Midterm Exam

Essay: in a five paragraph essay, explain your research PROBLEM and persuade the reader to help with a SOLUTION.
Thesis: WHAT is your problem, HOW did it develop, WHY should we help.
On exam day, you may bring a thesis, outline, and note packet. You may not bring a fully written essay.

Here is the study guide for the multiple choice section of the exam.

Movie Info

Movie Rubric
Moviemaker Instructions

If you are having an issue finding your wevideo movie, try click on the red button that says start here...my movie was "hiding" there!

When you go to export the video, you can do two things:
1) export to youtube and send me the link
2) export to wevideo. Once it is exported, find it under project exports and click on the little grey arrow.This arrow will allow you to download the video to your computer. Download this and put it on a jumpdrive.

Where I'm From poem

11/20: Follow the instructions on the handout to create your own poem.

Over the break

Plot out your movie on a story board, bubble cluster, outline, etc. Have an idea of how you want to organize your ideas and media.

Collect your images and music. Put them on a jumpdrive. This will be much easier at home than it will at school.

Read your book and work on your DJs.

Important Due Dates

Just in case you tuned me out in class and threw away the handouts, recognize that you entire note packet (6 sources) is due on Monday. Additionally, we will have our first lit circle meeting. That means you need to have the first third of your novel read and five discussion questions ready to go on Monday. I will not officially take up the DJs until 12/10...but don't let yourself get behind.

Library Info

Here is a link to Ms. Townsel's libguide.

If you have forgotten the passwords to the databases, please email me, comment on this post, or contact Ms. Townsel through edmodo.

11/12

Write a paragraph about one of last week's sources. I am looking for you ability to synthesize (put together) the paraphrases, summary, and/or quotes with proper citations.

We completed the KW chart and 5 research questions to guide our work in the library.

Here are the goals and homework for the week in the library.

11/9: Weird Citations & More Practice

We discussed the answers to these citation questions...see me to find out the answers.

We finally read article 2 from yesterday, recorded a proper citation, and took notes on the source.

11/8: note-taking and citations

Look at pages 32-36 in the handbook to record the proper citation for each source at the top of a note sheet (see below). Then, record a summary, paraphrase, and quote for each article. To review the difference between summaries, paraphrases, and quotes, look at page 17 in the handbook.
Note-paper
Citation Machine
Source 1
Source 2

11/7: Source Evaluation

Using the evaluation sheet, respond to each of the following sources:
Evaluation Sheet
Video
Article

Lit Circle Bookmarks

You must complete 15 total DJs for your book. Additionally, you will pose 5 higher order questions for each lit circle meeting. Please see complete requirements here:
Lit Circle requirements and bookmarks

Research Project

Submit your project proposal by 11/9.

Project Guidelines
MLA Citation Information
Citation Machine
Blank Note Sheets
Note-taking: Summary, Paraphrase, Quote

Wiesel Speech

11/2: Read and annotate the speech. Do NOT do the writing assignment. Instead, identify his main argument and the support/evidence of that argument.

Contemporary Genocides

11/1: Read ONE of these articles and complete the note sheet.

Dead Words

10/31: List of "dead" words to remove from academic writing.

10/26

On Friday, we will review the support of our arguments. We will also start drafting the essay.

ON MONDAY, the following are due: introduction, body paragraph 1, body paragraph 2.

10/24-10/25

10/24: PLAN test. No classes.
10/25: Thesis revision and pre-writing in class. If you are absent, please create a bubble cluster for you essay (thesis in the middle, support stemming out from that). You need to come to class on Friday with the quotes you will use from the text.

10/23

Night Essay Prompt: Typed essay is due 11/2
Thesis & Outline Organizer: Thesis is due THURSDAY
Rubric
Model Essay 5
Model Essay 6-7
Model Essay 7-8

Socratic Circle Questions

Bring 6 questions over Night to class tomorrow (10/16).
2 questions about the characters.
2 questions about history and/or plot.
2 questions about whatever you want!

All questions must be higher order (application, analysis, evaluation). They should not be answered with a simple answer. They should prompt discussion and thought. These need to be written down BEFORE THE START OF CLASS.

Over the break...

Finish Night and the DJs (18 total). I will collect the DJs on Monday when we return.

2 extra credit points have been added to the Poemagery assignment. It should have a score with a little "A" by it to indicate that points have been added.

9/28

Night Calendar
Dialectical Journal Instructions: YOU MUST DO TWO PER CHAPTER...eighteen total.

9/25

Please read, annotate, and answer the three questions for "The Roots." I do not have a digital copy of the article.

Holocaust Vocabulary

PPT 9/24-25

9/20 Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacy List

9/18 Main Argument and Support

"How To Mark a Book"
Argument & Support sheet

Identify the main argument in Adler's argument. Then, identify the evidence he uses to support his claim.

Night

Please get a copy of Night by Elie Wiesel by 9/27. You can find it at the following locations:
Amazon
Nashville Public Library
Barnes and Noble

Poetry Test

Anything we have studied over the past few weeks is fair game for the test...like:
-The basic qualifications of poetry (form, rhythm, meaning, etc.)
-Lyric, narrative, and dramatic poetry
- Sonnet, haiku, tanka, ballad, free verse
-Sound devices
-Literary Devices: metaphor, simile, personification, allusion, imagery. etc
-All poems in the packet

Poetry Peer Review

Peer Review and Personal Editing

Poemagery

Rubric

Poemagery poster is due on Tuesday (9/11) at the start of class. I will not print the poster for you. Period.

Figurative Language & Sound Devices

Tuesday 9/4: Read poems on pages 4 and 9 looking for metaphor, simile, and personification.
Wednesday 9/5: Read poem on page 8 looking for allusions.
Thursday 9/6: Read poems on pages 5-7 and 10 looking for sound devices.
Sound Device handout

Imagery

Imagery ppt 8/30
Imagery Poem Assignment 8/31

Poetry Types

Poetry Types ppt (8/29)
Poem List 2012

Poetry Unit & Ppt

8/28
Poetry Calendar
"What is Poetry" ppt

Essay Outline

8/23. Click on the "thesis notes"  from 8/22 to find the outline form. It is part of that document. Your completed outline is due on Monday 8/27.

Thesis Statement 8/22

Thesis Statement PowerPoint
Thesis Statement Notes

ONLY the thesis is due on Thursday. Do not write the outline yet.

Bubble Cluster 8/21

The bubble cluster is due Wednesday 8/22

Body Bio Folder

Body Bio

I apologize for the late posting. Blame it on the cold...

Theme Paragraphs

8/15:
Review the sample concrete details and commentary. Revise your own to strengthen them.
Review the transitions on pages 38, 39, and 49 in the handbook. Add appropriate transition words into your paragraph.
Review essay terminology on page 19 of your handbook.

Handout from class on Wednesday.

Typed theme paragraph is due on Thursday at the start of class.

Citation & Quote Integration

Powerpoint on integrating and citing quotes.

Handout for concrete details and commentary (definitions of these can be found on page 19 of handbook). For this handout, you need to integrate, quote, and cite two examples from The Other Wes Moore and two examples from The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Then, write 2-3 sentences of commentary (analysis and evaluation) for each quote.

Common Themes

8/13 activity on theme.
For homework, find 3 examples from EACH book that support your theme. Bring these to class on Tuesday.

Summer Reading Syllabus

Here is the calendar for the summer reading unit. Homework, due dates, etc. are on it.

Diagnostic Essay

Diagnostic Essay Prompt

Do not spend more than 45 minutes on the essay. Do not type, revise, or edit. This should be your first draft of the essay.

Fishbowl 8/7

Instructions & Personal Reflection

Reflection is due Wednesday 8/8

8/3 Bloom's Questions

Henrietta Lacks Questions & Discussion Sheet
Bloom's Question Stems

Drop Box: Free Cloud Storage

Here is the link for dropbox that I was talking about in class. This allows you to store your files on "the cloud." You can access them from any computer/tablet/smart phone.

Dropbox

English II guidelines, parent letter, and survey

Please return the survey at the end of this packet by FRIDAY 8/3. It is your first grade in the class. YOUR PARENTS fill out the first three questions and sign. YOU fill out the last nine questions and sign.

Guidelines/letter/survey