Billy Budd, Sailor
Monday and Tuesday
Independent Book Talk
-click this LINK to see list
Review Chapters 13-18
-3Q Discussion
Review Chapter 21
-label and analyze Vere's argument
HW Journal #3: read Paine excerpt from "Rights of Man" and complete a rhetorical box.
AND, Chapters 24-30 due Friday (...)
WEDNESDAY
Review Chapters 22-23
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Vocabulary Quiz #2
Outline Review
-parallelism
-coordination
-subordination
-division
--DEADLINES!
Movie
HW Research and work on Outline, must have teacher-all-clear next week.
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Monday, January 19, 2015
Weekly Agenda 1.20-1.23
BILLY BUDD, SAILOR
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY
Vocabulary Quiz
-hand out next list of vocabulary for chapters 10-19
Check annotations, chapters 10-15
-review chapter 8-9, characterizing Claggart
--find key language, close-reading
Review MLK's "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail"
-emphasize close-reading
-looking for antithesis, analogy, balance
HW Read BB, Chapters 16-19 for FRIDAY (new Questions Worksheet);
AND, Complete T-graph for 2-Corner Debate;
AND, get signature for movie: Pierrepointe, The Last Hangman
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
2-Corner Debate
-reflection
Review Chapters 10-16
Argument Essay Assignment
HW Create a working thesis in response to the prompt;
AND, continue reading BB, Chapters 20-23 due Tuesday.
NEXT
Thomas Paine 's "Rights of Man"
-rhetorical box
Vocab Quiz #2
Movie
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY
Vocabulary Quiz
-hand out next list of vocabulary for chapters 10-19
Check annotations, chapters 10-15
-review chapter 8-9, characterizing Claggart
--find key language, close-reading
Review MLK's "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail"
-emphasize close-reading
-looking for antithesis, analogy, balance
HW Read BB, Chapters 16-19 for FRIDAY (new Questions Worksheet);
AND, Complete T-graph for 2-Corner Debate;
AND, get signature for movie: Pierrepointe, The Last Hangman
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
2-Corner Debate
-reflection
Review Chapters 10-16
Argument Essay Assignment
HW Create a working thesis in response to the prompt;
AND, continue reading BB, Chapters 20-23 due Tuesday.
NEXT
Thomas Paine 's "Rights of Man"
-rhetorical box
Vocab Quiz #2
Movie
Friday, January 16, 2015
"Letter from Birmingham City Jail"
LINK to e-text: "Letter from Birmingham City Jail"
JOURNAL #2: Answer Discussion #3, Rhetoric #2,3,6,7, and, Writing #2; identify devices (antithesis, analogy, balance, etc) and summarize his argument.
JOURNAL #2: Answer Discussion #3, Rhetoric #2,3,6,7, and, Writing #2; identify devices (antithesis, analogy, balance, etc) and summarize his argument.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Weekly Agenda 1.12-1.16
Billy Budd, Sailor
LINK: Independent Reading List (Book Talk next week)
MONDAY and TUESDAY
Self-grade annotations chapters 2-5
-review summary and 3rd level questions
-review vocabulary
HW Journal #1: Read McGraw Hill p 85: Mencken and answer Comp 1-3, Rhet. 5,6, and Write 1. AND, read King essay, prepare to share.
STUDY vocabulary 1-9 for matching quiz on TUESDAY.
HW See reading schedule
WEDNESDAY
2-corner Debate
-continuum
-pros and cons of capital punishment
-organize and identify argument to appeal to pathos, ethos, logos
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
MLK's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" Read silently and respond to questions
Finish t-graph preparation for debate; isolate strongest arguments
Review Chapters 6-9: Work with a partner on Chapter Review Questions
-focus on analysis of Captain Vere: what key language describes his personality.
JOURNAL #2: Answer Discussion #3, Rhetoric #2,3,6,7, and, Writing #2; identify devices (antithesis, analogy, balance, etc) and summarize his argument.
NEXT
Continue Reading BB
Vocab matching quiz, CH 1-9
2-Corner Debate
Thomas Paine "Rights of Man" excerpt and Rhetorical Box
Argument Essay Assignment
Movie Permission slip signatures
LINK: Independent Reading List (Book Talk next week)
MONDAY and TUESDAY
Self-grade annotations chapters 2-5
-review summary and 3rd level questions
-review vocabulary
HW Journal #1: Read McGraw Hill p 85: Mencken and answer Comp 1-3, Rhet. 5,6, and Write 1. AND, read King essay, prepare to share.
STUDY vocabulary 1-9 for matching quiz on TUESDAY.
HW See reading schedule
WEDNESDAY
2-corner Debate
-continuum
-pros and cons of capital punishment
-organize and identify argument to appeal to pathos, ethos, logos
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
MLK's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" Read silently and respond to questions
Finish t-graph preparation for debate; isolate strongest arguments
Review Chapters 6-9: Work with a partner on Chapter Review Questions
-focus on analysis of Captain Vere: what key language describes his personality.
JOURNAL #2: Answer Discussion #3, Rhetoric #2,3,6,7, and, Writing #2; identify devices (antithesis, analogy, balance, etc) and summarize his argument.
NEXT
Continue Reading BB
Vocab matching quiz, CH 1-9
2-Corner Debate
Thomas Paine "Rights of Man" excerpt and Rhetorical Box
Argument Essay Assignment
Movie Permission slip signatures
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Spring Semester 2015!
Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY
Return Semester 1 Work
-reflection due
Course Outline
-signatures due Monday
Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville
-reading schedule and annotation expectations
-practice marginalia
HW Read Chapter 1 and complete annotations for FRIDAY.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
BB
Read through Melville biography
Read through Historical Timeline
-record ship jargon image
-VOCAB 1-9
Share out 3-level Questions
Clarify language and characters
-consider chapter notes in the back
Chapters 1-5 Questions Worksheet
-!!!ALWAYS record direct or paraphrased evidence with page numbers for full credit.
-if you work with someone, you are obligated to write that information on the top of your worksheet.
HW Read Chapters 2-5 and complete annotations for MONDAY.
NEXT WEEK
McGRAW HILL needed TUESDAY: Mencken and King
On the Continuum
2 Corner Debate
BB-characterization, rhetorical analysis, Annotations check
Argument Essay Packet and deadlines
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY
Return Semester 1 Work
-reflection due
Course Outline
-signatures due Monday
Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville
-reading schedule and annotation expectations
-practice marginalia
HW Read Chapter 1 and complete annotations for FRIDAY.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
BB
Read through Melville biography
Read through Historical Timeline
-record ship jargon image
-VOCAB 1-9
Share out 3-level Questions
Clarify language and characters
-consider chapter notes in the back
Chapters 1-5 Questions Worksheet
-!!!ALWAYS record direct or paraphrased evidence with page numbers for full credit.
-if you work with someone, you are obligated to write that information on the top of your worksheet.
HW Read Chapters 2-5 and complete annotations for MONDAY.
NEXT WEEK
McGRAW HILL needed TUESDAY: Mencken and King
On the Continuum
2 Corner Debate
BB-characterization, rhetorical analysis, Annotations check
Argument Essay Packet and deadlines
BILLY BUDD, SAILOR READING SCHEDULE
READ CHAPTERs by the following DATE:
Chapter 1 due Friday, Jan 9th
Chapters 2-5 due Monday, Jan 12th
Chapters 6-9 due Thursday, Jan 15th
Chapters 10-15 due Tuesday, Jan 20th
Chapters 16-19 due Friday, Jan 23rd
Chapters 20-23 due Tuesday, Jan 27th
Chapters 24-30 due Friday, Jan 30th
For each reading, and every chapter, you are expected to complete Chapter Annotations:
1. Summary: write a short summary which emphasizes the major actions and characterizations.
2. 3-Level Questions: create a factual, an inferential, and a critical question for each chapter. Though you do not need to answer them, it is helpful to have an answer in mind when you share them aloud.
3. Annotations:
Chapter 1 due Friday, Jan 9th
Chapters 2-5 due Monday, Jan 12th
Chapters 6-9 due Thursday, Jan 15th
Chapters 10-15 due Tuesday, Jan 20th
Chapters 16-19 due Friday, Jan 23rd
Chapters 20-23 due Tuesday, Jan 27th
Chapters 24-30 due Friday, Jan 30th
For each reading, and every chapter, you are expected to complete Chapter Annotations:
1. Summary: write a short summary which emphasizes the major actions and characterizations.
2. 3-Level Questions: create a factual, an inferential, and a critical question for each chapter. Though you do not need to answer them, it is helpful to have an answer in mind when you share them aloud.
3. Annotations:
- circle all or most of the words you might need to define, define 1-3 per chapter.
- underline confusing passages, parts that you could use some clarification on.
- square passages you feel comfortable explaining to someone, if necessary. You should square at least 1-2 passages per chapter.
- write marginalia containing authentic reader reactions with punctuation, text-speak, and insightful comments. Make connections to other knowledge you might have. Comment on things that frustrate you or make predictions about what might come next.
- identify and analyze figurative language; answer what purpose it might serve the author in conveying a specific idea.
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