Eng.+10+Oct.


 * Sept. 30

[|WITD] Finish grammar diagnostic Continue looking at claims, warrants, and evidence * [|Peacock's Poser Case]

Review terms
 * [|Claim-Evidence-Warrant WS]
 * [|Warrants]

|| Oct. 1 [|WITD] Review terms
 * [|Claim-Evidence-Warrant WS]
 * [|Warrants]

Read like a writer with [|"Proof We've Failed to Teach][|What Children Should Know"]
 * Complete [|Read Like a Writer] sheet
 * Read mentor text and identify claims, evidence, and warrants

[|Examine mentor text] * Complete [|Read Like a Writer] sheet || Oct. 2

[|WITD] Review terms
 * [|Claim-Evidence-Warrant WS]

[|No Cell Phones] Read mentor text and identify claims, evidence, and warrants [|Monitoring Online Activity] Read mentor text and identify claims, evidence, and warrants [|Silicon Valley Tycoon Paying Young People to Skip College] Read mentor text and identify claims, evidence, and warrants Choose one of the topics we've explored today. Create T-chart with partner. Create claim, list evidence, and warrants. || Oct. 3

[|WITD] Review terms [|Writing a Persuasive Paper from Prompts] || Oct. 4
 * [|Claim-Evidence-Warrant WS]
 * [|Warrants]

[|WITD]

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 * Oct. 7

Complete writing started on Friday--persuasive writing on uniforms

Begin [|webquest] finding information on John Steinbeck and // Of Mice and Men. // || Oct. 8

Continue [|webquest] finding information on John Steinbeck and // Of Mice and Men. // || Oct. 9

Finish webquest. || Oct. 10

Present information from webquest.

[|Audience notes] || Oct. 11

Pre-reading anticipatory guide and vocabulary for novel.

Read Ch. 1 of Of Mice and Men and watch few minutes of movie. ||
 * Oct. 14

Pre-reading anticipatory guide and vocabulary for novel.

Read Ch. 1 of Of Mice and Men. || Oct. 15

In-class writing using argument techniques.

Persuasive prompt on the American Dream.

Begin reading Ch. 2 || Oct. 16

Finish Ch. 1 and continue work on literary terms and vocabulary. || Oct. 17

Continue reading novel

Grammar practice || Oct. 18

Continue reading novel--finish Ch. 2

Grammar practice ||
 * Oct. 21

Begin Ch. 3 of novel

Grammar activities--comma usage || Oct. 22

SUBSTITUTE

Watch a portion of the movie and read 46-56 in novel. || Oct. 23

Quiz over reading

Read p.56-66 in novel, packet, and grammar p. 325 & 327. || Oct. 24

Read p. 66-76 in novel and work on packet. || Oct. 25 Quiz over novel. Read p. 76-84. Work on packet over novel. ||
 * OCT. 28

Read p. 84-98 in novel Work on packet (summary, response, characterization, vocabulary, and literary terms). || Oct. 29

Read p. 98-107 in novel Work on packet (summary, response, characterization, vocabulary, and literary terms).

[|Prepare for tomorrow's discussion over novel] || Oct. 30

Finish packet (summaries, responses, sketches, characterization, vocabulary, and literary terms).

Participate in scored discussion over novel

Prepare for test over novel || Oct. 31

Novel packet is due today!

Test over novel

Watch a portion of the movie || Nov. 1

Persuasive prompt on the American Dream.

Finish movie over novel

Grammar--subjects and predicates

End of Marking Period || Practice with [|multiple short prompts] T-charts using [|persuasive topics]