Aug. 23, Friday - SWBAT generate personal vocabulary describing who they are now.
Activity 2: Activating Prior Knowledge Freewrite
Activity 3: Explore Key Ideas Rank 10 words describing who you are right now.
Activity 7: Read for Understanding - Read the article with the grain. Annotate.
Activity 8: Responding to Perez in your journals. Be prepared to share out.
HW-Finish Activities 7-8
August 26, Mon. SWBAT define plagiarism and explain how it is inappropriate in various medias.
"A Little About Me" (ALAM) Presentations
Plagiarism
"Hidden Intellectualism"
Aug. 27/28, Tues/Wed.(Block) - SWBAT prepare to read Perez's, "Want to Get into College? Learn to Fail" by completing a Marshmallow Challenge after they read the text and respond to his ideas. SWBAT share knowledge relevant to the text, "Hidden Intellectualism" (both denotative and connotative); consider their opinion or biases before reading; beginning to formulate their opinions about the concepts before reading.
"ALAM" Presentations
Rhetorical Grammar Activity 1-2
Review prepositional phrases.
Discuss Intellectualism- brainstorm possible meanings. Work in a group to create a working definition and visual of what it means to be an intellectual. Possibly 5-10 qualities.
HW: Finish Activities 7-8 in your notebook. Due next class.
Aug. 29, Thurs.- SWBAT
ALAM presentations
Grammar Activity 3
HW:
Aug. 30, Fri.- SWBAT edit their writing for elements of showing rather than telling.
ALAM presentations
Edit Rough Drafts for Showing rather than Telling
Marshmallow challenge - 30 mins - Reflection
HW: [1] Read the pdf file on Google Classroom "Naked Truth" - read four of the college app essays
SEPT. 2 - NO SCHOOL
Sept. 3, Tues.- SWBAT
"Hidden Intellectualism" Read and annotate the text together as a class.
Grammar Activities 3-4
HW: Bring one finished essay draft tomorrow.
Sept. 4, Wed. SWBAT understand how to cut their memoir for Your College App. Essay (Without Losing Power or Meaning!)
Peer Edit Two Different Essay Drafts - fill out the peer edit form for EACH draft.
Activity 15- Jigsaw Activity
Grammar Activity 5
Sept. 5, Thurs. - SWBAT search meaningful website for specific information that applies to your decision about what's next by making predictions and asking questions before they summarize their research findings by completing an individual FAQ for their unit 2 portfolio.
ALAM presentations
Review Grammar activities 4-5
Sept. 6, Fri. - SWBAT understand that writing is a decision-making process of which there may be different paths to the same outcome by composing a draft.
ALAM presentations
Work on essay drafts - all final drafts due Sept 13
HW: [1] IR Due Sept. 16; [2] Essay or LOI rough drafts due Sept 13
Sept. 9, Mon. - SWBAT understand what a rhetorical situation is and begin to apply to their own writing.
ALAM presentations
Grammar Quiz
Begin Rhetorical Situation mini unit:
Preparing to read rhetorically: This activity is intended to help students deepen their understanding of the term philanthropist in preparation for writing to this target audience. (act.1)
Reading for understanding/ annotating a text (act.2)
Critical thinking: assessing a rhetorical situation (act.3)
Sept. 10-11, Tues/Wed (minimum day). - SWBAT consider the task and the rhetorical situation.
ALAM presentations
Consider your task and rhetorical situation (act.4-5). Writing a letter to intended audience.
Revising rhetorically (act.6)
reflecting on your learning goals and applying them to your own writing (act.7)Formative Assessment : Write a one-to-two paragraph description of your paper at this stage.
HW: [1] All Rough Drafts Due Sept. 13; [2] IR book and notebook due Sept. 16.
September 11 - Back to School Night [Minimum Day]
Sept. 12, Thursday - SWBAT revise rhetorically by working in small groups to assess the opening of their writing. SWBAT understand the difference between revising and editing.
Cogswell College Presentation
Activity 23: Taking a Stance - Elements of the Rhetorical Framework. Read through this activity and make notes about each element you will address in your LOI or essay. Write five one-sentence summaries of your purpose, audience, situation, persona/ethos, and message of your upcoming draft. Be ready to discuss these notes and begin your first draft next class. *Finish Friday if need more time*
HW - (1) Rough Drafts due at the beginning of class tomorrow
Sept. 13, Friday [Int.1 Grading Period Ends] - SWBAT consider the structure of an essay by completing a read around activity as they peer edit. ALL ROUGH DRAFT DUE TODAY - PRINT BEFORE CLASS BEGINS.
ALAM presentations
Activity 25 - Read around Activity
Activity 23: Taking a Stance - Elements of the Rhetorical Framework. Read through this activity and make notes about each element you will address in your LOI or essay. Write five one-sentence summaries of your purpose, audience, situation, persona/ethos, and message of your upcoming draft. Be ready to discuss these notes and begin your first draft next class.
HW - (1) IR; [2] Formative Assessment Reflection: Write a three paragraph description of what you plan to do to further develop the three major sections of your papers.. (3) Grammar Activities 7-9.
IR Book and Composition Notebook Due (College-Ruled) SEPT. 16!
Sept. 16, Monday - SWBAT finish the draft of their letter demonstrating their understanding of the rhetorical situation.
IR book and IR composition notebook (college ruled) due today. We will decorate the notebooks tomorrow. Complete 10 mins of IR during class and record the numbers of pages that you read. (We will do this everyday this week.)
Continue the draft of Flavia Bipkins rhetorical situation. Compete revising rhetorically (act.6) one draft is completed.
HW: Final Draft of College Essay or Letter of Introduction Due Sept. 27
Sept. 17/18 (Block) - SWBAT decorate their notebooks in class today and finish their Flavia Bipkins letter. Final draft due at the end of class today.
Sept. 19, Thursday - SWBAT organize their IR notebook.
pick up Their Eyes Were Watching God from book room
Read IR for 10 minutes and record your pages read.
Finish setting up notebook
HW: Essays or LOI Due 9/27
Sept 20, Friday - SWBAT begin analyzing the dialectical choices of chapter 1 in TEWWG.
IR 10 minutes; log your pages and complete all of the formulas on the Reading Rate sheet.
Anticipation Chart for TEWWG
Read Chapter 1
Work on college essays or LOI
HW: Essays or LOI Due 9/27
Final draft of College Essays or Letter of Introduction Due Sept. 27!