The writing part.

THINGS YOU NEED:

• A seat away from the people you will talk to.
• a pencil (or pen, but pencil is better)
• The speech you chose (I'm checking that they match what you did yesterday).
• a piece of paper (or two to be safe.)
• NOTHING ELSE.

Preparing for Finals and a New Trimester of English

You will need THIS LINK today.

Some important information:

Okay, so you won't have me for English 2B. There are some things you need to make sure you have when you walk into your 2B class next Tri, or in the Spring.

1. English 2 Syllabus Cheat Sheet (white)
2. SCHS Book Love Assignment (white)
3. Your English 2 Rubric and writing guide/notes (two yellow pages)
4. your MLA Cheat Sheet (white)
5. Rhetorical Strategies and Figurative Devices (white)
6. SOAPSTone Template (salmon)
7. Charting Verbs (white)
8. Rhetorical Precis Template (white)
9. Text Analysis Two-Chunk Paragraph Guide (white)
10. You should also keep your vocab root work and the shorter reading assignments. It's a good idea.

ALL of these (except number 3 and number 10) can be found in THIS FOLDER that has been shared with you. Yay!

Before we leave today, we need to talk about your 2B changes.

Things to do Monday Night for Homework

I NEED YOU TO COMPLETE THIS IN CLASS TODAY.

There are two things you need to make sure are done tonight:

• Your BOOK REVIEW is due on Turnitin.com by 11:59pm tonight (Monday, November 16).
• By tomorrow, you need to print out or bring in your copy of ONE of the following speeches:
• Michelle Obama's "A Plea for Education"
• Steve Jobs Commencement Address
• Julius Caesar - Cassius' Speech in the first act (you already have a copy)
• Julius Caesar - Brutus' Soliloquey (you already have a copy)

Important Updates for the rest of the Trimester

These are important things you need to keep track of and be prepared for.

• PSA Reflections are due Friday night (November 13) by 11:59pm. You do not need to turn them in anywhere. I will grade them on that document (DO NOT make a copy of the document.)
• Book Love Reviews are due on Turnitin.com on November 16 by 11:59pm
• On Monday, November 16, we'll take at least half the class period to enjoy each other's presence, especially as we will not be in a class together again this year. (I teach 9th graders after this trimester.) I request that if you bring food, you bring enough for everyone. You are not obligated to bring food in any way, and are welcome to the festivities even if you don't.
• On Tuesday, you will be doing the writing portion of your final exam. We'll talk about what you need for that on Friday.

Today you will receive the final exam study guide. (Remind me in the last 10 minutes. That would be helpful.)

PSA Rubric

Your PSA will be scored on the rubric at this link

It is worth 20 points in Oral Communication/Digital Literacy.

We haven't had many assignments in that category, therefore this will be significant.

You will also be required to write an individual reflection, which will be scored in the writing category. You will receive this reflection on Thursday.

PSA Progress Check

Please see the previous post for specific dates and information.

You will need this link to submit your progress. (EVERYONE submits this, individually.)

Vocab Root Slides and Other Announcements

DUE DATES:

• Your PROPOSAL is due at the end of class on Thurs. November 5.
• Your Vocab Root Practice sheets are due in class on Monday, November 9.
• Your Final PSA Product is to be shared in-class on November 13. This means that you need to email Ms. Black to your YouTube Link, or file by Midnight on Thursday, Nov. 12. If it doesn't email, that means you need to bring it to me on a flash drive in class on Thursday. If it's not in my hands/email by 7:30am on Friday, it is late.
• Book Love Reviews are due on Turnitin.com on November 16 by midnight.

(It might be a good idea to put these dates on that calendar you share for your PSA Project.)

Things you need:

• SPHERE Vocab Slides
• ANIM Vocab Slides

Working with your groups! (It's a skill, people. Let's get good at it.)

Today's Goal: Narrow down your topic and begin to do some research. Gather information about organizations that you could support in your PSA, and confer with Ms. Black about your general plan.

The Plan:

1. Use reading time as a way to center and prepare yourself for the day. It's good for your brain.
2. Work on your PSA Proposal. By the end of today, you should have "Step 1" completed, at the very least. Make sure you are communicating with each other so that you are all participating.

Homework:

• Work on your PSA Plan/Proposal/etc. with your group.
• Book Love Book Review due November 16

A Note: Your essay grades are going in this evening, along with your vocab quizzes. Sorry for the delay. I couldn't get to them on Friday like I intended.

Practicing Persuasion and Collaboration

Today's Goal: Work with your PSA group to practice selling an idea and working together with a deadline.

The Plan:

1. Read!
2. Vocab Test
3. Infomercial Activity
4. A bit of writing/discussion
5. Talk about your PSA Proposal (Due Nov. 4)

You don't have homework except to read and discuss the PSA with your group. Get on a group chat, start a group text, email each other, do whatever you need to make sure you are in contact and know how to access each other.

Exploring some PSAs

I am sorry that I cannot be with you today. While I am going you are going to watch some examples of PSAs and advertisements whose goals are to promote something of value to society. This will be your goal with your group.

I expect you to be respectful to each other and to the person who is here today in my place. Make sure you thank them for being there.

The Plan:

1. Read until 10:05am! (Remember that there are people in the room who appreciate that time to settle and read, and you need to be respectful of that.)
2. Open this Google Form. You'll need it for most of the class period. If you're absent, you can still do this at home (and you are expected to).
3. Together, you're all going to watch four videos. After each video, you will have an opportunity to do some writing on the Google Form. You will take that opportunity.
4. Then, AND ONLY THEN, you will pick up your computers and move to a place where you are sitting by or near your PSA group members. Together, you will work your way through the last few questions on the Google Form.
5. Once you finish and submit your Google Form, take the rest of the time to work on your two-chunk paragraph from yesterday, if you need to. I will be looking at those in your English Journal tomorrow night. If you don't, need to work on that, find something else to do, like study for your vocab test tomorrow.

HOMEWORK: 

• You have a vocab root test tomorrow.
• I'll be looking at your two-chunk paragraphs on Antony's speech tomorrow night, so finish that in your English Journal.
• Be prepared for some group work tomorrow.

Two-Chunk Analysis and Group Project Organization

How Brutus is going to feel after Antony's done speaking
and rise up in rage and mutiny.

Today's Goal: Write a formal two-chunk paragraph analysis of Antony's use of rhetorical appeals when speaking at Caesar's funeral.

The Plan:

1. Read!
2. Chart devices that Antony uses
3. Write a two-chunk paragraph in your English Journal
4. Introduction to PSA Project

Your Two-Chunk Assignment:

Using the following Topic Sentence, write a two-chunk paragraph that discusses Antony's use of rhetorical appeals.

 Thesis:

Antony uses Aristotle's rhetorical appeals to convince the Romans to trust him over Brutus and the conspirators.

Use this thesis to help you make a topic sentence.

Your topic sentence might look like this:

One of the most effective rhetorical appeals that Antony employs is ______(ethos/logos/pathos).

How do I cite Shakespeare’s work?

Antony begins his speech with the words, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; /I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him” (III.ii.82-83).

Homework:

• Read your book
• Make sure you have the contact information of everyone in your PSA Project Group (seriously, this is important).

Antony's Retaliation

Today's Goal: Identify the ways in which Antony responds to Brutus' speech about Caesar's death.

The Plan:

1. Read!
2. Watch Antony give his speech at Caesar's funeral
3. Read Antony's speech together.

Homework:

• Read your book
• Finish revising your essay and send me an email TODAY if you want me to rescore your essay.
• Vocab Practice Due tomorrow

Justifying your Actions...

Today's Goal: Analyze the ways in which Brutus uses rhetorical strategies to defend his actions toward Caesar.

The Plan:

1. Read!
2. Read and annotate Brutus' speech to the Romans after Caesar's death
3. Write! (in your English Journal)

English Journal Questions (There are 4. Take your time on these.):

1. What argument is implied in Brutus' speech? What is Brutus' goal/purpose? 
2. Which appeal (ethos/logos/pathos) does Brutus use most effectively? How? Why?
3. Give an example of a rhetorical device (rhetorical question/ repetition/circumlocution/etc.) that Brutus uses, and explain which rhetorical appeal (ethos/logos/pathos) it supports. How does the device use make that appeal more effective?
4. How does Brutus introduce Antony before he speaks? What is the purpose of stating that Antony has been allowed to speak "by our permission?" (III.ii.64).

HOMEWORK/Important Dates to remember:

• Vocab Root Practice: CLICK HERE for the Vocab Root CHRON Slides
• Finish revising your essay before tomorrow night (Tuesday) at midnight. (Also, if you haven't turned it in on turnitin.com, you should probably do that. There are only a couple of you.)
• Complete the writing from today. You should have had time in class. If you didn't finish, you're still responsible for that.
• Vocab Root Quiz on Friday
• Book Love Book Review due Monday, November 16 on turnitin.com by midnight.

A SIDE NOTE:

If you rate yourself below a 5 in your English Journal, that means you should go back to your English Journal and turn it into a 5. It's not final until it's graded! Know this before the end of the trimester, and use it to your advantage.

Steve Jobs. Michele Obama. Cassius. Brutus.

Today's Goal: Learn how to concisely summarize a text using a rhetorical precis and Steve Job's Commencement Speech "How to Live Before You Die" (2005).

The Plan:

1. Read!
2. Using the text you made a copy of yesterday and put in your drive, compile a rhetorical precis in your English Journal. A powerpoint is below to help you walk through each part of the rhetorical precis.
3. I haven't decided what we're doing after that. We have a couple choices. I'll decide when we get there.

 

Your only homework is to work on your essay revision if you are choosing to do that. Have a wonderful weekend! 

Steve Jobs: How to Live Before You Die

A Word Cloud of Steve Job's Commencement Speech

Today's Goal: A first look at a speech by Steve Jobs, and SOAPSTone with a partner.

The Plan:

1. Read!
   
2. In your English Journal: Using the Word Cloud above, make a prediction about Steve Jobs' speech, and the message he is going to give his audience. Write a few sentences that includes your prediction, and WHY you are making that prediction.
   
3. Watch his speech. You can find it on TED.com if you're absent. CLICK HERE for the Steve Jobs Commencement Speech TEXT. Make a copy for yourself so you can annotate it. I'm not giving you the paper copy of this one.
   
4. Fill out this Google Form with a partner (you only need to submit one between the two of you.)
   
5. Possibly talk about a rhetorical precis.

If you play your cards right, you do not have homework, BUT I have some news about your essays that will involve some work if you choose to take the offer I present to you.

What shall Brutus Do? (and GROW)

Today's Goal: We're going to get in the head of Brutus and the tough decision he feels he has to make. Also, we'll learn some comma rules.

The Plan:

1. Read! Yay!
2. Self-evaluate your English Journal (I'll show you how to do this.)
3. GROW notes. We're restructuring this. Let me know what you think.
4. Read a short soliloquy by Brutus at the beginning of ACT II.
5. Write a little bit (You may not put your chromebook away until I PERSONALLY give you the okay.)

Evaluate your English Journal

Today you're going to evaluate your English Journal. You'll need to open it in one tab and this SCORING GUIDE in another tab.

Copy and paste this into your English Journal at the top. and complete the blanks based on the scoring guide.

I believe I have earned a _________ (enter a number from the scoring guide) on my English Journal because _______________________________(explain why you earned that score based on the scoring guide).

TODAY'S ENGLISH JOURNAL WRITING:

What decision is Brutus going to make about Caesar? Using his soliloquy (II.i.10-35), explain Brutus' reasoning for this decision.

Homework:

• Complete work you haven't completed. Catch yourself up.
• COME TO THE WRITING CENTER AFTER SCHOOL FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OR USE OF THE CHROMEBOOKS. (not required, but highly highly highly encouraged.)

Rhetorical Appeals in Michelle Obama's TED Talk

This is a word cloud of Michelle Obama's speech (that we watched yesterday). The biggest words are the words she says most often. What can you learn from looking at the most commonly used words in a speech?

Today's Goal: Use Michelle Obama's speech to look specifically at rhetorical devices and appeals, and how they work together to help support an argument.

The Plan (probably in this order):

1. Read (as usual!)
2. Return to Michelle Obama's speech to learn more about how she uses rhetorical devices and appeals to support her argument.
3. Some writing
4. A second look at the Act I, Scene ii excerpt from last Friday

WRITING PROMPTS (IN YOUR ENGLISH JOURNAL):

FIRST, write about the Michelle Obama TED Talk Response:

What devices does Mrs. Obama use to express her argument/message that young women are strong, independent, and capable of becoming educated leaders of the world? How do those devices enhance ethos/logos/pathos? (For example, if she uses an anecdote, and that anecdote enhances her ethos, how does that happen? How do you know?)

THEN, return to the Act 1, Scene ii excerpt from Julius Caesar and reread it.

What new understandings did you gain from reading it again? What devices and appeals did you notice that you had not noticed before? What do you think Brutus is prepared to do for his country and how do you know this?

Homework:

• Vocab Root Practice due tomorrow
• Read your book
• Complete the writing assignment in your English Journal if you did not do it or finish it today in class. (Tomorrow I'm going to ask you to self-grade your English Journal, so be prepared for that.)

Michelle Obama TED Talk

Today's Goal: Use SOAPSTone to analyze Michelle Obama's TED Talk, and identify devices and appeals that support her argument.

The Plan:

1. Watch the TED Talk
2. SOAPSTone
3. Rewatch the TED Talk, paying closer attention (and annotating her text) to the devices and appeals that Mrs. Obama employs to enhance her message.

HOMEWORK:

• Vocab CAD/CID/CAS due Wednesday. CLICK HERE for the Vocab Slides
• You have one more night (tonight) to get your homework from the weekend done. Then, it becomes a zero. (Click here for that form)

Brutus and Cassius

Today's Goal: A first read of the Act One exchange between Brutus and Cassius in order to identify and interpret rhetorical devices, rhetorical appeals, and the purpose of Cassius' speech.



The Plan:
1. Read!
2. Vocab Test (18 minutes)
3. Read the text together (it's on paper). Annotate SO MUCH.
4. Answer a few questions on this Google Form

The amount of homework you get for this weekend depends entirely on how well you are on-task today. Remember this.

CLICK HERE for a list of tone words!!

A couple notes:

• Your books should be the first thing on your desk when you sit down. Don't even open your computer until you have a book out.
• Once you finish a book, start a new one.
• No, I haven't graded your essays yet. You will get an email when I assess it. You will not get a "score" yet because it's not about the score. First, you must focus on your areas of strength and weakness.

HOMEWORK:

1. Turn in your Book Review on Turnitin.com before midnight tonight.
2. Complete this Google Form.

Literary Devices and Such

Julius Caesar

Today's Goal: Begin to connect our understanding of rhetorical appeals to the literary devices we use to make those appeals.

Today's Agenda:

1. Read
2. Turn in your essay on turnitin.com (follow my directions. I need it done very specifically.)
3. Use our notes to begin to practice analysis of rhetorical appeals and devices using Socrative


Your homework includes:

• Studying for your Vocab Root Test tomorrow
• Finishing your Book Review and bring it to me on paper tomorrow. (you need to turn it in on Turnitin.com by midnight tomorrow or you will have a zero for the assignment).

Julius Caesar. The Introduction.

Yesterday we talked about rhetorical appeals.

Today's Goals: 
*get familiar with the plot of Julius Caesar

The Agenda:

1. Watch THIS VIDEO. It's Act 1 of Julius Caesar: The short version.
2. You're going to receive a blank piece of paper. Your directions are below.

On your blank sheet of paper:

1. Artistically represent (draw realistically or in the abstract) what you know about ONE of the following three characters and their personalities:
   Caesar, Brutus OR Cassius
   
2. On the back, write your name and answer two questions:
   **What did you draw and why?
   **What questions/concerns do you have about the play so far OR about the rhetorical devices you learned yesterday?

You may choose to forego the drawing. If you choose not to draw, that just means you'll need to write more extensively about your understanding of the character and play. That's okay, too.

Citations and Caesar

"Wikipedian Protester"

Today's Goal:
Actually fix our Works Cited page like we were supposed to do yesterday. (cross your fingers that our projector works)
Introduce ourselves to the rhetorical appeals

The Agenda:

1. Read
2. Create your Works Cited Page (15 minutes, tops) (you'll need this link to the Superdome article)
3. Cornell Notes on Rhetorical Appeals
4. Pick up Julius Caesar from the library

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The copyright owner reserves all rights.

Tomorrow, you'll be taking the PSAT in the morning. I'll only have you in my class for 30 minutes. We'll be watching a video about Julius Caesar.

HOMEWORK:

YOUR ESSAY IS DUE TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, AT 4PM.

Your vocab root practice is also due tomorrow.

Your Book Review is due on Friday.

Final Editing/Revision Day

Today's Goal: Address some formatting concerns for your essay, and learn how to make a Works Cited page (correctly). Use today as your last chance to get work for your essay done in-class.

The Agenda:

1. Read!
2. Talk about the book review you need to write for Friday on your Book Love book.
3. Work together to create your Works Cited page on your essay document. (You'll need this link to the Superdome Article)
4. Continue working on revision and editing for your essay. I guarantee you aren't done.

CLICK HERE for book review requirements.

CLICK HERE for the Vocab Practice Slides.

HOMEWORK:

• Turn in your Lord of the Flies book. Tomorrow we go check out a different book, but you can't have it until Lord of the Flies gets turned in.
• Vocab Practice Due Wednesday in class
• Essay will be locked from editing at 4pm on Wednesday. You will not be able to make changes after that. Your last chance to get help from me before it's due will be in the Writing Center after school on Wednesday. The writing center is in THIS room (2302).
• Friday, 10/16: Book Review due (on paper, typed unless you talk to me about another method before Thursday.)

Peer Editing/Revision!

Today's Goal: Share your writing with at least two other people, with the goal in mind that you will get support from your peers as you begin to make your draft into a fully-formed essay

The Agenda:

1. Read!
2. Share your essay with your partner by using our new "Writing Group Procedures."
3. Use your conversations to begin to make revisions to your document based on suggestions/ideas from your group.
4. Reflect a little bit in your English Journal.

Here is your prompt for your English Journal (We'll do this in the last 5-10 minutes of class). I expect sincere answers:

1. In what ways was your group supportive and helpful to you today? What did you learn from them by sharing your essay?
2. What did you learn by listening to and talking about your group's essays?
2. What aspects (parts) of your essay do you still need to work on this weekend?

HOMEWORK:

Work on your essay. It's due date is Wednesday, October 13.

Lord of the Flies test

Hey everyone, I'm sorry I can't be with you today. Ms. Swanson is here, and you will be amazing and wonderful for her. #makemeproud

Today, a test.

You have the whole period to focus.

You cannot talk to anyone until everyone is done.

When YOU are finished, you may give Ms. Swanson your scantron and test, and get a computer to work on your essay. (but you still can't talk.

ESSAY DRAFT SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE YOU WALK INTO CLASS TOMORROW.

May the force be with you.

Introductions and Conclusions

Today's Goal: After writing and compiling your body paragraphs, begin to formulate your introduction and conclusions.


Agenda:

1. Read!
2. Write!

Okay, seriously, this is what needs to happen today: SO MUCH WRITING. MORE WRITING THAN YOU'VE WRITTEN ALL WEEK.

On Monday I gave you some helpful handouts that you can (and should) use to begin to formulate your essay. Your draft is due on Friday. 

Homework: DON'T FORGET!

• LORD OF THE FLIES TEST TOMORROW (I gave you a study guide. If you were present in class, did your reading, and actively listened and participated, you shouldn't have too much to worry about. Review the things given to you in School Loop.)
• ESSAY DRAFT DUE FRIDAY - meaning you should have all of the parts by the time you come to class.
• I will tell you when the final draft is due on Friday.

Counterclaims and Rebuttals

Today's Goal: Examine possible opposing viewpoints (counterclaims) to your thesis, gather evidence, and express your rebuttal.

Yesterday you began to draft your body paragraphs. We're not quite done with those yet. You now need to begin to organize them into paragraphs, and place them at the top of your document (where your essay goes.

The Plan:

• Read
• Start to organize your paragraphs into essay format on your document
• Discuss writing your counterclaim paragraph
• Continue working on your essay!

This "counterclaim" paragraph should also follow the Two-Chunk method, or something close to it. I think you have enough resources to know and/or figure out how that is formatted now.

COMPONENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH:

1. Counterclaim:
An opposing viewpoint related to your thesis. If someone disagreed with your point of view, what would they say?

2. Evidence from text that supports the opposing argument:
What evidence would support the opposing viewpoint? What evidence would your "opponent" use to try to tell you you're wrong?

3. Rebuttal: 
In your commentary, explain the argument that the other person might make, and then assert the reasons why you believe that the opposing viewpoint and its evidence are not valid.


HOMEWORK:

• YOU HAVE A LORD OF THE FLIES TEST ON THURSDAY. THE STUDY GUIDE IS ON SCHOOL LOOP ATTACHED TO THE ASSIGNMENT.
• Take everything you've been working on and draft it into the essay portion of the document at the very top. This is where your draft needs to be to get credit. Remember: your draft is to be complete by FRIDAY when you walk in the door.
• Vocab Practice Due Wednesday (tomorrow). Let me know if you have questions about any of the words.
• BOOK LOVE! We're going to talk about your book reviews sometime this week.

Drafting - Body Paragraphs

Last week you wrote a thesis. Many of you have small revisions to make, and I have commented on your document if you are one of those people.

Now we start working on the essay draft. This DOES NOT mean we start with the introduction and write until we get to the end. No! The middle is too important!

Today, you start with the body paragraphs. They will be two-chunk analysis paragraphs. There should be at least TWO of these paragraphs. Both of them should be specifically related to the thesis you wrote. (You know those "two-prongs?" Essentially, each paragraph elaborates on one of those prongs.)

A NOTE ABOUT EVIDENCE: Your quotes, in your essay, should not be longer that 10-15 words. You have to choose carefully.

Our agenda:

1. Read!
2. Revise thesis, if necessary.
3. Begin working on body paragraphs by (STEP 3/4 on your document)
4. Vocab - VERT/VERS (this is homework)

CLICK HERE for the Vocab Slides

I'm giving your some paper today that should go in your English section of your binder, and you'll need to keep it all year (for English 2B). It's has some great information for writing essays, and the English 2 Essay Rubric.


Homework:

• Rough Draft COMPLETED (in the Google Document) by the time you walk in the door on Thursday Oct. 8
• VERT/VERS Practice due Wednesday Oct. 7
• Book Love! You should have plenty of reading time this week. Use that to your advantage. Your book should be done NEXT WEEK!

Forming a Thesis and Connecting your Evidence

Yesterday, you chose a side.

Which side are you on? (Source)

Today, you write a thesis and find evidence that will support that thesis.

Agenda:

1. Read!
2. Vocab Test
3. Discuss the end of the book and do bit of writing in your English Journal.
4. Write your thesis. Gather evidence.

CLICK HERE for the document that has the evidence YOU gathered on Wednesday. 

Here's the thing: this is for gathering ideas and even quotes. Your own writing cannot be plagiarized from this. I know who submitted what. Don't cheat. It's not worth it.

ALSO: Don't blindly assume everything there is correct. Maybe it was cited wrong? Maybe the quote means something different than what the group wrote. Maybe their interpretation is weak. You have to evaluate it.

Copy and paste the link onto your own essay document under "STEP TWO" for ease of access.

For your English Journal:

“The theme is an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature.”--William Golding

What does Golding mean by this statement? How does the ending of the novel support what Golding says about humans?

HOMEWORK:

• Your thesis is due TODAY by 9 pm (on the document). I'm reading and grading them TOMORROW morning.
• You need to begin to gather evidence under "STEP TWO" on your essay document. My suggestion is to have at least 4 or 5 pieces of evidence that you think you could use to support your thesis done by Monday.
• BOOK LOVE! (Read your own book. You don't have Lord of the Flies, which means you have no excuse but to read something of your choosing!)

Essay Prompt Introduction

Today:

1. Book Love!
2. GROW!
3. Introduction to your new essay prompt, and our initial brainstorm (it's in your "Shared with Me" folder in Google Drive. It's called the "Human Nature Essay." DO NOT make a copy!!!!)
4. Reading of Lord of the Flies

CLICK HERE for the Grow Powerpoint (your GROW notes go in your English Journal, with today's date, at the top)

About the Essay: 
Today we go over the essay prompt and begin to brainstorm for our thesis (we'll write the thesis itself tomorrow.) Before you leave today, you should have chosen a side (good or evil), and brainstormed at least two reasons you believe that. This is in the STEP ONE part of the document.

HOMEWORK:

• Finish reading Chapter 12
• Vocab/GROW Quiz tomorrow
• BOOK LOVE (book done by October 12)

Gathering Evidence: What do these authors believe about humanity?

Yesterday, you participated in a Socratic Seminar.

Today, you take what you discussed, and what you've written down over the course of the past couple weeks, and focus on evidence.

Here's the question: Is humanity inherently good or inherently evil?

Today your opinion doesn't matter (Sorry. It happens sometimes).
Today you only focus on what the authors of our texts believe.

The Plan:

1. Book Love!
2. Work with a partner to fill out THIS FORM.
   My suggestions: Open the form on one computer. Open the articles on another so you can reference them together.

CLICK HERE for the Superdome Article (you have it printed too)

CLICK HERE for Zimbardo's TED Talk (you can access the transcript here as well)

HOMEWORK:

• Finish Chapter 11 if you haven't already
• Complete the Socratic Seminar Reflection from yesterday's post. If you don't complete it, you will have a zero for the Socratic Seminar. You do not want that.
• Read your Book Love Book. It needs to be completed by October 12!

Socratic Seminar Day!

Today we practice our speaking and listening skills with a Socratic seminar. We start with small groups to give everyone a chance to speak in a smaller, less intimidating context, and everyone a chance to only listen. Sometimes we learn from each other by not speaking at all, even when we have strong opinions. (Remember, though, it's about finding balance for YOU. Participation in this requires you to talk at some point.)

If you are absent, you have an opportunity to make it up on THURSDAY at lunch in room 2307.

Our Agenda:

1. Chapter 9/10 Quiz (8 minutes)
2. Expectations and Procedures for our Socratic Seminar (a discussion) 
3. Socratic Seminar!
4. At the end of class, I will ask you to complete the following Socratic Seminar Reflection

ALSO! I collected some Instagram Slides that were pretty awesome

HOMEWORK:

• COMPLETE THE SEMINAR REFLECTION (This influences the grade, for sure.)
• Vocab LUC Due Tomorrow
• Read Chapter 11 in Lord of the Flies (link to audio is in your school loop locker)

One more Socratic Seminar Preparation Day

Okay. So I know you walked in today intending to participate in a Socratic Seminar.

For a variety of reasons, I would like us to take one more day before we do that. 

This will mean that it will be HIGHLY important that you are present tomorrow.

Here's today's agenda:

1. Read!
2. Answer a question in your English Journal about Chapter 9 
3. Test out a new tool called Socrative to discuss your English Journal entry
4. Finish your preparation guide if you haven't already, turn it in by the end of the period.
5. Either work on Vocab or listen to Chapter 10 on audio if we have time: your choice.

CLICK HERE for the Vocab Root PowerPoint for your Vocab Root Homework


In-class English Journal Prompt: 
What is the “beast” that the boys kill? How and why did this occur? How is this event ironic and especially tragic (not only for the “beast,” but for everyone on the island)? How is it symbolically significant?

Basically: What happened, and why does it matter?


HOMEWORK:

• Read Chapter 10 in Lord of the Flies (Here is the audio)
• Complete your Vocab Root LUS Practice
• Continue reading your book.
• Tomorrow you will have a quiz on Chapter 9 and 10 before the Socratic Seminar. Make sure you have an solid understanding of both chapters.

Socratic Seminar Prep

Today we begin to take all of the different excerpts, videos, and articles we've read and begin to look at them side by side while we talk about some key questions.

Here is our agenda:

1. Read
2. Chapter 8 Quiz (Ms. Black will give you the password)
3. Socratic Seminar Preparation

 

Socratic Seminar information:
On Monday, we will be having a Socratic Seminar. It will involve some serious preparation from you, as you'll only have a specific amount of time to speak.

CLICK HERE for Socratic Seminar Instructions/Expectations

CLICK HERE for a copy of the Preparation Guide if you lose yours and have to redo it.

Homework:

• Finish your Socratic Seminar Preparation Packet (Due Monday. When you walk in the door.)
• Read Lord of the Flies Chapter 9

What's going on with Simon? and other inquiries

Our agenda today:

1. Literacy Letter
2. A short video about Hurricane Katrina
3. Continue looking at the Katrina Superdome article (just the last page)
4. A close look at a passage from Chapter 8 in Lord of the Flies
5. A little bit of writing in your English Journal

A few things to write in your English Journal in complete sentences. (Make sure to include today's date, and this goes at the top of the document) It is expected that for each of these questions, you write at least 3-4 sentences, and develop your thought fully. If you do not finish in class, it is homework:

1. In the Superdome article, why did the author choose to end the article by talking about Samuel Thompson, the violinist?
2. After looking at the excerpt from Chapter 8, answer the essential question: What happens to Simon in chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies? How do you know? Why is it significant? (Support your answer with evidence.)
3. What does Simon say in Chapter 7 about the beast? What does he think the beast is?

Homework:

1. Read your book love book
2. Make sure you finish the English Journal entry above.
3. CLEAR YOUR ZEROS (I'm here after school today.)

GROW Lesson #2

We have three major goals for our short day today. Good luck to us!

1. GROW Lesson 2
2. "Trapped in an Arena of Suffering" - an article
3. Socratic Seminar Introduction

CLICK HERE for GROW Lesson 2 Slides

CLICK HERE for the a digital copy of the article to print if you are absent.

CLICK HERE for Socratic Seminar Instructions and Expectations (We didn't get to this though, so don't worry about it so much until we do.)


HOMEWORK:

1. Read Chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies
2. Instagram Assignment due tomorrow by the time you walk in the door.
   ****Make sure you have shared it with my email or you won't get credit!!
3. BOOK LOVE - Literacy Letter tomorrow (you should have made progress from your last literacy letter. I do compare them!
4. Clear your Zeros. (Seriously.)

If Piggy Had an Instagram....

We really only have two goals today:

1. Chapter 7 Quiz
2. If Piggy Had an Instagram

CLICK HERE for the quiz (Ms. Black will give you the password.)

CLICK HERE for the activity instructions/powerpoint document. You WILL need to make a copy for you to work on. Follow the directions on the slide so that you are doing it correctly.

• The purpose of this activity is to begin to look at how Golding presents his characters, and how they change over time. Can you put yourself in the character's shoes, and view the story through his eyes?

Homework:

1. Finish your Instagram "feed" by the time you walk into class tomorrow
2. GET YOUR MISSING WORK TO ME (if there is a ZERO, DO IT.)
3. Read your book love book (Literacy Letter on Thursday. You should be about halfway by tomorrow.)
4. Read chapter 8 for Thursday
5. LUS Vocab Practice due TOMORROW

Beginning to Look at Characterization

Here's the agenda for today:

1. Book Love
2. Chapter 6 Quiz
3. Vocab Root: TUR
4. Four corners activity
5. Catch up on character chart/discussion guide

CLICK HERE for the Chapter 6 Quiz - You won't be able to take it until I give you the password, though.

CLICK HERE for the Vocab Root Powerpoint - Use this to copy your definitions and parts of speech for your homework.

CLICK HERE for the Vocab Root Homework (if you lose your copy).

HOMEWORK:

• Read Chapter 7
• Turn in your MLA formatted symbolism paragraph if you don't want a zero. If you have a zero and don't know why, you should probably email me about that on School Loop. You can even use Remind to message me if that works better for you 
• TUR Vocab Practice due Wednesday 9/23 at the beginning of class. It will not be accepted late.

Vocab Root Quiz and a TED Talk

Two Goals Today:

1. Take your Vocab Root Test
2. Watch this TED Talk and then take some notes on good and evil

We're going to try this Illuminate thing again. (Don't worry. If it doesn't work, I have paper scantrons. Not getting out of this one.)

CLICK HERE FOR THE CORRECT LINK to take your Vocab Root Test. It will time you. Once you press start, you have 15 minutes to answer the 21 questions.

• your username is the first part of your email (ex: blacka386)
• your password is Csd12345 (the numbers are your student number)
• you should write this information on your tech cheat sheet.

In your English Journal (after the Ted Talk):

• What does Philip Zombardo believe: that humans are inherently good or that humans are inherently evil? 
• List FOUR pieces of evidence that support your answer (you don't need quotes, but you should be specific.)

You'll be using what you know about this TED Talk and the evidence he presents in your Socratic Seminar coming up.


HOMEWORK:

1. Read Chapter 6 of Lord of the Flies
2. Read more of your Book Love book. You should be about halfway on September 23.
3. Submit your IMAGERY paragraph on turnitin.com (One per partner) by 9 pm tonight. I will not take paper copies.
4. Resubmit your SYMBOLISM paragraph ON PAPER if I gave it back to you. You will have a zero until you've submitted it on turnitin.com and the MLA formatting is perfect.

Catching Up on the Story

Why (our essential question(s) of the day; why we're here): How does Golding use imagery to illustrate his perspective on human nature?

How (how we're going to work to answer the why): You'll work with a partner to write another two-chunk paragraph, this time relating Golding's understanding of human nature to the imagery in his book. You will be able to work together to make the best possible paragraph, and only turn in ONE paragraph between the two of you (so you're responsible for the success of each other).

What (what exactly you're going to do today; the agenda):

1. Book Love Reading
2. Partner Paragraph Writing
3. Chapter 3/4/5 Review
4. English Journal Writing

English Journal Writing:

Choose one of the quotes we looked at in class and answer the following questions in your English Journal.

1. Who said it or who is it about?
2. What is happening in the story when it is said or written?
3. What does it tell you about that character?
4. What is the quote’s significance? How does it connect to what Golding believes about human nature?

Homework:

1. Study for your Vocab Quiz tomorrow.
2. Finish your English Journal entry if you didn't finish in class today.
3. Polish your partner paragraph. Have one person in your group submit it to turnitin.com by 9pm on Friday night (that's over 24 hours to get access to internet outside of class). If it's not submitted by then, it is late. I do not want a hard copy.

Writing Together

Why (our essential question(s) of the day; why we're here): How does Golding use imagery to illustrate his perspective on human nature?

How (how we're going to work to answer the why): You'll work with a partner to write another two-chunk paragraph, this time relating Golding's understanding of human nature to the imagery in his book. You will be able to work together to make the best possible paragraph, and only turn in ONE paragraph between the two of you (so you're responsible for the success of each other).

What (what exactly you're going to do today; the agenda):

1. Book Love Reading
2. GROW Lesson #1
3. Partner Paragraph Writing

Grow Lesson #1
CLICK HERE for the GROW lesson if you were absent. It should still make it into your English Journal.

Copy and paste this template into your English Journal AT THE TOP with today's date and a title.


Model Sentences:

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What I notice:

• 
  

Grammar Rule/Definition:

• 
  

Imitate the Teacher:

• 
  

My Attempts:

• 
  

Partner Writing

The prompt: How does Golding use imagery to illustrate his perspective of human nature?

CLICK HERE for examples of transitional phrases!

If you're absent today, you'll have to write your own paragraph. (You might use this powerpoint to help you)

Homework:

• Lord of the Flies chapter 4 and 5 quiz tomorrow (100% happening) (also, we're going to spend time looking at "the story so far" together tomorrow.)
• Continue reading your Book Love novel
• Vocab Root Quiz on Friday 9/18
• Don't forget about our English Writing Center/Tutoring in 2302 (our room) after school on Wednesdays and Thursdays!

Golding, Imagery, and Human Nature

Why (our essential question(s) of the day; why we're here): How does Golding use imagery to illustrate his perspective on human nature?

How (how we're going to work to answer the why): You'll work with a partner to write another two-chunk paragraph, this time relating Golding's understanding of human nature to the imagery in his book. You will be able to work together to make the best possible paragraph, and only turn in ONE paragraph between the two of you (so you're responsible for the success of each other).

What (what exactly you're going to do today; the agenda):

1. Book Love (10 minutes)
2. Literacy Letter (15 minutes)
   Here's the rubric for that.
3. Self evaluate your two-chunk paragraph on symbolism in Lord of the Flies. (10 minutes)
   Here's the rubric for that.
4. Extend our conversation about the passage we read yesterday. (10 minutes)
5. WRITING! (20 minutes)

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Literacy Letter:

1. On a piece of paper, you will write a letter to me (Ms. Black), with proper greeting, date, and even signature.
2. Please take a look at the rubric for requirements.
3. Today's prompt for Paragraph 2: In your letter this week, write about the book’s genre and any connections you may have with the book. Can you connect and identify with the characters? Does this book remind you of any other book you have read? Does this book make you think of anything that is happening in the world? This prompt can be answered no matter what the genre is! Don’t forget to rate your book 1-10 and explain why!
4. Make sure you print your name at the bottom. You can sign it, but I need you to print your name, too.

Writing Assignment:

You'll be working with your partner (assigned today) to write a two-chunk paragraph together. The rubric will be the same, but you will both get the same grade, meaning your are responsible for the success of both of you. 

The prompt: How does Golding use imagery to illustrate his perspective of human nature?

We wrote a topic sentence today. If you were absent, it may be a good idea to come prepared with a thought on what yours might be.

Homework:

• Vocabulary Homework Due TOMORROW at the beginning of class.
• Chapter 4/5 Quiz on Thursday, September 17
• Make sure your topic sentence is perfect before you come to class tomorrow.

Digging in: Is Jack a snake?

Why (our essential question(s) of the day; why we're here): How does Golding use imagery to illustrate his beliefs about human nature?

How (how we're going to work to answer the why): We'll look closely at a few paragraphs from Chapter 3 about Jack.

What (what exactly you're going to do today; the agenda):

1. Book Love
2. Root Vocabulary - VOC
3. Two-Chunk/MLA review of homework
4. Close reading activity and in-class writing assignment
5. Chapter 3 Quiz (last ten minutes)

Today you'll need access to:

• your Carlsbad Gmail to log into the Chromebook. (For the three of you that couldn't log on before, I have a solution for you.
• A new Google Document that I sent you called your English Journal! (We'll talk about it.)
• Illuminate online:
• your username is the first part of your email (ex: blacka386)
• your password is Csd12345 (the numbers are your student number)
• you should write this information on your tech cheat sheet.

Homework:

• Book Love (As always. Also: Literacy Letter tomorrow. You should have made some progress in a book (i.e. probably at least 70-100 pages.) It's your first one, so don't worry too much, but you need to make sure you're reading.
• Read Chapter 4 in Lord of the Flies
• Submit your two-chunk paragraph to turn item.com AND revise your paper version for MLA structure so that it is PERFECT. (You get a zero until MLA on this is perfect.)
• Finish the in-class English Journal writing for today: What is Golding's view of human nature? How do you know? What imagery supports this? (If you were absent, we'll catch you up on this.)
• VOC Homework due Wednesday (front and back, including synonyms/antonyms)
• Click here for the classwork/homework grading rubric
• Vocab Root Quiz on Friday: PRO/VOC

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And now, a short video for your amusement because it's what I think of when I think of snakes. You're welcome:

In case you don't know, this is from "A Very Potter Musical." Some high schoolers wrote their own Harry Potter Musical and put it on at their school. Darren Chris is Harry Potter, back when he wasn't famous and on Glee. (You can find it on Youtube.)

Symbolism Continued

Why (our essential question(s) of the day; why we're here): How does Golding use symbolism to illustrate his beliefs about human nature?

How (how we're going to work to answer the why): Using your notes from yesterday, you'll draft a paragraph about symbolism using the Two-Chunk Paragraph.

What (what exactly you're going to do today; the agenda):

1. Book Love
2. Chromebook Procedures
3. Learn about your Carlsbad Gmail accounts and log into it. (see below for more detail)
4. Sign up for turnitin.com (see below for more detail)
5. Fill out a short form.
6. Two-Chunk Paragraph/MLA Cheat Sheets
7. WRITING! (You can choose to write in a google document, an email, or on paper to begin drafting today, but you'll need a typed copy to turn in.)

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TWO CHUNK PARAGRAPH HELP

• See the chart above for a basic outline, or CLICK HERE for an example and better explanation.
• FORMAT it correctly using MLA style
• Frames for your Topic Sentence might look like this:
• In Lord of the Flies, Golding uses ____________ to show that humans are/need/desire/want ________.
• According to William Golding in Lord of the Flies, humans are/need/desire ________, and this is portrayed through his use of ________ 
• Symbolism is an important method in which Golding proves that humans/humanity/human nature _________
• Eventually, this is the rubric on which you will be graded for two-chunk analysis paragraphs.

If you've never accessed your Carlsbad Gmail:

• Go to https://myaccount.google.com/
• Your gmail is up to 10 letters of your last name, your first initial, and the last 3 digits of your student number. (example: blacka357@carlsbadusd.net)
• The temporary password is "opensesame."
• Click on Sign In & Security
• Click on Password under Password & sign in method
• Students will be required to enter their current password
• They will then enter their new password twice and click on Change Password

To join my Turnitin.com class:

1. visit turnitin.com and sign in. If you don't have an account already, make one.
2. Click on "Enroll in a class"
   The class ID is 10438636
   The password is msblackp2

HOMEWORK:

• Read Chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies
• Finish writing your Two-Chunk Paragraph 
• Prompt: How does Golding use symbolism to illustrate his idea of human nature?
• Due on Turnitin by 9pm on Sunday, September 13 (or it will be considered late)
• You must bring a hard copy to class on Monday, September 15. (Or it will be considered late.)

Symbolism!

Why (our essential question(s) of the day; why we're here): How does Golding use symbolism to illustrate his beliefs about human nature?

How (how we're going to work to answer the why): We'll work together to discuss and explore symbols in the book so far.

What (what exactly you're going to do today; the agenda):

1. Quiz on Chapters 1 and 2
2. Book Love (and discussion of that)
3. Character Chart (you'll get this hand-out in class)
4. Symbolism Discussion and Activity
5. MLA Cheat Sheet

Homework:

• Fill in your note-taking guide so you have useful information about symbols for tomorrow. The more detailed it is, the easier tomorrow will be. Your two key questions are:
• What do the glasses symbolize in the novel?
• What does the conch symbolize in the novel?
• Create a calendar for yourself for book love so you know when you need to have your book done by.
• you should be AT LEAST halfway done with a Book Love selection by September 23
• You will be expected to write ONE book review, due on October 12. (You will not have to answer questions in addition to that.)
• You will write four Literacy Letters to me (in class) between now and October 12, explaining where you are in your book and what has happened so far, and

Chapter 2: Fire on the Mountain

Why (our essential question(s) of the day; why we're here): How do Golding's characters interact with each other as they learn about their situation and try to deal with it? How do we problem solve?

How (how we're going to work to answer the ): I'm going to do a little bit of modeling and we're going to work in groups to explore key questions as we read, gathering evidence from our text.

What (what exactly we're going to do today; the agenda):

1. Book Love
2. Six Word Memoir Share (everyone else!)
3. Explore yesterday's Key Questions on your note-taking guide (I know we rushed the last part of the day)
4. Begin reading Chapter 2 (our goal is to get at least fifteen solid minutes of reading in. It may or may not happen.)

Homework:

• Read ALL of Chapter 2 of Lord of the Flies
• Explore the "Key Question" given to you in class on your Note-Taking/Discussion Guide
• Why can't Jack fulfill his duties as hunter at the end of the first chapter?
• How do the boys try to establish order on the island?
  (Yes, this question is repeated. Use information from chapter 2 to answer it as well!)

Beginning Lord of the Flies

Why (Why we're doing what we're doing today): Today we want to discover more about the context of Lord of the Flies so that we can examine who Golding was and why he wrote this book. The context will give us a stronger framework through which to view the plot/characters/meaning throughout the book.

How (How we're going to achieve the why): You'll work in groups to explore Golding's life and information related to the concepts we'll cover while reading this book. We'll start reading together so that you have a solid foundation as you go home to read on your own.

What (what exactly we're going to do today; the agenda):

1. Book Love
2. Six Word Memoir Share (half the class)
3. Lord of the Flies Search and Study (You're still responsible for this if you're absent. You'll have to do it on your own, though.)
4. Begin Reading Lord of the Flies Chapter 1 and filling out our note-taking guide together.

Homework:

• Finish reading Lord of the Flies Chapter 1. 
• Stick notes in your book where you find information that will help you answer the Key Questions.
• Stick notes in your book where you see references to any of the symbols/ideas on your bookmark. 
• Regarding Post-its: If you don't have any or honestly believe you cannot get any, please see me after class.
• Fill out the note-taking/discussion guide for our two key questions: 
• How do the boys try to establish order on the island?
• Why can't Jack fulfill his duty as hunter at the end of chapter 1?
• Be prepared to share your six word memoir if you didn't share today.

Six Word Memoirs and Vocab Introduction

We have a quite a few goals today:

1. Book Love
2. Learn quiz procedures by taking a quiz. (Don't panic about this. It'll be okay.)
3. Learn about our Lord of the Flies reading schedule.
4. New vocabulary root: PRO
5. Six Word Memoirs

Six Word Memoirs: Tell your story in six words exactly.

1. Think of important memories/milestones in your life.
2. Write one down.
3. Whittle it down to six words. Don't be afraid to play with word choice and punctuation, but it must be grammatically correct.
4. Fill your blank paper with your memoir (BIG WORDS.). Add drawings/color/etc. as you see fit.

Ms. Black wrote this one last year.

Examples: 

Famous:

“Well, I thought it was funny.” – Stephen Colbert  
“Everyone reads what’s in my diary.”– Taylor Swift

Not so famous:
“Cursed with cancer. Blessed with friends.”  
“I colored outside of the lines.”
“Got three sisters and no dad.”

Other examples from teens like you can be found at the official six word memoir site.

Homework:

1. Complete your Six Word Memoir. Due Tuesday September 8 when class starts. Put your name on the back (or front, if you'd like).
2. The "PRO" vocab sheet I gave you due Tuesday September 8 when class starts.