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 * Jan.23

Snow Day! || Jan.24

Discuss [|syllabus] & portfolio--get signed

Discuss [|9 Rights of Writers]

[|WITD]

[|Rubric to be used in class]

[|Helpful link for examples and citation] || Jan.25

[|Descriptive writing overview]

[|WITD]--choose one from list and write.

Next, write descriptively about an E.R.

Third, object to describe: an item left too long in the refrigerator. Share heartbeat from one of the writings. || Jan.26

[|WITD]

Examine craft & assess the effectiveness of the ways in which writers use elements of style (e.g. diction, voice, tone, literary and/or rhetorical devices, sentence structure) to communicate meaning. We will explain how the imagery used by a writer strengthens the theme of his or her work. [|Lou's Place] [|Young Lions, Young Ladies] [|The Old Fence]

Small group and class discussion of above || Jan.27

Finish examining craft in pieces from Thursday.

Writing Time

Get syllabus signed for Monday! ||
 * Jan. 30

Turn in last page of syllabus--signed!

[|WITD]

Writing time || Jan. 31

[|WITD]

Examine craft from [|Sports Illustrated]

Meet with writing groups--be ready to share descriptive piece

Revisions || Feb.1 [|WITD] Discuss [|narrative writing] Examine craft || Feb.2

**Descriptive piece is due**

[|WITD]

Examine craft

Writing time--begin narrative || Feb. 3

No School ||
 * Feb 6

No School || Feb.7 [|WITD] Discussion of narrative writing

[|Sample Narratives and Format]

Examine craft--Maya Angelou

Begin drafting on [|narrative prompt]

Share heartbeat || Feb. 8 [|WITD] [|More narrative prompts] [|Imaginative Narrative Prompts] Examine craft || Feb. 9 [|WITD] Writing time and sharing in writing group || Feb. 10 [|WITD] Revisions ||  || [|WITD] Examine craft using //Write for College//texts Discuss use of dialogue Meet in writing groups || Feb. 14
 * Feb. 13

[|WITD]

Revise narrative

Narrative writing due at end of class period || Feb. 15

[|WITD]

Activities working with audience, voice, and purpose

Writing thesis statements || Feb. 16

[|WITD]

Continue activities with audience, voice, and purpose

Examining craft--narratives

[|Example #1]

[|#2]

[|#3]

Writing thesis statements and position statements. || Feb. 17

[|WITD]

Turn in WITDs

Examining craft-- [|persuasive writing]

Discuss thesis statements & position statements

Brainstorm on [|persuasive topics] ||  ||


 * < Feb. 20

[|WITD]

Continued work on [|persuasive writing], thesis & position statements:
 * Read like a writer with [|"Proof We've Failed to Teach What Children Should Know"]
 * Complete [|Read Like a Writer] sheet
 * Value line and T-charts using [|persuasive topics] ||< Feb. 21

[|WITD]

Examining craft-- [|persuasive writing]

[|Argument]

Begin writing to persuasive prompts: > and create a t-chart for each
 * Choose three [|persuasive topics]
 * Choose the topic you can best support
 * Complete essay plan form
 * Write essay ||< Feb. 22

[|WITD]

Examine craft & examine [| 6 pt. rubric]

Create value line and write

Use [|letter writing to essay technique] to develop persuasive piece ||||< Feb. 23

[|WITD]

Examine craft & read like a writer

Value line

Respond to slide show prompts--write persuasively ||< Feb. 24

[|WITD]

Debate/discuss prompts

[|In-class essay]

We will score on Monday with [|6-pt. rubric] ||
 * < Feb. 27

[|WITD]

Using [|6 pt. rubric], students grade and discuss papers from Friday.

Make notes for revision. ||< Feb. 28

[|WITD]

Examining craft--Use excerpt from//Lay that Trumpet in Our Hands// to work with verbs, etc.

Rewrite lines from WITD and share

Revision of persuasive piece. ||< Feb 29 & March 1

Snow days ||< March2 ||
 * < March 5

[|WITD]

[|What is in an Editorial?]

Examine craft-- [|Mitch Albom]

Choose one & examine craft: [|Bullying Editorial]

[|Michigan & Bullying]

[|Teen Pregnancy]

[|Social Networking]

[|Reading Like a Writer] ||< March 6

[|WITD]

Examine craft in Mitch Albom's "On Writing" - [|Reading like a Writer Sheet]

Read one and comment on craft: [|School Nutrition] -

[|Op-Ed on Sexting]

[|Schools are Destroying Reading]

[|Going to the Extremes with Texting]

Brainstorming ||< March 7

[|WITD]

Writing time--draft editorial

Group sharing

Whole class sharing and looking at craft ||< March 8

[|WITD]

Writing time--continue drafting editorial ||< March 9

[|WITD]

Research and write editorial. ||
 * < March 12

[|WITD]

Whole class sharing and looking at craft/struggles--Use papers by Paige W. and Toni. W.

Group revisions and sharing

Discuss summaries and paraphrasing ||< March 13

[|WITD]

Whole class sharing and looking at craft

Discuss summaries and paraphrasing

Examine craft in Patrick Henry's 'Speech in the Virginia Convention" (p.206) and Emerson's //Self Reliance (p. 291).//

Paraphrase the speech.

Write summaries of each. ||< March 14

[|WITD]

Paragraphing--Mrs. Petrongelli will visit

Newspaper activity

Examine craft in [|"You Don't Know Me"] ||< March 15

[|WITD]

Finish summaries from Tuesday.

Read excerpt of //The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano// (p. 101)

Write summary. ||< March 16

[|WITD]

Discuss elements of a literary analysis

Begin reading "The Yellow Wallpaper" ||
 * < March 19

[|WITD]

Continue reading "The Yellow Wallpaper" and discuss

Notes for [|analysis] ||< March 20 [|WITD]

Finish "The Yellow Wallpaper"

Begin [|literary analysis] of "The Yellow Wallpaper." ||< March 21

[|WITD]

Read/highlight packet on [|literary analysis].

Discuss with shoulder partner.

Build whole class understanding of lit. analysis. ||< March 22 [|WITD]

Literary Analysis—continue building whole class understanding of lit. analysis through mentor texts and class discussion.

Write a thesis statement based on samples.

Whip around sharing and revising of statements. ||< March 23 [|WITD]

Revision of thesis statements.

Examine mentor text of introduction from packet.

Write introduction.

Sharing with shoulder partner.

If time allows-- "Invitation to Notice" -- working with commas and other punctuation ||<  ||
 * < March 26

Complete [|conference sheet] --due Friday.

Writing of body paragraphs of literary analysis following packet guidelines (see March 21)

Sharing

Revisions and embedding of details. ||< March 27

Write conclusion and revise lit. analysis.

"Invitation to Notice" -- working with commas and other punctuation ||< March 28

Literary analysis is due.

Continue with "Invitation to Notice"--punctuation ||< March 29

[|Writer's Workshop Days] --

Examining craft Writing time Group sharing ||< March 30

Writer's Workshop Days--

Examining craft Writing time Group sharing Revisions ||<  ||
 * < April 2-9

Spring Break ||< April 10

[|WITD]

[|Writer's Workshop--Parallelism & Commas] --

Examining craft Writing time Group sharing ||< April 11

[|WITD]

Finish "Let Me Tell You" piece from yesterday

Group Sharing/Revisions ||< April 12

[|WITD]

Begin definition essay

Examine craft/model

Individual writing time ||< April 13

[|WITD]

Examine craft/model [|definition] essay

[|Rubric]

Individual writing time ||
 * < April 16

[|WITD]

Examine craft/model <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|definition] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> essay

[|Rubric]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Individual writing time ||< April 17--substitute will be here

<span style="background-color: initial; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|WITD]

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Examine craft--classification essay ||< April 18

[|WITD]

Examine craft-- [|example of classification essay] [|2nd classification essay]

Individual writing time ||< April 19

[|WITD]

Group sharing ||< April 20

[|WITD]

Choose either classification or definition essay to revise and submit for grade. ||
 * < April 23

[|WITD]

Writing Workshop
 * [|Examine mentor texts (Robert Frost, Mary Oliver, and Sandra Cisneros)]
 * Individual writing time ||< April 24

[|WITD]

Continue writing time from yesterday

P-Q-S technique to share and revise ||< April 25

[|WITD]

Discussion of Cisneros' poem, looking at craft.

Examine other models

Individual writing time--be prepared to share.

Pair-share

Whole class discuss ||< April 26

[|WITD]

Revision of earlier drafts ||< April 27

[|WITD]

Begin class sharing of writing. || Begin presentations ||||< May 1
 * < April 23

[|WITD]

Writers' Spotlight--sharing of writing ||< May 2

Meet in Rm 205 [|WITD]

Begin examining craft in compare/contrast essays ||< May 3 Meet in Rm 205 [|WITD]

Continue examining craft in compare/contrast essays

Begin research ||< May 4 Meet in Rm 205 [|WITD]

Brainstorming for compare/contrast

Continue research ||<  ||
 * < May 7

[|WITD]

Examine craft

Individual writing time for compare/contrast ||< May 8

[|WITD]

Finish writing compare/contrast ||< May 9

[|WITD]

Editing/Revisions

[|Group Editing Sheet] ||< May 10

[|WITD]

Examine craft in cause/effect ||< May 11

[|WITD]

Research ideas for cause and effect, gather information for support of topic. ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * < May 14

[|WITD]

Examine craft in Cause/Effect Essay--using "Never Just Pictures" by Susan Bordo

Brainstorm ||< May 15

[|WITD]

[|Look at list of possible topics]

Research for cause and effect

Discuss Citation of Sources ||< May 16

[|WITD]

Begin drafting of cause and effect essay ||< May 17

[|WITD]

Share with group--Peer feedback

Revise & write ||< May 18

[|WITD]

Continue drafting essay ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * < May 21

[|WITD]

Submit cause & effect essay at the end of class, include Works Cited page ||< May 22

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|WITD] -- “Lost Generation” Johnathan Reed --Youtube clip

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Show two mentor texts

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Examine for patterns/how to attack/sentence starters which allow us to reverse/transitions

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Show our drafts--suggestions

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Invitation to write ||< May 23

[|WITD]

Finish and share your "Lost Generation." ||< May 24

[|WITD]

Revisit persuasive writing

[|Examine mentor text]

[|Timed prompt] ||< May 25 (Senior Trip)

[|WITD]

Continue persuasive piece ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * < May 28

Memorial Day--No school ||< May 29

Discuss [|portfolio] & [|reflections (G-MAPS)] ||< May 30

Work on [|portfolio] & [|reflections (G-MAPS)] ||< May 31 ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * < June 4

Work on [|portfolio] & [|reflections (G-MAPS)] ||< June 5

Work on [|portfolio] & [|reflections (G-MAPS)] ||< June 6

LAST DAY FOR SENIORS--Portfolio, including reflections and self-eval. letter, is due for seniors

Others continue working ||< June 7

Work on [|portfolio] & [|reflections (G-MAPS)] ||< June 8

Work on [|portfolio] & [|reflections (G-MAPS)] ||<  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||
 * June 11

Class does not meet--1/2 Day ||< June 12

1/2 Day--Exam Day

[|Self-Evaluation Letter] & Portfolio is due at the end of class ||  ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||<   ||