Thursday 11.30.17: Homework

Block B:
Read the first part of "Sweetheart of the Song Tra-Bong" (to the page break at the bottom of page 92) and complete the first Venn diagram in the packet I gave you in class. Use lots of good detail and description from the novel as you fill out the diagram.

Block C:
Continue to prepare for your presentation. Write a clear one-pager and select a rich passage to present. Be sure to take note of the moves that King makes as a writer in the passage you select--focus on LANGUAGE!

Block E:
Update your Big Fish notes for the segment we watched today in class. We'll resume the film on Monday and you will eventually do some writing about the film.

Block F:
Read the second part of "Sweetheart of the Song Tra-Bong" (to the page break at the bottom of page 99) and complete the second Venn diagram in the packet I gave you in class. Use lots of good detail and description from the novel as you fill out the diagram.

Wednesday 11.29.17: Homework

Block E:
Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz

Block F:
Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz.
Finish the first part of the story "The Sweetheart

Block A:
Finish your Choice piece (flash fiction) for Friday. Bring a printed copy to class with you!

Tuesday 11.28.17: Homework

Block F:
Study for your vocabulary quiz on Thursday!

Block A:
Work on your choice piece due on Friday. Remember, you can model your work off of any of the "inspiration" pieces of flash fiction that we have looked at this week, including Paris Je T'Aime, "Happy Endings" by Margaret Atwood, etc.

Block B:
Study for Thursday's vocabulary quiz!

Block C:
Prepare for your presentation by writing a thoughtful one-pager (one full page, double spaced), selecting a rich passage, and PRACTICING your presentation.

Monday 11.27.17: Homework

Block A:
Begin planning your Choice piece due Friday inspired by Paris Je T'Aime

Block B:
Finish reading "How to Tell a True War Story" and complete your reading record notes on the story.
Study your new vocabulary words

Block C:
Prepare for your presentation this week!

Block E:
Study your new vocabulary words.

Wednesday 11.22.17: Happy Thanksgiving!

Block E:
Read your IR book and enjoy the holiday! Listen for stories all around you!

Block F: 
Read your IR book and enjoy the holiday! Listen for stories all around you!

Tuesday 11.21.17: Homework

Block A:
Over the holiday weekend, complete at least 2 Daily Diary entries to take note of the world around you.

Block B:
Finish reading "Friends" and complete your reading record (Cornell notes if you used this as your format) for both "Enemies" and "Friends."

Block  C:
Prepare for your presentations starting when we return. Write your one pager and print it out before you arrive on the day of your presentation. If you want to listen to a few more models from the Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast, do so HERE.  Use the framework listed in the slide below for your presentation.

Monday 11.20.17: Homework

Block B:
Read your IR book. We'll resume our reading of The Things They Carried tomorrow.

Block C:
A lot of you were out of class today due to the Accuplacer test. Plan to take the vocabulary quiz tomorrow in class if you missed it today. I'll spend part of the block explaining how to write your one pager and how to prepare for your presentation.

If you want to listen to the podcast where some people use motifs to close read sections of Harry Potter, go to this site. Fast-forward to the 7:00 minute mark and take a listen. You'll follow a similar format for your own close reading.

Block E:
Finish your Motif essay by 8pm tonight and upload it to the Google classroom.
Read your IR book.

Block F:
Construct a “reading record” for both of the stories we heard today: "Enemies" and "Friends."

Friday 11.17.17: Homework

Block E:
Work on your essay this weekend. You will have class time on Monday to finish it up.
Also, study for Wednesday's vocabulary quiz. If you did not get the new words this week, stop by to pick them up!

Block F: 
Good work on your "Rainy River" maps today!
Study for Monday's vocabulary quiz.

Block A:
Write your letter of feedback for your partner. Bring it to class, printed, on Tuesday!

Thursday 11.16.17: Homework

Block F:
Continue working on your "On the Rainy River" story map. You'll have some time in class tomorrow to finish it.
Keep studying your new vocabulary! The quiz is on Monday.

Block A:
Be sure to print out your choice piece for SHARING day tomorrow. We will start WORKSHOPPING!

Block B:
Continue working on your "On the Rainy River" story map. You'll have some time in class after Monday's vocab quiz to finish it.
Keep studying your new vocabulary! The quiz is on Monday.

Block C:
Study for Monday's vocabulary quiz. Continue working on your passage analysis for your presentation. I'll do some modeling and we will talk about motifs on Monday. Presentations will start on Monday after the break!

Wednesday 11.16.17: Homework

Block A: 
Read "How to Become a Writer" tonight. You'll work on your choice piece tomorrow.

Block B:
Read the first half of "On the Rainy River" for tomorrow (to page 44). You'll have class time tomorrow to finish it.

Block C: 
Reread your assigned chapters in "The Body"  so that you'll be ready to start putting your presentation together in class tomorrow.

Block E:
Use the graphic organizer to write your first paragraph for your essay.

Tuesday 11.14.17: Homework

Block C:
Read over the assignment for student presentations that I gave you today. Find a partner that you would like to work with, and make some notes about sections of the book that you might want to explore more carefully. We'll get organized tomorrow.

Block E:
Narrow down the list of motifs and choose one that you would like to write about. Look for evidence in both the novel and the film to support your motif. We'll start the essay process tomorrow.

Block F:
Read "On the Rainy River" for Thursday. You may use sticky notes (at least 4) to mark interesting moments or lines in the story, or you may do Cornell notes for the story instead. Be ready to discuss the story and do some work to create a visual when you arrive to class.

Also, remember that your final revision for your theme essay is due on Thursday!

Monday 11.11.17: Homework

Block E:
In your composition book or on the page of notes you took, write a reflection about what you heard today in the first Spider Web discussion. What ideas resonated with you? Be specific.


Block F:
Today we finished reading "The Things They Carried." Make a PIE CHART that captures your thinking about what the story tells us about what soldiers carry. Be sure to use language (quotes) from the story to support your response.

Block A:
Finish your Mermaid story by 8pm tonight. Then, start to brainstorm some ideas for your CHOICE piece due this FRIDAY!

Block B:
Finish reading the story "The Things They Carried." We left off on page 22 at the page break. If you want to listen to the last few minutes of the audio version, you can do so HERE Fast-forward to minute 42:08 and you should pick up where we left off.
Then, make your PIE CHART that captures your thinking about what the story tells us about what soldiers carry. Be sure to use language (quotes) from the story to support your response.

Thursday 11.9.17: Homework

Block A:
Continue to work on your "Mermaid" story-retold from another perspective. You'll have time to write in class on Monday, and it will be due at the end of the block.

Block B:
Keep working on  your essay revisions! The final draft will be due on Thursday of next week!
Also, start to fill out the character chart for the section we've read of "The Things They Carried." Use specific details from the text!

Block C:
Finish reading and annotating "The Body" for class on Tuesday. You should be ready to take a short, in-class assessment on your understanding of the novella on Tuesday.

Homework for Wednesday 11.8.17

Block B:
Keep working on  your essay revisions! The final draft will be due on Thursday of next week!

Block C:
Keep reading along with the schedule for "The Body." Bring your questions and observations to class tomorrow.

Block E:
If you did not finish your Reading Response on Smoke Signals this afternoon, finish it over the weekend and turn it in by Monday.
Also, study for Monday's vocabulary quiz!

Block F:
Keep working on  your essay revisions! The final draft will be due on Thursday of next week!
Also, start to fill out the character chart for the section we've read of "The Things They Carried." Use specific details from the text!

Tuesday 11/8/17: Homework

Block E:
Study your new vocabulary! Quiz is on Monday.

Block F:
Finish your "Things I Carry" essay by tonight at 7pm.
Work on your essay revisions. 
Study for your vocab. quiz tomorrow

Block A:
Brainstorm ideas for alternate perspectives from which to write from "Mermaid Fever."

Monday 11.6.17: Homework

Block F:
Work on:
1. "The Things I Carried" personal essay, (use the mentor text and your journal notes) DUE on Wednesday.
2. Your analytical essay revisions.
3. New vocabulary (quiz on Wednesday!)

Block A: 
On Friday, we watched a performance of the play "Sure Thing" by David Ives. You can re-watch it HERE if you were absent.

Today we read and annotated the story "Mermaid Fever." Below is the slide from class to help you prepare for tomorrow's activity.

Block B:

Work on:
1. "The Things I Carried" personal essay, (use the mentor text and your journal notes) DUE on Wednesday.
2. Your analytical essay revisions.
3. New vocabulary (quiz on Wednesday!)

Block C:
Read and annotate "The Body." Our reading schedule is listed below:

Friday 11.3.17: Homework

Block A:
Read your independent reading book and think of clever ways that you can write your own version of "Sure Thing" in class on Monday.

Block B:
Write your own version of "The Things I Carry" personal essay. Follow the model as a guide.
Also, study your new vocabulary words.

Block C:
Read and annotate Chapters 1-4 in "The Body" for Monday.

Block E:
Complete pages 2 and 3 in your Smoke Signals packet. Add at least 4 new observations to your motif map.

Wednesday 11.1.17: Homework

Block E:
Bring your yellow Motif Map to class tomorrow. We will be watching another section of the film Smoke Signals.

Block F:
You had a good Spider Web discussion today! Good work! We will be heading into our next novel in the next few days, so get ready! We'll also revise your essays too.
In the meantime, read your independent reading book at home.

Block A:
Your dialogue story/scenario is due in our google classroom tomorrow. Finish it up and upload it!