Monday, December 12, 2016

Week of December 12 - 16

Monday 12/12
     Lab to Work on HOMS Essay

Tuesday 12/13
     Seminar - Is Going to College Worth It?

Wednesday 12/14
     Peer Review of Essay - RD due
            *Last for (Re-)Submit of Interview

Thursday 12/15
     Lab - Last Day for Essay

Friday 12/16
     Poem
     HOMS Essay DUE to turnitin.com by 11:59pm


Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Week of December 5th - 9th

Monday 12/5
      HOMS Essay Step 1 - Topic & Concrete Details due
                    Thesis & Body Paragraphs Due Tuesday

    • HW: SB: Read Articles pg 81-86 and Qs 1-10 for Thursday


Tuesday 12/6

      Thesis and Body Paragraphs Due
                    Intro/Conclusion Paragraphs and Work Cited

    •  HW: Outline: Due Friday


Wednesday 12/7
      Essay Calibration

Thursday 12/8
      Seminar Prep: Is Going to College Worth It?

  • Use the chart to take a position, assert 3 points, find support and a counter for each point
    • Due Next Tues
  • Returned Interviews - resubmits due next Wed. (no late papers)


Friday 12/9
      Essay Step 4: Outlines DUE

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Week of November 28 - December 2

Monday - Tuesday
     'Is College Worth It?' 
           SB Articles: Analyze for Position, Claim and Evidence.

Wednesday - Thursday
     HOMS Essay Info & Review
   
Friday 12/2
     HOMS Error Analysis


You need Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck to read over Winter Break.

Monday, November 21, 2016

Week of November 21-25

Monday-Tuesday
       Is College Worth It?
              Video & Chart          Interview DUE

Wednesday 11/23
      Retake HOMS Passages 10-12

         HW: How do the people feel about college being worth it? Use your notes to drive your mini interview!


Thursday 11/24
     No School: Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday 11/25
     No School: Thanksgiving Break


You need "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck to read for Winter Break!


Monday, November 14, 2016

Week of November 14 - 18

Monday - Tuesday
              Seminar Pass 10-12 
                        "Beautiful and Cruel" & "A Smart Cookie"
                        "The Monkey Garden" & "The Three Sisters"

Wednesday - 11/16
              Retake Passages 8&9
              Work on Interview rough draft
                                      Due for Peer Edit Friday
                                      Final Due 11/22 (Tuesday) to Hummel

Thursday - 11/17
             HOMS Pass 10-12  Quiz & Exam

Friday - 11/18
             SB Unit 1 Part 2
             Bring Headphones!

                  Interview rough draft due.

Monday, November 7, 2016

Week of November 7 - 10

Monday - Tuesday
        Lidell Qs - order/organization?
        Review Interview Prompt and plan
        HOMS Error Analysis

Wednesday
        HOMS Passages 8-9 Quiz & Exam

Thursday
       Last Seminar --> 50 Points 
               Passage 10: "Beautiful and Cruel" and "A Smart Cookie"
               Passage 11: "The Monkey Garden"
               Passage 12: "The Three Sisters"

Friday - Veteran's Day No School

Monday, October 31, 2016

October 31 - November 4

Monday 10/31 (Happy Halloween!)
   HOMS Pass 6&7 Quiz & Exam

  • HW: Passage 8 - Four Skinny Trees and Passage 9 - No Speak English :  Using “Four Skinny Trees” and “No Speak English”, develop 8 leveled questions (on your own paper) for seminar.

·     2 x Level 2 – Inferential
·     2 x Level 3 – Interpretive (BIG life questions, theme, universal human
understandings, etc)
This will be 4 questions per vignette – 8 TOTAL:
As always, no seminar prep = no participation in the seminar.  


Tuesday-Wednesday 11/1-11/2

       Textbook "WMD" with SOAPSTone analysis p. 44-47

Thursday 11/3
       Seminar: Passages 8 & 9

Friday 11/4

       HOMS Passage 6&7 Retake

* Passage 8 and 9 quiz and exam Next Monday

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Week of October 24 - 28

Monday
      BenchMark
             - Seminar Prep  - due Wednesday
                 "Chanclas" and "Born Bad"
                    2x level 2
                    2x level 3
             
Tuesday
      Retake Passages 3 & 4
             Work on Qs

Wednesday
     Seminar = Graded

Thursday
     HW: Interview Questions Passages 6 & 7
     Error Analysis

Friday
     Error Analysis
           - Interview Qs

    *Passages 6 & 7 Quiz & Exam Monday


Monday, October 17, 2016

Week of October 17 - 21

Monday
         Error Analysis HOMS Passage 3
               -Connotation WS  - due thurs.
               -Study/Review Parallelism: WS, Quizlet 

Tuesday

         HOMS Passages 4 & 5 Quiz and Exam

Wednesday

         School Function/Candidate Forum

Thursday


  • Discuss Connotation
  •  SB page 25 #s 8-11 due Friday.
    • Due Monday: HOMS - Apply Connotation of Diction and Imagery in passages 6 (Chunclas) and 7 (Born Bad)


Friday

         Parallelism Exam

Seminar Prep for next week:  Leveled Qs for HOMS:  on a piece of paper, please develop the following leveled questions for Passage 6 & 7

  • level 1 = 1
  • level 2 = 2
  • level 3 = 2
  • level 4 = 0
No prep = No seminar

Monday, October 10, 2016

Monday
        HOMS - Retake Practice Passages 2 and 3
            Discuss Parallel Structure
               extra practice exam on Quizlet
         HW: HOMS Passages 4&5 vocab and review

Tuesday

       Discuss Leveled Qs for "Marigold"

  • level 1 = 1
  • level 2 = 2
  • level 3 = 2
  • level 4 = 1

Wednesday
       Leveled Qs for HOMS:  on a piece of paper, please develop the following leveled questions for Passage 4 & 5

  • level 1 = 1
  • level 2 = 2
  • level 3 = 2
  • level 4 = 0
Thursday
       Graded Seminar

  • NO seminar prep = NO participation


Friday
       HOMS Passages 2&3 error analysis


HOMS 4&5 quiz and practice exams next Tuesday 10/18


Friday, October 7, 2016

PRE-APE October


Mon. 10/10 - Fri. 10/14
Study for Parallel structure
Practice 1
Practice 2

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Week of October 3 - 7

Monday
          HOMS Passage 2&3 discussion


Tuesday
        Exams! :)


Wednesday
          Parallel Structure


Thursday
       "Marigolds" read and annotate

    • First use own analysis.
    •  2nd use text questions.
      • DO NOT use space provided, ANNOTATE.

Friday
          Discuss "Marigolds" and leveled questions.


Monday, September 26, 2016

Week of September 26-30

Monday 9/26
HOMS Practice Passage 1 Quiz and Exam

  • HW: Study vocab HOMS passages 2&3, "Our good day..." and "Louie..."


Tuesday-Wednesday

SB Textbook - pg 10 -11, "Speak" analyze and annotate for Learning Targets = Individual then Group

  • HW:  Compound sentences, independent and sub clauses. WS
  • Find 2 of each for HOMS passages 2 ("Our Good Day") &3 ("Louie...")


Thursday 9/29

Discuss 
1) Compound sentences, independent and sub clauses WS
2) HOMS vignettes / Passages 2 & 3 and share compound sentences

Friday 9/30

HOMS passages 2&3 Vocab Quiz

  • Practice Exam Monday!

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Week of September 19-23


Monday 9/19
Turnitin: PRE-APE
1st Period = class ID # 134855256th Period = class ID # 13489984
Everyone's Password: BHHS
           HOMS Paragraph Peer Edit, Final is due to turnitin.com by Friday @ 11:59pm.

Tuesday 9/20
           HOMS & Textbook Tone and voice.

           HW: Choose character to analyze.

Wednesday 9/21
           HOMS Analyze Character

Thursday & Friday
           Parts of Speech
        HW: Study for HOMS passage 1 vocab quiz.
                     Turn in HOMS Paragraph by 11:59pm

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

PRE-APE Syllabus 


September 9/12 to 9/16


Mon. 9/12
  • Picture Day
  • Group norms - sign
  • Sm. Group discussion - HOMS
  • Which vignette is the strongest example of E's coming of age?
  • Make a claim based on class PPT of coming of age characteristics
  • Individually = HW
  • Find evidence in the text
  • Analyze and draw connection from evidence to claim
Tue 9/13
  • Sm. Group discussion 
  • Share your individual analysis


Wed 9/14
SPRINGBOARD CLASS CODE:
   6TH PERIOD: NWSEJT   1ST PERIOD: YNENPC

  • Timed Write
  • Group Discussion Rubric


Thurs - Fri 9/15 - 16
  • SpringBoard: unpack Unit 1