Thursday/Friday Sept. 28/29 2017

Hon. Am. Lit Thursday/Friday Sept. 28/29

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

•RL.5/RI.5- Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her argument (what makes it clear, convincing, or engaging?)

RL.1/RL.3/RL.4- Cite text to support characterization and tone/word impact.

Agenda:  P-WEST-B122-LJ1200

What book did you bring?

DOL Code: TLO3       Write a serial comma sentence and FANBOYS sentence.

•Group upload to turnitin.com if we need to (5 min)

•American Teenager Gallery Walk (10 min).

•Get into book groups. Share Dialectic Journal work- discuss noticings (remember, 1 vocab 2 passages for each chapter/ reading session). We will be having our next assessment Tuesday/Wednesday of next week. (RL.1/RL.2)

•Discuss ch.6/ 11-12 N2Wild
•Continue reading: Read ch.7 Gatsby/ 13-14 N2Wild for Monday

Discuss how your passage develops a theme following the placemat consensus protocol.

Gatsby 6“Can’t repeat the past?” [Gatsby] cried incredulously. “Why of course you can!” 116

Of Mice and Men 6“Never you mind, “ said Slim. “ A guy got to sometimes.”…
Curley and Carlson looked after them. And Carlson said, “Now what the hell yoa suppose is eatin’ them two guys?” 107

Into the Wild ch. 11-12Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. I sat a t a table where rich food and wine in abundance…but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry form the inhospitable board. The hospitality was cold as the ices (117). (a passage Chris McCandless had highlighted in his text when his body was found)

•How do teens feel today about College costs?

•Structures that make these arguments work (RI.5)?

Article #	Their point	Why you agree/disagree

Overall, where is your opinion now (after reading 3 articles)?

What worked?

What did not?

Homework:

Continue reading: Read ch.7 Gatsby/ 13-14 N2Wild for Monday

Tuesday/Wednesday Sept. 26/27 2017

Hon. Am. Lit Tuesday/Wednesday Sept. 26/27

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

W.3- edit/revise a narrative about what it means to be an American Teenager

RL.2 Identify theme

RL.4- word meaning and impact of word choice

Agenda:  

Be thinking about what pleasure reading book you would like to read.

•Edit an American Teen project
Feedback: Structure, punctuation, interest, transitions/organization
•Text wrap tutorial

•Get into The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, or Into the Wild book groups.

•Share Dialectic Journal work- discuss noticings (remember, 1 vocab and 2 passages for each chapter/reading session)

•Discuss ch.5/ 9-10 N2Wild

RL.2 Identify theme

RL.4- word meaning and impact of word choice

•Read ch.6/ 11-12 N2Wild for Thursday/Friday

•AMERICAN TEEN PROJECT DUE THURSDAY/ FRIDAY. BRING ME A PRINTED COPY AND GET IT UPLOADED BY FRIDAY, 11:59 PM.

PLEASE SEND YOURSELF A COPY OF YOUR PAPER TEXT IN A EMAIL JUST IN CASE.
WE WILL BE USING SOME CHROME BOOKS TO UPLOAD IN CLASS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ISSUES W/ TURNITIN.COM.

Homework:

•AMERICAN TEEN PROJECT DUE THURSDAY/ FRIDAY. UPLOADED BY FRIDAY, 11:59 PM.

•Read ch.6/ 11-12 N2Wild for Thursday/Friday

Monday, Sept. 25 2017

Hon. Am. Lit Monday Sept. 25

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

•RL.2- Identify how multiple themes interact to construct a complex narrative.
RL.4- ID word meaning and impact of word choice.

W.3- Construct a narrative about what it means to be an American Teenager.

RL.1/RL.3/RL.4- Cite text to support characterization/tone.

Agenda:  

Be thinking about what pleasure reading book you would like to read.

•Note: American Teenagers work- ROUGH DRAFT INTERVIEW DUE TUESDAY/ WEDNESDAY SEPT. 26-27- w/ picture of your subject. SEE ME TODAY IF THERE ARE ISSUES.

•Get into The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, or Into the Wild book groups.

•Share Dialectic Journal work- discuss noticings (remember, 1 vocab and 2 passages for each chapter/reading session)

•Discuss ch.4/ 7-8 N2Wild

•Read ch. 5/ch. 9-10 N2Wild for Tuesday/Wednesday

•RL.2 (theme) with your dialectic journal

Homework:

•American Teenager project rough draft due Tuesday/ Wednesday.

•Read ch. 5/ch. 9-10 N2Wild for Tuesday/Wednesday

RL.2 work examples
1. Find a quote "All of it is temporarily forgotten, crowded from your thoughts by an overpowering clarity of purpose and by the seriousness of the task at hand."
2. Identify a theme and write theme statement Jon Krakauer underscores the thematic thread running through the text, that of the exhilaration of survival, when he discusses his own climb where reason is "forgotten, crowded from your thoughts by an overpowering clarity of purpose and by the seriousness of the task at hand"(143).
3. Identify another theme, based on other dialectic journal quotes and discuss how the themes clash or dovetail to support ideas.
...where reason is "forgotten, crowded from your thoughts by an overpowering clarity of purpose and by the seriousness of the task at hand." Linked to this discussion of survival is the higher meaning in the notion of taking extreme risks, specifically brought out when the author says, "even the mundane seemed charged with meaning"(138).

Thursday/Friday Sept. 21-22 2017

Hon. Am. Lit Thursday/Friday Sept. 21/22

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

W.3- Construct a narrative about what it means to be an American Teenager

RL.1- cite the text

RL.3- characterize a character and explain impact on plot

Agenda: 7th- 11:35-12:55;   8th- 1:00- 2:20Be thinking about what pleasure reading book you would like to read. We will be starting that next week.

Advisory after first period.

•RL.1/RL.3 Assessment- Open Book 50 MIN.

•When finished, continue American Teenagers work-

Continue interviews/ Transcribe & edit interviews.

ROUGH DRAFT INTERVIEW DUE TUESDAY/ WEDNESDAY SEPT. 26-27- w/ picture of your subject

•IF WE HAVE TIME-Get into The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, or Into the Wild book groups.

•Share Dialectic Journal work- discuss noticings (remember, 1 vocab and 2 passages for each chapter/reading session)

•Read  ch.4/ 7-8 N2Wild for Monday’s class

Homework:

•Read  ch.4/ 7-8 N2Wild for Monday’s class

•ROUGH DRAFT INTERVIEW DUE TUESDAY/ WEDNESDAY SEPT. 26-27

Tuesday/Wednesday Sept. 19-20 2017

Hon. Am. Lit Tuesday/Wednesday Sept. 19-20

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

•RL.5/RI.5- Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her narration.

W.3- Construct a narrative about what it means to be an American Teenager

Agenda:  Be thinking about what pleasure reading book you would like to read. We will be starting that next week.

DOL:  Code: NOP3 (3 Words in sentences)

Write 1 comma in a series sentence and one FANBOYS sentence (so, 2 sentences total).

Fanboys: blah blah blah, COORDINATING CONJUNCTION blah blah blah
Serial comma: I like blah, blah, and blah

•American Teenagers work-

Continue interviews/ Transcribe & edit interviews

•Get into The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, or Into the Wild book groups.

•Share Dialectic Journal work- discuss noticings (remember, 1 vocab and 2 passages for each chapter/reading session)

•Discuss ch.3/ 5-6 N2Wild

•Your first graded assessment on character Thursday/Friday (open book).
Read ch. 4 (Gatsby/OMAM; ch. 7-8 N2Wild) for Thursday/Friday

Homework:

Work on text of American Teenager project.

Review characters/ relevant actions in your text.
Read ch. 4 (Gatsby/OMAM; ch. 7-8 N2Wild) for Thurs/Fri.

Monday, Sept. 18 2017

Hon. Am. Lit Monday Sept. 18

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

•RL.5/RI.5- Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her narration.

W.1- Construct an argument about what it means to be an American Teenager

Agenda:

Be thinking about what pleasure reading book you would like to read. We will be starting that next week.

•American Teenagers work-

Brainstorm interview questions-if you need more time

Begin interviews

•Get into The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, or Into the Wild book groups Conference:

•Discuss ch.2- Gatsby/OMAM; / 3-4 N2Wild

•Read ch.3- Gatsby/OMAM; / 5-6 N2Wild for Wednesday

•Your first graded assessment Friday (RL.1/RL.3)

Homework:

•Finish/edit of Am. Teen interview

•Read ch.3- Gatsby/OMAM; / 5-6 N2Wild for Wednesday

•Your first graded assessment Friday (RL.1/RL.3)

Thursday/Friday Sept. 14/15 2017

Hon. Am. Lit Thursday/Friday Sept. 14/15

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

•RL.5/RI.5- Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her narration.

W.1- Construct an argument about what it means to be an American Teenager

Agenda:

•DOL- How To

Code:   STA3

•Share “What do you know?” M-Z (at least 5 letters)

•American Teenagers work-

Brainstorm interview questions-if you need more time

Begin interviews

•Get into The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, or Into the Wild book groups

•Share Dialectic Journal work- discuss noticings (remember, 1 vocab and 2 passages for each chapter/reading session)

•Sample Assessment work RL.1/RL.3 ch. 1/N2Wild 1-2

•Discuss ch.2/ 3-4 N2Wild

Homework:

•If your reading is not caught up, get caught up over the weekend.

Tuesday/Wednesday Sept. 12 & 13 2017

Hon. Am. Lit Tuesday/Wednesday Sept. 12/13

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

•RL.5/RI.5- Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her narration, exposition, or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging or creates mystery, tension, or surprise.

W.1- Construct an argument about what it means to be an American Teenager

Agenda:

•Share “What do you know?” A-L (at least 5 letters)

•Set up Writer’s notebook

DOL

Writer’s Eye (Where your dialectic journal will go)

•Write “What do you know?” M-Z (at least 5 letters)

•American Teenagers work- Read samples

     What do you notice

Brainstorm interview questions

Begin interviews

•Get into The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, or Into the Wild book groups

•Create Dialectic Journal work & discuss noticings

•Read per bookmark

•Sample Assessment work RL.1/RL.3 (if we have time)

Homework:

•“What do you know?” M-Z

•Thursday/Friday- Read Gatsby/OMAM Ch. 2; N2Wild Ch. 3-4

Monday, Sept. 11 2017

Hon. Am. Lit Monday Sept. 11

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

•RL.5/RI.5- Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her narration, exposition, or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging or creates mystery, tension, or surprise.

W.1- Construct an argument about what it means to be an American Teenager

Agenda:

•Share: What does it mean to be American? Is this (being an American) a good thing or bad thing? What makes it so?

•Collect syllabus

•Write “What do you know?” A-L (at least 5 letters)

Examples:

Assad, Syria’s dictator, used chemical weapons on his people

Beyonce’ can do no wrong in my wife’s eyes.

•American Teenagers work- Read samples

•Check out books for unit- The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, or Into the Wild

•Hand out book marks- read per bookmark

Homework:

•“What do you know?” A-L- we will be sharing some of these next class period.

•Read Gatsby/OMAM Ch. 1; N2Wild Ch. 1-2

Thursday/Friday Sept. 7/8

Hon. Am. Lit Thursday/Friday Sept. 7/8

Objectives/Essential Question: Can You…

•RL.5/RI.5- Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her narration, exposition, or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging or creates mystery, tension, or surprise.

W.1- Construct an argument about what it means to be an American Teenager

Agenda:

•Quickwrite: What does it mean to be American? Is this a good thing or bad thing? What makes it so?

•Syllabus/Note card/Placard/ Table Group Mandala

•Get your syllabus turned in by Monday

•Roll Call-Make Seating Chart-

•Write “What do you know?” A-L (at least 5 letters) if we have time

•American Teenagers work

•Be thinking about which book you would like to read in this beginning unit: The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, or Into the Wild

Homework:

•“What do you know?” A-L if we got here

•Land on your book for this unit- we check them out Monday.