which everything else is built around; Simple Sentence practice
- Journal Entry #7: What's weird?
- HW: read "Uncertainty," by Yoshida Kenko and answer the three questions
- Friday Paper Assignment: Choose one event from your life that reflects the fact that "The one thing you can be certain of is the truth that all is uncertainty" (Kenko 286). Explain that event and how it reflects the quote. These paragraphs should be at least half a page (200-250 words).
- Due:
Tuesday 4/16
- In Class: Discuss "Uncertainty"; Topic Sentences (topic/main idea+assertion/attitude)
- HW: Write topic sentences (make sure they have an assertion!!) on the following subjects (2 each): baseball, your room, art, reading, school, cleaning, children, your choice.
- Due: three questions about "Uncertainty"
Wednesday 4/17
- In Class: Computer Lab; Email Protocol; work on topic sentence and specific details for Friday Paper (formatting instructions in class)
- HW: Take three topic sentences from yesterday's homework (baseball, your room, etc.) and list details to support them.
- Due: send email by end of class
Thursday 4/18
- In Class: Hand back Parts of Speech Test;
- Journal Entry #8: If you won the Washington Lottery, what would you do?
- HW: using the details from yesterday's homework (not for your Friday paper) write simple sentences about the details.
- Due: three topic sentences
Friday 4/19
- In Class: Review Day--Topic Sentences and Supporting Details
- HW: reading and questions on "Live like Weasels"; see Readings for questions that accompany reading.
- Due: Hand in Friday Paper
Week Two: April 8-12
Monday 4/8
Tuesday 4/9
Wednesday 4/10
Thursday 4/11
Friday 4/12
- In Class: Talk about quotation marks--practice in JE; Review Verbs in "Superman and Me"; Introduce adjectives and adverbs
- Journal Entry #4: Find a memorable sentence in "Superman and Me." Using the rules discussed in class, quote that sentence. Then describe why that sentence was memorable.
- HW: read "Why we Crave Horror Movies" essay, which will be handed out in class
- Friday Paper Assignment: Choose a favorite scene in your favorite movie, then write a paragraph describing it and explaining why you like it. Due this Friday, in MLA Format (which we will go over on Wednesday)
- Due: underlined verbs in "Superman and Me"
Tuesday 4/9
- No Class or homework--Instructor out sick
Wednesday 4/10
- In Class: Meet in Classroom, walk over to computer lab; log into ANGEL; format a paper and paragraph; talk about emailing yourself work.
- HW: review Prepositions and Conjunctions links under "Grammar" tab; study for quiz
- Due: Print off and hand in Formatting Assignment
Thursday 4/11
- Discuss "Why we Crave Horror Movies"--what is the main idea? What are the details?; Prepositions; Conjunctions; Review for Parts of Speech Quiz
- Journal Entry #5: Choose an object in the room and describe it in as much detail as you can. Think of color, texture, what sound(s) it might make, weight, etc..
- HW: review nouns and pronoun links under "Grammar" tab (found under "Readings and Links" Tab); take this Quiz, print off results; finish up Friday Paper
- Due: have "Why we Crave Horror Movies" read by class time
Friday 4/12
- In Class: Turn in quiz; Review for Parts of Speech Quiz; Finding parts of speech in a sentence;
- Journal Entry #6: Describe a weird dream you've had recently and what you think it might mean.
- HW: study for Parts of Speech Quiz
- Due: Hand in Friday Paper
Week One: April 1-5
Monday 4/1
Tuesday 4/2
Wednesday 4/3
Thursday 4/4
Friday 4/5
- In Class: Syllabus
- HW: look over website, order books, get Journals
- Friday Paper Assignment: What is on word that describes you? Tell one story that illustrates how that word describes you. Due this Friday, typed, 12 point font, Times New Roman.
- Due: nothing
Tuesday 4/2
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In
Class: In-Class Writing Sample
- HW: look over website, order books, get Journals
- Due: Hand in In-Class Writing Sample at end of class
Wednesday 4/3
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In
Class: Sentence Diagnostic Test; website tour
- Journal Entry #1: Write about the first time you remember reading by yourself
- HW:
Print off “Superman and Me “ and read first page; work on Friday Paper
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Due:
Hand in Sentence Diagnostic Test at end of class
Thursday 4/4
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In
Class: Parts of Speech; Introduce Nouns; The Longest List Activity; use “Superman and Me” and
Journal Entry to identify nouns; if time, talk about ANGEL
- Journal Entry #2: What is your best memory of writing?
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HW:
Finish Reading “Superman and Me”; work on and finish Friday Paper
- Due:
nothing
Friday 4/5
- In Class: Name game; Noun Review; Pronouns; how nouns relate to verbs; Verbs
- Journal Entry #3: Write four sentences, each with 3-4 words and only one noun and one verb.
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HW:
Highlight or circle all verbs in “Superman and Me”
- Due: Hand in Friday Paper