READING 7:
This week, we will be wrapping up our introduction to TDA writing. Students will work on completing their third TDA on "The Body's Clock" and begin to prepare for an individual assessment on THURSDAY. Prior to our individual TDA, we will review "Minding our Ps and Qs" and the TDA rubric. Nearly all work should be completed in class this week and any homework will be posted here at the end of the day.
TUESDAY HW FOR PD. 3: Finish blue organizer for "The Body's Clock." / PD. 5: Finish blue organizer & copy into a final copy.
WEDNESDAY HOMEWORK (ALL CLASSES): Finish "The Body's Clock" TDA if not finished in today's class. The final copy of the TDA must be submitted at the beginning of class tomorrow and will not be accepted late.
FRIDAY HOMEWORK (ALL CLASSES): Finish Study Island benchmark by Tuesday. (Username is lunch number@ns (1234@ns) and password is abc123). We'll take a look at your scores during Wednesday's classes! :)
ENGLISH 9:
This week, we will wrap up our study of "The Immigrant Contribution" by looking at the Kennedy's use of persuasive appeals and diction. We will also take some time to dive back into "A Quilt of a Country" to review the use of diction by Quindlen. Our studies will lead us to our first writing piece of the year -- a comparative analysis of the diction used by Kennedy and Quindlen. Work will be completed in class and any homework will be posted at the end of each class period.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Friday, September 22, 2017
September 25-29
READING 7:
This week, students will continue working through connecting the process of close reading to the beginning stages of writing a Text Dependent Analysis response (TDA). We will continue working in groups and partners to find evidence in the text to support our answers and write explanations that show how our evidence proves our answer. We will also move towards working independently, preparing ourselves for our first rubric-assessed TDA during the first week of October. Any homework will be posted here at the end of each class period and will most likely be any work left over from class.
ENGLISH 9:
We will continue our study of "The Immigrant Contribution" this week, examining the connection between word choice and author's purpose, persuasive appeals, diction, and sentence structure. Any homework will be posted here at the end of each class period.
TUESDAY HW: Finish vocabulary work on page 32. Complete on separate sheet of paper. Will be collected for accuracy.
WEDNESDAY HW: Finish "Analyze the Text" on page 30 if not finished in class.
This week, students will continue working through connecting the process of close reading to the beginning stages of writing a Text Dependent Analysis response (TDA). We will continue working in groups and partners to find evidence in the text to support our answers and write explanations that show how our evidence proves our answer. We will also move towards working independently, preparing ourselves for our first rubric-assessed TDA during the first week of October. Any homework will be posted here at the end of each class period and will most likely be any work left over from class.
ENGLISH 9:
We will continue our study of "The Immigrant Contribution" this week, examining the connection between word choice and author's purpose, persuasive appeals, diction, and sentence structure. Any homework will be posted here at the end of each class period.
TUESDAY HW: Finish vocabulary work on page 32. Complete on separate sheet of paper. Will be collected for accuracy.
WEDNESDAY HW: Finish "Analyze the Text" on page 30 if not finished in class.
Friday, September 15, 2017
September 19-22
READING 7:
This week, students will continue working through connecting the process of close reading to the beginning stages of writing a Text Dependent Analysis response (TDA). We will continue working in groups and partners to find evidence in the text to support our answers and write explanations that show how our evidence proves our answer. Any homework will be posted here at the end of each class period and will most likely be any work left over from class.
WEDNESDAY: Period 1 - Finish TDA deconstruction if not finished in class.
THURSDAY: Period 3 & 4 - Finish final draft of TDA if not finished in class.
ENGLISH 9:
We will begin wrapping up our study of "A Quilty of a Country" with our focus on word choice and connotation and the impact these elements have on mood, tone, and author's purpose. Students will have a selection test (open book) on Wednesday. We will review our answers and make corrections on Wednesday before diving into our next piece, "The Immigrant Contribution" on Thursday. On Friday, students will have the opportunity to complete test corrections. Any homework will be posted here at the end of each class period.
MONDAY HW: Finish Author's Style on pg. 21 (use worksheet provided in class) if not finished in class.
TUESDAY HW: Review notes for test tomorrow. It might be helpful to re-read "A Quilt of a Country" as a refresher.
WEDNESDAY: Open-book test on "A Quilt of a Country."
THURSDAY HW: Finish reading "The Immigrant Contribution" (pg. 23-29). Complete comprehension check questions for MONDAY.
This week, students will continue working through connecting the process of close reading to the beginning stages of writing a Text Dependent Analysis response (TDA). We will continue working in groups and partners to find evidence in the text to support our answers and write explanations that show how our evidence proves our answer. Any homework will be posted here at the end of each class period and will most likely be any work left over from class.
WEDNESDAY: Period 1 - Finish TDA deconstruction if not finished in class.
THURSDAY: Period 3 & 4 - Finish final draft of TDA if not finished in class.
ENGLISH 9:
We will begin wrapping up our study of "A Quilty of a Country" with our focus on word choice and connotation and the impact these elements have on mood, tone, and author's purpose. Students will have a selection test (open book) on Wednesday. We will review our answers and make corrections on Wednesday before diving into our next piece, "The Immigrant Contribution" on Thursday. On Friday, students will have the opportunity to complete test corrections. Any homework will be posted here at the end of each class period.
MONDAY HW: Finish Author's Style on pg. 21 (use worksheet provided in class) if not finished in class.
TUESDAY HW: Review notes for test tomorrow. It might be helpful to re-read "A Quilt of a Country" as a refresher.
WEDNESDAY: Open-book test on "A Quilt of a Country."
THURSDAY HW: Finish reading "The Immigrant Contribution" (pg. 23-29). Complete comprehension check questions for MONDAY.
Friday, September 8, 2017
September 11- 15
READING 7:
On Monday and Tuesday, students will be taking CDTs. On Wednesday, students will be reviewing their CDT results and goal setting. The remainder of the week students will begin connecting the process of close reading to the beginning stages of writing a Text Dependent Analysis response (TDA).
Thursday HW: Finish reading "A Keen Sense" in blue CDT packet if not finished in class.
ENGLISH 9:
On Monday and Tuesday, students will be taking CDTs. On Wednesday, students will review their CDT results and work on their second read and text analysis of "A Quilt of a Country." We will continue through the "American Voices" unit noting elements of nonfiction narratives. We will continue working with word choice and connotation and looking at the impact these elements have on mood, tone, and author's purpose. Any homework will be posted here at the end of each class period.
Wednesday HW: Finish "Analyze the Text" on page 18 if not finished in class. Each response must be supported with evidence from the text.
Friday HW: Finish blue Craft & Structure worksheet and vocabulary work on page 20 if not finished in class. PLEASE do not just write down definitions of the concept vocab words. You will be doing more work than you need to. Test on Wednesday.
On Monday and Tuesday, students will be taking CDTs. On Wednesday, students will be reviewing their CDT results and goal setting. The remainder of the week students will begin connecting the process of close reading to the beginning stages of writing a Text Dependent Analysis response (TDA).
Thursday HW: Finish reading "A Keen Sense" in blue CDT packet if not finished in class.
ENGLISH 9:
On Monday and Tuesday, students will be taking CDTs. On Wednesday, students will review their CDT results and work on their second read and text analysis of "A Quilt of a Country." We will continue through the "American Voices" unit noting elements of nonfiction narratives. We will continue working with word choice and connotation and looking at the impact these elements have on mood, tone, and author's purpose. Any homework will be posted here at the end of each class period.
Wednesday HW: Finish "Analyze the Text" on page 18 if not finished in class. Each response must be supported with evidence from the text.
Friday HW: Finish blue Craft & Structure worksheet and vocabulary work on page 20 if not finished in class. PLEASE do not just write down definitions of the concept vocab words. You will be doing more work than you need to. Test on Wednesday.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
September 4-8
READING 7:
This week there will be no assigned homework. In class, we will be working on making our reading process visible through talking to the text and close reading. Students will be submitting evidence of close reading on the texts we practice with in class.
ENGLISH 9:
This week there will be no assigned homework. In class, we will begin reading nonfiction narratives in our textbook to begin identifying elements of nonfiction narratives in order to prepare ourselves to write one of our own. Students will be submitting work that asks them to comprehend and analyze the selected texts as well as consider the craft and structure of the texts.
This week there will be no assigned homework. In class, we will be working on making our reading process visible through talking to the text and close reading. Students will be submitting evidence of close reading on the texts we practice with in class.
ENGLISH 9:
This week there will be no assigned homework. In class, we will begin reading nonfiction narratives in our textbook to begin identifying elements of nonfiction narratives in order to prepare ourselves to write one of our own. Students will be submitting work that asks them to comprehend and analyze the selected texts as well as consider the craft and structure of the texts.
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