In Class Writing

Goal: On demand, in class, writing assessment.

Agenda: 
Read
Assessment

Block Schedule:
Today we have block schedule because the juniors and seniors are participating in a drunk driving prevention activity.

Our assessment: 
Today in class you will read a second text and compare it to the short story you read yesterday. I will give you the second text and the prompt in class.

Absent? 
See Mrs. Roberts after spring break to make up this assessment.

CALL IT IN:

• Call in and read from your essay comparing Poe and Laughton ("Cask of Amontillado" and Night of the Hunter.)
• Read your introduction and one of your body paragraphs. DO NOT read your paragraph about mood! (We wrote that one together, so you can't use it for this.)
• Use the phone number posted in our classroom. And on the chart at right. Do not use my PLHS school phone number. (If you have to dial an extension you are calling the wrong number.)
• Call in by 9:00 PM on Wednesday 3/24 for 90% credit. (Full credit was yesterday.)

A little assessment

Goal: Read some new texts so that you can write about them tomorrow.

Agenda: 
Read
Readings for assessment

New Text: 

• I've shared a new story with you using GoFormative. 
• Be sure to click on the green and blue boxes as you read to get more information and answer some questions. If you can't answer a question go back and re-read until you can answer the question. 
• Click HERE to go to the story. 

Essay Coming Soon:
In our next class (either Thursday or Friday) I'll be giving you another short text to compare with the story you read today. We will be writing essays in class when we meet again.

CALL IT IN:

• Call in and read from your essay comparing Poe and Laughton ("Cask of Amontillado" and Night of the Hunter.)
• Read your introduction and one of your body paragraphs. DO NOT read your paragraph about mood! (We wrote that one together, so you can't use it for this.)
• Use the phone number posted in our classroom. And on the chart at right. Do not use my PLHS school phone number. (If you have to dial an extension you are calling the wrong number.)
• Call in by 9:00 PM on Wednesday 3/23 for full credit. 

Block Schedule is Coming:
Thursday will be periods 1-3-7
Friday will be periods 2-4-6

Spring break is a great time to catch up or get ahead 
on reading a book you enjoy. 

Do you have a good book to read over break? 

A Guide for Comparative Analysis

Goal: Create a guide for comparative analysis.

Agenda: 
Read
Your task
Project time

Your Task: 
Your "friend" at another school has been given a comparative analysis assignment, but his/her teacher is not being helpful about how to do it. Make a guide for your friend that will help him/her tackle the process of preparing for and writing a comparative analysis essay.

Dear "You",
HELP! My teacher says I have to do a comparative analysis. I have to pick two things and write an essay about them. The things could be stories, poems, movies, or even art! I can even mix them up, like compare a poem to a piece of art. I have to decide what to compare and decide what I'm going to compare them about! I don't know where to start and the whole thing is due on WEDNESDAY! I remember you said you did something like this before. Can you tell me what I need to do? Please!

Suggestions: 
Work together.
Decide what steps will be in your guide.
Decide what your guide will look like.
Decide which tools/materials you will need to make it.
Decide who will do what to get this made by Wednesday.
Don't be boring.

Question Doc: 
You can ask me questions, but only on this QUESTION DOC. I will post answers there. Before you ask your question look to see if someone else has already asked that question.

Friday: Catch up and Article of the Week

Goals: Catching up and article of the week.

Agenda:
Read
Make up work?
Article of the week.

Make Up Work: 
Were you absent Thursday? Did you just need a bit more time. Scroll down to the blog post for yesterday and:

1. Submit your book reviews
2. Self-score your English Journal

Article of the week: 

I'm sorry it's been awhile since we had an AOW. 

Do you remember the directions? 

Read the assigned article on Newsela. Get the article HERE. 

Write a TWO paragraph response in your English Journal: 

1. The first paragraph should summarize the article. Include main points and a few supporting details. 
2. The second paragraph is your opinion about the situation. 

Need the class code to join Newsela? See the chart back by the printer. 

Book Review Submissions

Goal: Reviewing the books you have read recently and adding your self-score to your English Journal.

Agenda:
Read
Book Reviews
English Journal Self Score

Book Reviews: 

• You are submitting reviews today for TWO different books you read. 
• You should already have a recent review posted on Goodreads. If you do not you should work on that first. 
• Remember you can start your review, save it and get the link, then go back and edit it later to finish your review. (Be sure to edit/finish your review before I grade it.)
• You will use the review form to submit the link to your Goodreads review and write some answers about the OTHER book you read. 
• BOOK REVIEW SUBMISSION FORM

English Journal Self Score:

1. Visit the ENGLISH JOURNAL SCORING GUIDE and decide how you would score your own English Journal based on that scoring guide. 
2. PASTE the sentence below in you YOUR English Journal at the top. Fill in the number and reasons you scored your EJ that way. 

I believe that the work in my English Journal should earn a ...(enter number from scoring guide)... because...(give reasons why you earned that score.)

Reminders: 

English journals are due tomorrow. Get ready for your self evaluation on those. Be sure all work is complete. 

Comparative analysis essays due next week. 

Note: Mrs. R is gone Thursday and Friday. Ms. Hanan and Ms. Love will be covering our classes.