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=**English 10**=


 * ** Sept. 3 **

Labor Day || ** Sept. 4 **

[|Syllabus] [|Literacy Stampede] [|Writing for Today's World] Writer's Notebook: Membership Grid || ** Sept. 5 **
 * One Sentence Writing
 * Describe self as writer

[|"Don't Be Afraid to Fail"] [|9 Rights of Every Writer] Organization of Writer's Notebook Con't. One Sentence Writing Membership Grid Grammar Punk Primer || ** Sept. 6 **
 * "Assign" Personalization

Membership Grid Con't. One Sentence Writing Writer's Notebook Grammar Punk Primer || ** Sept. 7 **
 * Writing Territories--hand

Membership Grid Finish One Sentence Writing Writer's Notebook Grammar Punk Primer ||
 * Writing Territories--neighborhood
 * ** Sept. 10 **

Membership Grid Writer's Notebook Grammar Punk Primer || ** Sept. 11 ** || ** Sept. 12 ** || ** Sept. 13 **
 * Territories--Writer's I/Eye

Picture Day || ** Sept. 14 ** ||
 * ** Sept. 17 **

Complete grammar primer || ** Sept. 18 **

Notes--warrant, claim, evidence.

Begin discussing persuasive writing/writing of the argument.

View crime scenario and drawing to begin gathering evidence and creating an argument.

Work on grammar diagnostic. || ** Sept. 19 **

Rachel's Challenge

Continue working with group on crime scene.

Write argument using evidence.

Grammar diagnostic || ** Sept. 20 **

Complete grammar diagnostic

Begin second crime scene scenario
 * gather evidence
 * write warrants
 * begin argument || ** Sept. 21 **

Write an argument for your claim on second crime scene scenario ||
 * ** Sept. 24 **

NWEA testing in 1st and 3rd hours-- Testing runs this week through next

Complete [|webquest] finding information on John Steinbeck and //Of Mice and Men.//

If students finish the information above, they are to read information on Steinbeck and respond to questions. || ** Sept. 25 **

Share information from web quest.

In-class writing using argument techniques from last week. Practice with [|multiple short prompts] || ** Sept. 26 **

Continue argument writing.

Discussion of the American Dream.

Persuasive prompt on the American Dream. || ** Sept. 27 **

Pre-reading anticipatory guide and vocabulary for novel. || ** Sept. 28 ** My 3rd hour is taking NWEA test--meet in room 206

Read Ch. 1 of Of Mice and Men and watch few minutes of movie. ||