2) Update Writing Folder and Fill out Metalog

2015 3rd Quarter Agenda Tuesday, January 6th (1st & 5th): 1) Grammar Warm-up 2) Update writing folder and fill out metalog Homework: Study for Vocab. Quiz 11 on 1/12; finish metalog by 1/16

Tuesday, January 6th (2A & 4A): 1) Grammar Warm-up 2) “They Say, I Say” Exercises (“They Say”—p. 29 #2, p.40 #1, p. 51 #2) 3) Update writing folder and fill out metalog Homework: Study for Vocab. Quiz 11 on 1/12; finish metalog by 1/16

Wednesday, January 7th (1st & 5th): 1) Work on filling out metalog 2) “They Say, I Say” Exercises (“They Say”—p. 29 #2, p.40 #1, p. 51 #2)

Thursday, January 8th (1st & 5th): 1) Continue working on “They Say, I Say” Exercises (“Yes/No/Also/But”—p. 75 #1, p. 90 #1, p. 101 #2; “As A Result”—, p. 119 #1) 2) Review best tips from “They Say” packets Homework: finish exercises by 1/12

Thursday, January 8th (2A & 4A): 1) Analyze Onion article as a class 3) “They Say, I Say” Exercises (“Yes/No/Also/But”—p. 75 #1, p. 90 #1, p. 101 #2; “As A Result”—, p. 119 #1); review best tips from packets Homework: Finish exercises (due 1/12); Study for Vocab. Quiz 11 on 1/12; finish metalog by 1/16; find an article (newspaper, online, etc.) that uses satire and bring next class; write a paragraph (naming article title, date, and journalist) explaining the journalist’s use of satire, its effect, etc./key phrase that indicate satire and for what higher purpose the author wrote the article

Friday, January 9th (1st & 5th): 1) Analyze Onion article as a class Homework: Study for Vocab. Quiz 11 on 1/12; finish metalog by 1/16; find an article (newspaper, online, etc.) that uses satire and bring next class; write a paragraph (naming article title, date, and journalist) explaining the journalist’s use of satire, its effect, etc. /key phrase that indicate satire and for what higher purpose the author wrote the article

Monday, January 12th (1st & 5th): 1) Share interesting discoveries of satire 2) Vocab. 11 Quiz 3) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up Homework: Finish metalog by 1/16; study for Vocab. 12 on 1/23 Monday, January 12th (2A & 4A): 1) Share interesting discoveries of satire 2) Vocab. 11 Quiz 3) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up 4) Grammar Assignment Homework: Finish metalog by 1/16; study for Vocab. 12 on 1/23; finish grammar assignment by next class

Tuesday, January 13th (1st & 5th): 1) Grammar Assignment Homework: finish grammar assignment by 1/15

Wednesday, January 14th (1st & 5th): 1) Embedding Quotes Practice

Wednesday, January 14th (2A & 4A): 1) Embedding Quotes Practice 2) Review Effective Writing Tips 3) Look over Grammar Review Homework: Metalog due next class; grammar test 1/27

Thursday, January 15th (1st & 5th): 1) Review Effective Writing Tips 2) Look over Grammar Review Homework: Metalog due next class; grammar test 1/27

Friday, January 16th (1st & 5th): 1st: Play free rice 5th: Lab time with Dr. Fields about College Project Homework: Dual Credit students work on pre-test essay (due 1/23)

Friday, January 16th (2A & 4A): 2A: 1) 15-minute writing; 2) Read and analyze Sedaris’ Me Talk Pretty One Day excerpt 4A: 1) Lab time with Dr. Fields about College Project Homework: Study for Vocab. 12 Quiz 1/23 and grammar test 1/27; Dual Credit students work on pre-test essay (due 1/23)

Tuesday, January 20th (1st & 5th): 1) 15-minute writing 2) Read and analyze Sedaris’ Me Talk Pretty One Day excerpt

Wednesday, January 21st (1st & 5th): 1st: Lab time with Dr. Fields about College Project 5th: Play free rice Wednesday, January 21st (2A & 4A): 2A: 1) Lab time with Dr. Fields about College Project 4A: 1) 15-minute writing; 2) Read and analyze Sedaris’ Me Talk Pretty One Day excerpt Homework: Study for Vocab. 12 Quiz 1/23 and grammar test 1/27

Thursday, January 22nd (1st & 5th): 1) Discuss/Assign College Project (due 2/24) 2) Logical Fallacy Activity Homework: Study for Vocab. 12 Quiz next class

Friday, January 23rd (1st & 5th): 1) Vocab. 12 Quiz 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up

Friday, January 23rd (2A & 4A): 1) Discuss/Assign College Project (due 2/24) 2) Vocab. 12 Quiz 3) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up 4) Logical Fallacy Activity Homework: Study for grammar test next class; Vocab. 13 Quiz 1/29

Monday, January 26th (1st & 5th): 1) Synecdoche, Metonymy, and Idiom Illustrations Homework: Study for grammar test next class

Tuesday, January 27th (1st & 5th): 1) Grammar Assessment

Tuesday, January 27th (2A & 4A): 1) Grammar Assessment 2) Synecdoche, Metonymy, and Idiom Illustrations Homework: Study for Vocab. 13 Quiz next class

Wednesday, January 28th (1st & 5th): 1) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up 2) 15-minute writing Homework: Study for Vocab. 13 Quiz next class

Thursday, January 29th (1st & 5th): 1) Vocab. 13 Quiz 2) Review types of syntax for jeopardy next class

Thursday, January 29th (2A & 4A): 1) Vocab. 13 Quiz 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up 3) Review types of syntax Homework: Review types of syntax for jeopardy next class

Friday, January 30th (1st & 5th): 1) Syntax Jeopardy

Monday, February 2nd (1st & 5th): 1) Realism and Naturalism Notes Homework: Read Mark Twain’s “Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses” (analyze his rhetorical strategies and argumentative style, satire, etc.); bring textbook next class

Monday, February 2nd (2A & 4A): 1) Syntax Jeopardy 2) Realism and Naturalism Notes Homework: Read Mark Twain’s “Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses” (analyze his rhetorical strategies and argumentative style, satire, etc.); bring textbook next class

Tuesday, February 3rd (1st & 5th): 1) Discuss Twain’s text with partner and share with class 2) Read Hurston’s “Sweat” p. 393 as a class and discuss colloquialism, regionalism, etc. Homework: Write a harsh, satirical review of a work we have read this year (use Mark Twain or The Onion as a model; must be 2 pages double-spaced)—due 2/9

Wednesday, February 4th (1st & 5th): 1) Read excerpt from Frederick Douglass’ narrative (annotate on hard copy) 2) Work on critical review

Wednesday, February 4th (2A & 4A): 1) Discuss Twain’s text with partner and share with class 2) Finish Notes (if necessary) 3) Read Hurston’s “Sweat” p. 393 as a class and discuss colloquialism, regionalism, etc. Homework: Read excerpt from Frederick Douglass’ narrative (annotate on hard copy); study for Vocab. 14 Quiz next class; Write a harsh, satirical review of a work we have read this year (use Mark Twain or The Onion as a model; must be 2 pages double- spaced)—due 2/10

Thursday, February 5th (1st & 5th): 1) Write 15 minute-paragraph comparing Hurston’s and Douglass’ texts 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up Homework: Study for Vocab. 14 Quiz next class

Friday, February 6th (1st & 5th): 1) Vocab. 14 Quiz 2) Begin Argument Essay Packet Homework: Work on College Project (due 2/24) Friday, February 6th (2A & 4A): 1) Vocab. 14 Quiz 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up 3) Write 15 minute-paragraph comparing Hurston’s and Douglass’ texts 4) Begin Argument Essay Packet Homework: Work on College Project (due 2/24)

Monday, February 9th (1st & 5th): 1) Work on Argument Packet

Tuesday, February 10th (1st & 5th): 1) Finish Argument Essay Packet 2) Read Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” and discuss elements of Naturalism

Tuesday, February 10th (2A & 4A): 1) Finish Argument Essay Packet 2) Read Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” and discuss elements of Naturalism Homework: Study for Vocab. 8-14 Test next class

Wednesday, February 11th (1st & 5th): 1) 15-minute writing 2) Finish reading and discussing London story Homework: Study for 8-14 Test

Thursday, February 12th (1st & 5th): 1) Vocab. 8-14 Test 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up 3) Look at Sample Argument Essay from 2014 Test

Thursday, February 12th (2A & 4A): 1) Vocab. 8-14 Test 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up 3) Look at Sample Argument Essay from 2014 Test Homework: Work on College Project (due 2/24); AP students look over resources (handouts)

Friday, February 13th (1st & 5th): 1) Write Argument Essay together as a class Homework: Work on College Project (due 2/24); AP students look over resources (handouts)

Monday, February 16th (1st & 5th): 1) Finish Writing Argument Essay together as a class Homework: Review Argument Essay Packet Monday, February 16th (2A & 4A): 1) Write Argument Essay together as a class Homework: Review Argument Essay Packet

Tuesday, February 17th (1st & 5th): 1) Argument Timed Writing

Wednesday, February 18th (1st & 5th): 1) Play Free Rice 2) Work on College Project

Wednesday, February 18th (2A & 4A): 1) Argument Timed Writing 2) Play Free Rice Homework: Study for Vocab. 15 Quiz next class

Thursday, February 19th (1st & 5th): 1) Modernism Notes Homework: Study for Vocab. 15 Quiz next class

Friday, February 20th (1st & 5th): 1) Vocab. 15 Quiz 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up Homework: Read Hemingway’s “A Clean, Well-lighted Place” by 2/24

Friday, February 20th (2A & 4A): 1) Vocab. 15 Quiz 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up 3) Modernism Notes Homework: Read Hemingway’s “A Clean, Well-lighted Place”

Monday, February 23rd (1st & 5th): 1) Grammar Warm-up (from mistakes made in Argument Essays) 2) Look at effective writing of the Argument Essay

Tuesday, February 24th (1st & 5th): ***College Project Due 1) Discuss Hemingway’s story 2) Read and discuss Fitzgerald’s article “The Crack-up” and analyze his argumentative style Homework: Study for Vocab. 16 Quiz 2/26

Tuesday, February 24th (2A & 4A): ***College Project Due 1) Grammar Warm-up (from mistakes made in Argument Essays) 2) Look at effective writing of the Argument Essay 3) Discuss Hemingway’s story 4) Read and discuss Fitzgerald’s article “The Crack-up” and analyze his argumentative style Homework: Study for Vocab. 16 Quiz next class

Wednesday, February 25th (1st & 5th): 1) Roaring 20s Gallery Walk 2) Receive The Great Gatsby and characterization + theme assignment Homework: Study for Vocab. 16 Quiz next class

Thursday, February 26th (1st & 5th): 1) Vocab. 16 Quiz 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up Homework: Read Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby and work on characterization + theme assignment by 3/2

Thursday, February 26th (2A & 4A): 1) Vocab. 16 Quiz 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up 3) Roaring 20s Gallery Walk 4) Receive The Great Gatsby and characterization + theme assignment Homework: Read Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby and work on characterization + theme assignment

Friday, February 27th (1st & 5th): 1) Read Cohen’s “American Stories” and discuss the concept of The American Dream and how it begins to reveal itself in The Great Gatsby

Monday, March 2nd (1st & 5th): 1) Inner Outer Discussion Homework: Read Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby and work on characterization + theme assignment by 2/4

Monday, March 2nd (2A & 4A): 1) Read Cohen’s “American Stories” and discuss the concept of The American Dream and how it begins to reveal itself in The Great Gatsby 2) Inner Outer Discussion Homework: Read Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby and work on characterization + theme assignment

Tuesday, March 3rd (1st & 5th): 1) Read and discuss T.S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men” and make parallels to The Great Gatsby Wednesday, March 4th (1st & 5th): 1) Inner Outer Discussion Homework: Read Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby and work on characterization + theme assignment

Wednesday, March 4th (2A & 4A): 1) Read and discuss T.S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men” and make parallels to The Great Gatsby 2) Inner Outer Discussion Homework: Read Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby and work on characterization + theme assignment

Thursday, March 5th (1st & 5th): 1) Read Merkin’s “Money Always Talks”; discuss its connection to wealth and corruption 2) Discuss developing themes and characters in The Great Gatsby Homework: Study for Vocab. 17 Quiz next class

Friday, March 6th (1st & 5th): 1) Vocab. 17 Quiz 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up Homework: Read Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby and work on characterization + theme assignment; look over Rhetorical Analysis Packet

Friday, March 6th (2A & 4A): 1) Vocab. 17 Quiz 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up 3) Read Merkin’s “Money Always Talks”; discuss its connection to wealth and corruption 4) Discuss developing themes and characters in The Great Gatsby Homework: Read Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby and work on characterization + theme assignment; look over Rhetorical Analysis Packet

Monday, March 9th (1st & 5th): 1) Rhetorical Analysis Timed Writing over Gatsby passage

Tuesday, March 10th (1st & 5th): 1) Read Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” p. 529 and start developing questions with partner Homework: Read Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby and work on characterization + theme assignment

Tuesday, March 10th (2A & 4A): 1) Rhetorical Analysis Timed Writing over Gatsby passage 2) Read Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” p. 529 and start developing questions with partner Homework: Read Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby and work on characterization + theme assignment; Study for Vocab. 18 Quiz next class

Wednesday, March 11th (1st & 5th): 1) Finish developing questions, switch, and answer peers’ questions

Thursday, March 12th (1st & 5th): 1) Vocab. 18 Quiz 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up Homework: Read Chapters 6 and 7 of The Great Gatsby and work on characterization + theme assignment by 3/23

Thursday, March 12th (2A & 4A): 1) Vocab. 18 Quiz 2) AP Multiple Choice Packet Warm-up 3) Finish developing questions, switch, and answer peers’ questions Homework: Read Chapters 6 and 7 of The Great Gatsby and work on characterization + theme assignment

Friday, March 13th (1st & 5th): 1) Make-up day 2) Read